Language and Literacy

Language and Literacy in Education Division

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The language and literacy program integrates expertise in teaching English as an additional language with a complex understanding of preK-12 academic literacies. The program thus prepares students to meet the needs of English language learners in diverse classrooms. Students engage in a rigorous, interdisciplinary course of study, which synthesizes and interrogates the theoretical issues facing teachers, learners, and administrators in multicultural/multilingual academic setting.

The degree program like the TESOL and RWL programs, emphasizes a commitment to professional development through service, teaching, and practitioner inquiry. Through core courses, fieldwork, and an internship, students have many opportunities to teach, tutor, and participate in other service in the Philadelphia community and to develop research projects that relate to their particular interests.

Degree Requirements

This intensive program of study offers students thorough grounding in language and literacy education for diverse student populations. The program requires 13 course units and a portfolio project which constitutes the comprehensive examination. The coursework simultaneously fulfills all requirements for the Pennsylvania Reading Specialist Certificate and the ESL component of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ESL Specialist Certificate for students already certified in Pennsylvania in Elementary or Secondary Education.

Program of Study

Core courses:

TESOL

EDUC 527 Approaches to Teaching English and Other Modern Languages

EDUC 537 Educational Linguistics

EDUC 546 Sociolinguistics in Education

EDUC 563 Internship, Seminar, Thesis: TESOL

EDUC 661 Language and Diversity in Education

EDUC 670 Second Language Acquisition

Reading/Writing/Literacy

EDUC 533 Forming and Reforming the Elementary RWL Curriculum

EDUC 535 Literature for Children and Adolescents

EDUC 629 Teaching English Language and Literacy in Middle and Secondary Schools

EDUC 635 Assessing Language and Learning Differences

EDUC 735 Tutorial Work in Reading/Writing/Literacy

Fieldwork Course

EDUC 525.001 Fieldwork in Language in Education; Fieldwork for Reading Specialists

One Distribution Course

One course outside of division but within GSE

Admissions

This program seeks applications from candidates who demonstrate a commitment to working with a diverse community of students on issues related to English language learning.

Program Faculty

Maren Aukerman, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Yuko Butler, Ph.D., Stanford University
Vivian Gadsden, Ed.D., University of Michigan

Nancy H. Hornberger, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison

Kathryn M. Howard, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles

Susan L. Lytle, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

Cheryl Micheau, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

Teresa Pica, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

Anne Pomerantz, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

Betsy Rymes, Ph.D., Univesity of California, Los Angeles

Lawrence Sipe, Ph.D., Ohio State University

Program Contact

Penny Creedon, LLE Coordinator
University of Pennsylvania

Graduate School of Education

3700 Walnut Street

Philadelphia, PA 19104-6216

Phone: 215-898-3245 (direct)

Mary Schlesinger, LLE Admissions Assistant
University of Pennsylvania
Graduate School of Education
3700 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6216
Phone: 215-898-7912 (direct)

For more information please contact us or call 1-877-PENNGSE (736-6473)

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