This course offers a service learning experience for undergraduates in the multilingual, multicultural context of the migrant population. The course may vary in terms of the content and target population, e.g. the course may focus on literacy issues, critical pedagogy or cultural identity issues but within the context of linguistic, educational and cultural needs of minority populations.

This course offers students a general overview of second language learning. The approach incorporates perspectives from linguistics, education and psychology in analyzing and understanding the social context of second language learning. Students will learn about the major theories of second language acquisition with emphasis on children and the K-12 classroom setting.