The Whitworth multi-lingual learner minor, which includes the English language learner (ELL) endorsement, prepares you to help linguistically and culturally diverse students succeed in the classroom. In this program, you'll complete field placements in linguistically diverse classrooms, participate in expert instruction and gain skills that enrich students' education across the board.
Associate Professor Rebecca O'Brien specializes in assessment, equitable instruction, gifted education, and identification of potential in students from diverse and underserved populations.
The multi-lingual learner program prepares graduates with the essential skills to meet the needs of increasingly diverse public-school systems across the country. You'll be prepared to teach in core classrooms with linguistically diverse students, newcomer settings with refugee students or in ELL-only classrooms.