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Elizabeth Simmons-Oneill
ENGL 474
Seattle Campus

Special Topics in English for Teachers

Class description

English 474A is a 5-credit service-learning course focusing on working with ELL/multilingual, immigrant and refugee populations. Students will volunteer a minimum of three hours a week in a summer literacy program offered M-Th from 4:00-7:00 pm. This course is part of the Phoenix Project, a partnership between UW's Dept. of English and College of Education, Seattle and Shoreline public schools and literacy organizations; the Phoenix Project is designed both to support P-12 students and to provide experiential learning opportunities for UW students interested in teaching careers. Some class time will be allocated for the required service-learning.

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The information above is intended to be helpful in choosing courses. Because the instructor may further develop his/her plans for this course, its characteristics are subject to change without notice. In most cases, the official course syllabus will be distributed on the first day of class.

Last Update by Elizabeth Simmons-Oneill
Date: 05/20/2012