Multiple Subject Credential - Asian Languages / English BCLAD Track

To help meet the demand for qualified Asian bilingual/bicultural teachers, six Los Angeles area California State Universities have formed an Asian BCLAD Consortium which offers a unique inter-campus collaborative program through which qualified candidates earn a BCLAD Multiple Subject Credential in Cantonese, Khmer, Korean, Mandarin or Vietnamese.  (Total units:  46 plus BCLAD Test #6)

Prerequisites(4 units)

• EDEL 380 - Teaching  and  Learning  in  a  Democratic  Society (3 units) You must earn a B or better in this course.
• EDSP 303 - Preparing to Teach Special Populations in the General Education Classroom (1 unit)
• Submit Application to the MSCP.  Group Information & Application Meeting and preliminary interview with Asian BCLAD Coordinator and signature required.

Co-Requisites (listed in recommended sequence) (5 units)

• EDEL 413 - Developmentally Appropriate Teaching Practices(2 units)
• EDEL/EDP/LING 431 - Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Schools (3 units)

Asian BCLAD Requirements (6 units)

Culture of Emphasis course -  one for each language program (3 units):

Language of Emphasis - BCLAD Examination #6.

See program advisor for recommended courses as preparation for the exam.

Bilingual Pedagogy  course - one for each language program (3 units):

Subject Specific Pedagogy Courses (15 units)

You must be officially admitted to the Multiple Subject Credential Program to take the following pedagogy courses. It is recommended that EDEL 442 and EDEL 452 be taken concurrently.  One pedagogy course may be taken during student teaching.

• EDEL 442 - Teaching and Learning Language Arts, K-8 (3 units)
• EDEL 452 - Teaching and Learning Reading, K-8 (3 units)
• EDEL 462 - Teaching and Learning Mathematics, K-8 (3 units)
• EDEL 472 - Teaching and Learning History-Social Science in Diverse Classrooms (3 units)
• SCED 475 - Teaching and Learning Science, K-8 (3 units)

Student Teaching(16 units)

Note:  You must attend a Student Teaching Application Meeting and apply to student teach at the beginning of the semester before you take this course (please see Section 6).  

• EDEL 482B - Student Teaching in Bilingual Classrooms (16 units)

For more information, please contact Dr. Ping Liu, Coordinator of CSU Asian BCLAD Consortium at (562) 985-9306 or via email at pliu@csulb.edu

Last update: 10/15/07