Academics
ELL-U academics are designed to provide users with a personalized, self-paced, and flexible approach to professional development. ELL-U is modeled after a virtual college campus to provide ESOL practitioners with professional development opportunities and a shared learning community. While ELL-U is not an accredited university, users can earn ELL-U participation hours through their engagement in online courses, study circles, training events, and clubs.
ELL-U registered users will have access to experts in the field through facilitated learning activities, faculty office hours, and online discussions. Visit the Faculty Directory for bios and contact information of the ESOL subject matter experts that are currently members of our faculty.
To learn more about our learning activities and register to participate, visit the Online Courses, Study Circles, and Training Events pages under ELL-U Academics.
Preview the ELL-U featured learning activity!
The purpose of this online course is to offer course participants introductory, research-based information about teaching adult English language learners (ELLs) who are just beginning to acquire print literacy largely due to lack of access to formal schooling. This course will clarify how and why this particular ELL population is unique, offer processes for identifying emergent readers, and explore a range of teaching/assessment strategies that build initial literacy in adult ELLs. Finally, course participants will have the opportunity to consider how the information presented in the course applies to classroom language learning practices in a range of settings.
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ELL-U Learning Priorities
- Principles of Second Language Acquisition
- Teaching Adult ELLs who are Emergent Readers
- Assessment in Adult ELL Programs
- Principles of Second Language Teaching: Planning, Implementing and Managing Instruction
- The Role of Culture in Teaching Adult ELLs