Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education (CLD) and Bilingual Education (CLD-S) Endorsements
Formerly titled “English as a Second Language” and Linguistically Diverse Education)
CLD Endorsement requires minimum 30 hours field placement w/ ELL students AND the following courses:
Required Courses: / Description:Ed 335 Linguistics for Educators
(3 credits) / This course is designed for teachers, particularly bilingual andESL teachers, who need to convert the science of language to practical classroom application. The student will become familiar with the three types of grammar, will explore how language is learned, and will apply the science to reading, writing, spelling, vocabulary, and grammar instruction. Phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics are connected to classroom activities. Further, the student will explore the phenomenon of dialect and improve personal language skills.
Ed 434 Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language
(3 credits) / This course presents the specializedtechniques and materials to appropriatelyteach English Language Learners, either in special programs or in the classroom. Diagnosis of need and reflective prescription are emphasized. Students learn to use TPR, Sheltered English (SIOP), and other effective techniques. Further, they learn to administer language proficiency assessments and use the data to direct instruction.
Requires field hours via ED 428
Ed 428 Language & Literacy Field-Based Study
(1 credit) / This course provides an immersion experience in a field-based setting where students directly work with English Language Learners in an academic setting. Application of field-based assignments in literacy, language and the content areas is required. Requires 30 CLD field hours. *ECE/Elem take during IM I. *Secondary K-12 take in conjunction with ED 434.
Ed 333 Southwest Language Immersion
(3 credits) / This is a language immersion coursetaught entirely in the target language(Spanish, Ute or Navajo). It provides students with basic oral and written language skills. Academic language proficiency is emphasized and students learn target L2 vocabulary in math, science, social studies and language arts. Communication skills needed in a school setting are addressed. [The course is currently taught in Spanish.]
Ed 447 Instructional Equality
(3 credits) / Future teachers will actively engage in the systematic exploration of participatory and multicultural education.
Students in this course will develop their perspectives along a continuum of increased cultural and social awareness. Emphasis in this course is on developing each future teacher’s cultural competency.
Requires field hours.
Students must also choose fromone of the following courses:
English 265 Semantics (4 credits) / English 461 History of English (4 credits) / English 462 Linguistics (4 credits)This course addresses a study of the meaning of language, especially of the development and changes in meaning of words and word groups. The relationship between signs or symbols and what they signify or denote is also examined. An emphasis on the social and psychological uses and abuses of language is addressed. **(This is a LAC course) / An examination of the dramatic ways in which the English language
has changed over the past 1500 years, from its origins as an obscure
Germanic dialect to its present state as a distinct, global language spoken by hundreds of millions of people. / This course is an introduction to the study of language, covering many systems—from sounds to words to sentences to discourse—working in language. While the focus will be on English, those features shared by all languages will be emphasized.
3-4 additional credits (ONE course) in culturally-based literature, social science, or art courses to be approved by the CLD coordinator: Lorien Chambers Schuldt. Contact Lorien at
A sampleof culturally-based recommended courses include:
Anth 208 Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Anth 210 Intro to Sociocultural Anthropology
Anth 358 Native American Gender Issues
Anth 364 Topics: Indigenous Latin America
Anth 365 Language and Culture
Anth 388 Ethnology of the Southwest
Art 368 or NAIS 368 Native N. American Art History
Eng 174 African-American Literature
Eng 176 Native American Literature
Eng 177 U.S. Latina/o Literature
Eng 280 Literature of the Southwest
Eng 380 Native American Literature
NAIS 110 Intro to Native American and Indigenous Studies
NAIS 123 Native American History
NAIS 280 Contemporary Issues of Native Nations
NAIS 317 Indigenous Peoples in Film & Media
NAIS 302 History of Native American Education and Current Trends
NAIS 323 Indigenous History of the Southwest
NAIS 330 International Indigenous Issues
NAIS 355 Federal Indian Policy
NAIS 450 Native American Heritage Preservation
Hist 131 Introduction to the Southwest
Hist 270 Colonial Latin America
Hist 372 US-Latin American Relations
Hist 271 Latin America since Independence
ML 118 Spanish of the Southwest
ML 130 Beginning Mexican Readings
ML 331 US Latino Literature and Culture
ML 346 Hispanic Cultures
Psyc 375 Multicultural Psychology
Soc 250 Social Issues- Native Society
Soc 279 Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Class
Soc 301 Comparative Societies
Soc 352 Latin America – Ravaged Utopia?
Soc 421 Contemporary Social Analysis in the Southwest
Bold indicates that it satisfies a Liberal Arts Core/ gt Pathways requirement
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED FOR ADD-ON CLD ENDORSEMENT: 20-21 credits (in addition to ED 222 and 341/342)
CLD-S Bilingual Endorsement:
Candidates seeking the additional Linguistically Diverse Education Specialist (CLD-S) Bilingual must also complete the following requirements:
- ED 332 Materials and Methods of Bilingual Education (3 credits)
- 30 hours in a school-based bilingual setting
- Complete the Fort Lewis College Language Proficiency requirements (Spanish or Navajo)
Spanish Competency Requirements
Students pursuing the CLD-S endorsement must complete ONE of the two competency requirements prior to enrolling in ED 332 Materials and Methods of Bilingual Education:
1) Students must complete the following Spanish courses as an indicator to be ready to teach content lessons in Spanish to bilingual students:
a. SPAN 319 Advanced Spanish Conversation and Composition
b. SPAN 320 Advanced Spanish Composition
2) Students must receive a passing score on the PLACE content exam in Spanish.
Navajo Competency Requirements
Students pursuing the CLD-S endorsement must take and pass the Navajo Language Proficiency Test prior to enrolling in ED 332 Materials and Methods of Bilingual Education:
Recommended: Students may complete the following courses as an indicator to be ready to teach content lesson in Navajo to bilingual students:
a. NAVA 115 Reading and Writing Navajo
b. NAVA 261 Oral Traditions and Styles
*Available through San Juan College:
Required: Students must receive a passing score on the Navajo Language Proficiency test through Diné College. Further information can be found at: The test is required for a Navajo Bilingual Teaching Endorsement in Arizona, New Mexico & Utah, as well as Arizona's Native American Language Teacher Certificate.
Students seeking either endorsement should contact the CLD Coordinator, Lorien Chambers Schuldt, (970) 254-7274