Office of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CLD) Education
Chelsea is offering support to CLD students and faculty working with CLD students Monday-Friday, 9:00-5:00. Contact Chelsea at cwalter@coloradocollege.edu to schedule an appointment.
Office of CLD EDUCATION SERVICES
Student Services
- One-on-one consultations for:
- Reading, studying, writing, and oral presentation strategies
- Workshopping assignments, including but not limited to: research papers, lab reports, critical analyses, reflections, creative works, oral presentations, etc.
- Graduate school, internship, and job applications, essays, resumes
- Fellowship Advising: Princeton in Asia, Princeton in Africa, Princeton in Latin America, and Banyan AIF (India) Fellowships
- Global Scholars Program
- Teaching English domestically or abroad after graduation
- COTESOL or other teaching and language centered professional organizations
Faculty Services
- One-on-one or department wide workshops on culturally and linguistically diverse approaches to working with, teaching, and assessing CLD students
- One-on-one consultations for syllabus, course, and assessment design
- Faculty research and scholarly work consults
REGULAR CLASSES
GS208: Advanced Practice for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners
This course will provide holistic language support for any culturally and linguistically diverse student. The material will focus on strengthening oral fluency, listening, and note-taking skills through pronunciation practice, vocabulary development, idiomatic expressions, classroom discussions, and presentations. Material will also focus on necessary writing and reading skills, such as understanding prompts, writing expectations, and the writing process, avoiding plagiarism, formatting, synthesizing, editing, and revising. These skills are intended to be directly utilized in concurrent block courses. Personal understanding of American social and cultural topics will also be facilitated. The course will meet twice per week over 4 blocks. 1 unit.
ED200: Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners
This course introduces students to theories, applications, and issues related to teaching English as a Second Language (ESL). Students read second language acquisition theory, learn strategies for working with diverse populations, and understand how to make content area lessons accessible to CLD students. The course includes a field observation practicum component. Block 6. 1 unit
GS213: Global Scholars Program
This course, designed for Global Scholars, will promote academic success during their transition to Colorado College. This course may cover a range of topics including but not limited to FYP coursework, research and ethical scholarship skills, writing in academic genres, reading and oral presentation strategies, language support, and culturally-contextualized rhetorical practices.
To learn more about the Global Scholars Program and courses, click here.