EDRD615 Explorations in Adult Multicultural Literature (2 cr.)

This course is designed for candidates who wish to explore the genres of adult multicultural literature. Selections feature works of interest to teachers and tutors working with adults in community colleges, tutoring services, prisons, and other social service agencies serving new immigrants, excluded native-born populations, and adults with learning disabilities.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Demonstrate increased awareness of multicultural selections that present opportunities for personal growth, e.g., of an underrepresented cultural or linguistic group, of adults with disabilities.
2. Critically analyze multicultural selections and make applications to clinical and educational practice.
3. Apply connections of literature of diverse learners to educational strategies that increase students’ knowledge and understanding of their own and other cultural/linguistic/lifestyle traditions.
4. Articulate the role of literacy instructors in fostering tolerance and acceptance for individual differences through multicultural literature selections.