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Participants will look deeply at three major topics that are important to supporting linguistically and culturally diverse students in urban, secondary education settings: language variation, academic language, and second language acquisition. The course will explore these interrelated topics, attending to both socio-cultural and cognitive-linguistic perspectives on learning and learning environments. The purpose of the course is to guide educators to use linguistic awareness to inform their teaching. The course will examine the Common Core State Standards and the role of language in assessment.