Critical Literacy Technology & Multilingual Education

The Department of Critical Literacy Technology and Multilingual Education (CLTM) includes academic programs in, reading, English as a Second Language (ESL) education, bilingual/bicultural education, and educational technology, and literacy. Students in the programs represented by this department are encouraged to consider their roles as educators in a broad context, exploring the connection and tensions that exist among schools, cultures, and society.

The department offers many opportunities for individuals interested in pursuing exciting and fulfilling careers in educational settings, including courses that explore working in urban contexts. Our undergraduate and graduate programs are designed for students seeking in-depth preparation to teach in P-12 classrooms. The department offers many required language and literacy courses for all undergraduate teacher education programs. In addition, the department offers an undergraduate endorsement program which leads to a Teacher of Reading instructional license, a major in Literacies Studies, and a post-baccalaureate endorsement program in reading. The department also offers graduate programs in Bilingual/Bicultural education, reading, literacy and English as a Second Language (ESL) education.

The department has highly qualified faculty that seek to maximize students’ educational experience at Rowan University. Its programs are nationally accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) as well as other relevant professional organizations. All of our programs are approved by the New Jersey Department of Education. The department is also committed to serving the university and the community through its programs, partnerships and outreach. It is dedicated to improving the literacy of under prepared college students and as such offers remedial courses to incoming college students. The department also operates the Rowan Reading Clinic that serves P-12 children with reading difficulties in the greater south Jersey region.

Valarie Lee
Department Co-Chair
Herman D. James Hall
856.256.4500 ext. 53090
leev@rowan.edu

Xiufang Chen
Department Co-Chair
Herman D. James Hall
856.256.4500 ext. 53853
chenx@rowan.edu