Bilingual Education
BILINGUAL EDUCATION TEACHER PREPARATION
¡Hola!
On behalf of the faculty and staff, welcome to our information page. We are happy to have you join us. Below you will find links to information that we hope will be useful to learn about and apply to our program. Please have a look at what we are doing here at Texas A & M, and feel free to contact us if we can provide more information.
Rafael Lara-Alecio, Ph.D.
Bilingual Education Programs Director
What is the Bilingual Education Programs (BiEP)?
The purpose of the Bilingual Education teacher preparation program is to prepare pre-service teachers to teach English Language Learners (ELL) in grades EC (Early Childhood)-6 through instructional delivery in the student's native language (Spanish) and English as a Second Language (ESL).
How do I begin the admissions process for the BiEP?
Please fill out the following application packet or contact the Bilingual Education Programs undergraduate advisor, Christy Porter csporter@tamu.edu who will send you the admissions application packet. Once you are admitted in the program you will begin a four semester sequence of upper level courses. (See course schedule).
Is there a student organization affiliated with BiEP?
The student organization for pre-service bilingual education teachers is the Bilingual Education Student Organization (BESO), an affiliate of the Texas Association for Bilingual Education (TABE).
Where can I get more information about the BiEP?
You should contact the Bilingual Education Programs undergraduate advisor or you can drop by the Bilingual Education Programs office, Suite 100, Harrington Tower. (Visit the Language Diversity Network website http://ldn.tamu.edu/).
