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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

To: Members of Senate

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From: J. Driver

Dean of Graduate Studies

Subject:: Calendar Changes, Faculty of

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Date: October 17, 2001

Education

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For Information:

Acting under delegated authority of Senate, the Senate Graduate Studies Committee, at their Meeting

of October 15, 2001, approved the following:

Change in title and course description for Educ

824-5

From: Educ

824-5

Seminar in English as a Second Language

Students examine the use of grammar in language teaching, linguistic influences on learner

English, current models in English as a second language, learning/acquisition

To: Educ 824-5 Seminar in Second Language Teaching

Theories of sentence, discourse, and context in second language education; teaching scientific

genres and humanities genres, use of dictionaries and glossaries, use of standardized and

alternative forms of assessment.

Change in title and course description for Educ 825-5

From: Educ 825-5 Curriculum and Instruction in English as a Second Language

Students examine the principles underlying curriculum design and evaluation materials

based on various teaching methods. Students will design curricula for non-native speakers

of English

To: Educ 825-5 Second Language Acquisition and Schooling

Academic factors that impact language learning, the universal grammar model of language,

speech perception and production in first and second languages.

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J. Driver

Dean of Graduate Studies