EDUC Outline

SPRING SEMESTER 2008

TEACHING CHILDREN FROM MINORITY LANGUAGE

BACKGROUNDS IN ELEMENTARY CLASSROOMS

(E100)

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Dr. Kelleen Toohey ?

Office: EDB 8635 ?

Phone: 778-782-4517?

email: toohey@sfu.ca

Thursday 4:30-8:20pm EDB 7500B

PREREQUISITE:

60 credit hours

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Intended for prospective or practicing teachers who wish to investigate means to work effectively in

multilingual elementary school classrooms. Participants will consider the specific needs and

contributions of English language learners and will develop practices to meet the needs and utilize the

contributions.

REQUIRED READINGS:

Gibbons, P. Scaffolding language, scaffolding learning : teaching second language learners in the

mainstream classroom. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, ISBN: 0 32500 366 1

Toohey, K. (2000). Learning English at school: Identity, social relations and classroom practices.

Clevedon, UK: Multilingual Matters. ISBN: 1

85359

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Articles supplied by instructor.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

• active participation in class activities (20%)

• class presentation (20%)

• First draft feedback (20%)

• Final paper (40%)

• production of a final essay

(50%)

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