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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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EDUCATION 472-4
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DESIGNS FOR LEARNING: ENGLISH/LANGUAGE
ARTS
Summer Session, 1990
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Instructor: Harold Derksen
(July 3 - August 17)
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Messages: 291-3395
Monday-Wednesday
13:00-16:50
Location: MPX 8560
OVERVIEW
This course will examine the theoretical background for the various
components of a language arts program and its practical application to
a current language arts curriculum. Students will present theoretical
issues, develop practical applications, and participate in a language arts
process of reading, writing, speaking and listening.
SAMPLE
TOPICS
What is Language Arts Teaching?
Language Acquisition - Oral and Written
What is Writing?
Reading/Writing Connections
What is Reading?
Integrated Language Arts
Assessment/Evaluation
Teaching as Story Telling
Response to Literature
Computers in the Language Arts
Language Arts & Project 2000
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Individual
1. Daily writing
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10%
2.
Read aloud story (1)
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10%
3. Oral presentation (1)
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10%
4.
Review of articles (2)
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20%
Group assignments
1.
Language Arts plans
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25%
2.
Philosophy statement/s ?
25%
REQUIRED TEXTS
Hansen, J. (1987). When writers read. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann
Egan, K. (1986). Teachin
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as stor y
tellin
g : An alternative arrnroach to
teaching and curriculum in the elementar
y
school. Ontario,
Canada: Aithouse Press.