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RE: Calendar Changes

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The following are calendar changes that have been passed

by

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Education.

Note:

To be effective Spring 2011

Certificate in Literacy Instruction

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SIMON FRASnlt UNIVERSITY

THINKING OF' THE WORLD

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Certificate in Literacy Instruction

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Program

Requirements

Students complete 29 units, of which 23 are

in

the following seven required courses

EDUC 240-3 Social Issues

in

Education

EDUC 341-3 Literacy, Education and Culture

EDUC 342-3 Contemporary, Approaches to Literacy Instruction

EDUC 343-5 Literacy Practicum

ENGL

210-3 Advanced University Writing

Plus two of

ENOL 101-3 Introduction to Fiction

ENGL

102-3 Introduction to Poetry

ENGL 103-3 Introduction to Drama

ENOL 104-3 Introduction to Prose Genres

In addition students must complete at least an additional six units in Faculty

of Education

or Faculty

of Arts and Social Sciences courses designated below. Students must select

courses that will further their own specific interests in literacy instruction and should be

aware that some courses require the completion

of prerequisites outside the certificate

program.

F acuIty

of Education

EDUC 325-3 Assessment for Classroom Teaching

EDUC 422-4 Learning Disabilities

EDUC 441-4 Multicultural/anti-racist Education

EDUC 467-4 Curriculum and Instruction in Teaching English as a Second Language

EDUC 471-4 Curriculum Development: Theory and Practice

EDUC

472-4 Designs for Learning: Language Arts

EDUC 473-4 Designs for Learning: Reading

Faculty

of Arts and Social Sciences

ENOL 370-4 Studies

in Language

ENOL 371-4 Writing: Theory and Practice

HUM 320-4 The Humanities and Philosophy

HUM 321-4 The Humanities and Critical Thinking

LING

260-3 Language, Culture and Society

PHIL 001-3

Critical Thinking

PSYC 206-3 Introduction to Psychological Assessment

SA 304-4

Social Control

SA 333-4

Schooling and Society

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Calendar Entry

This program offers basic accreditation in adult and community literacy education and is

for those who seek a practical credential as part

of their undergraduate degree that will

enhance their adult education and

conlnl1111ity development skills within their chosen

progranl

of study. and/or support their entry into the field of adult literacy education. The

program provides opportunities for guided practice and supervision in a literacy

education setting. There is an option to undertake the practicum in a French-language

literacy

setting, subject to instructor availability.

General certificate regulations apply. This certiticate prepares students to teach literacy

skills to adult learners.

Admission Requirements

General admission to the university and formal application for program approval from the

Faculty

of Education, undergraduate programs. Students must nonnally have

successfully completed

EOUC 342-3 with a minimum C+ grade before applying to the

program.

Program Requirements

Students must complete a minimum of 20 units of required courses:

EDUC 311-3 Foundations in Aboriginal Education, Language and Culture

or

FNST 101-3 The Culture, Languages and Origins of Canada's First Peoples

EDUC

341-3 Literacy, Education and Culture

EDUC 342-3 Contemporary, Approaches to Literacy Instruction

EDUC 343-5 Literacy Practicum

The remaining minimum 6 units are selected from a list

of multidisciplinary courses

approved by the department. These may include approved

400 level EODC special

tropics courses related to literacy

in

education.

CMNS 226-3 Introduction to Digital Media Communication Technologies

EOVC

240-3 Social Issues in Education

EOVC

252-4 Introduction to Reflective Practice

BDDe 325-3

Assessment for Classroom Teaching

BDUe

351-3 Teaching the Older Adult

EODC 422-4 Learning Disabilities

EDVC

382-4 Diversity

in

Education: Theories, Policies, Practices

or

EDDC 441-4 Multicultural and Anti-racist Education

EDUC 467-4 Curriculum and Instruction in Teaching English as an Additional

Language

ED DC 468-4 Sociocultural Perspectives on Language, Cognitive Development and EAL

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Instruction

ENGL 105-3

ENGL 199-3

ENGL 371-4

GERO 302-3

HUM

320-4

HUM

321-4

HUM 322-4

LING 160-3

PHIL 001-3

PSYC 106-3

SA 304-4

SA 333-4

SCD 201-3

WS 309-4

Introduction to Issues in Literature and Culture

Introduction

to University Writing

Writing: Theory and Practice

Health Promotion and Aging

The Humanities and Philosophy

The Humanities and Critical Thinking

The Humanities and the Critique of Culture

Language, Culture

and Society

Critical

Thinking

Psychological issues in Contemporary Society

Social

Control

Schooling and Society

Introduction to Sustainable Community Development

Gender and Development

Transfer Credit

Transfer credit for work done at other institutions before or after program admission may

be approved toward program fulfillment provided at least half of the total unit

requirements

are completed at Simon Fraser University. Relevant course work must be

approved by the undergraduate advisor.

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Certificate of Literacy Instruction

Faculty

of Education, SFU

Rationale for changes to the Certificate of Literacy Instruction core and elective

course requirements.

Change #1

Change #2

Rationale

From a requirement

of 29 credits of which 23 credits are in

seven required courses

To a requirement

of20 credits of which 14 are in required core

courses and a minimum

of 6 are in highly recommended and

recommended electives.

The change in credit requirements is in keeping with other

comparable undergraduate certificates in

the university. (See

for example, the

Certificate in Sustainable Community

Development in the Department of Environmental Studies).

The rationale for fewer pre-requisite requirements

is that a

certificate in literacy instruction is a valuable qualification to

complement diverse undergraduate programs

of study,

including,

but not limited to, Education. This is in keeping with

new trends in literacy theory and practice, in which literacy

education is embedded in diverse domains

of practice, such as

health, gender

and development, sciences, sustainable

community development} visual and performing arts,

communications and digital arts, sociology,

and so on.

Undergraduate students completing programs

of study in these

and other fields can integrate literacy instruction into their

fields of practice,

or bring their domain-specific knowledge to

literacy work. With this in mind, it

no longer seems necessary

to regulate the course pre-requisites and requirements beyond

a selection

of core courses and electives that are central to

literacy instruction methods

and perspectives.

Remove as a core course

ENGL 210-3 Advanced University

Writing

This core course requirement was in place before the

introduction of writing intensive

('W

II

courses to

undergraduate degree requirements. Students enrolling in core

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Change #3

Rationale

Change #4

Rationale

courses in literacy instruction will normally have already taken

a selection of writing intensive courses.

Remove

the core course Social Issues in Education (240-3)

This course

is now offered as a highly recommended elective.

Add as a core course

EDUC 311-3 Foundations in Aboriginal

Education, Language and

Culture

or

FNST 101-3 The Culture,

Languages and Origins of Canada's First Peoples

Survey research and interviews among literacy educators and

employers in British

Columbia indicate that knowledge and

awareness of Aboriginal education, culture and language is

central to effective

and responsive literacy work in British

Columbia.