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Semester 96-2 Session: Summer Session

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Instructor: C. Rodriguez & M. Ling

Office: MPX 7615

Tel: 291-3063

Fax: 291-3203

E-mail:

PREREQUISITE

Corequisite: Educ 341

COURSE DESCRIPTION

• Literacy: review of the theory/ applications to literacy instruction

• The purposes of literacy instruction and the role of the instructor

• The literacy learner

• A historical overview of approaches: "bottom up" approaches, language experience, whole language,

Freirian education

• Linguistic varieties: implications for literacy instruction

• The theory behind the practice: what is understood by reading and writing?

• Setting goals, planning lessons, assessing progress

• Literacy programs in Canada and other parts of the world

OBJECTIVES

• To reflect on the literacy theory studies in Education 341 and its application to literacy instruction

• To arrive at a historical understanding of the development of different approaches to adult literacy instruction

• To survey current approaches to literacy instruction

• To arrive at a critical understanding of some adult literacy programs in Canada and other parts of the world

REQUIREMENTS

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Midterm take-home exam.

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.........................40%

2. Final paper

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..40%

3. Class participation

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20%

Instruction

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Thomas, Audrey

REQ REC

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BC Ministry of

A Guide for Tutoring Adult

Advanced Education

Literacy Students

and Job Training

BC Ministry of

Adult Basic Literacy Curriculum

Advanced Education

Guide and Resource Book

and Job Trainin

BC Ministry of

Exemplary Adult Literacy

Advanced Education

Programs and Innovative

and Job Training

Practices in Canada

READINGS

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Cameron, Joyce

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Kennedy, K & Roeder, S. New Readers Press

Davies, P. & McQuaid, College of New

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Caledonia

Rodriguez, C & Sawyer, Native Adult

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Resource Centre

Rodriguez, Carmen

Using Language Experience with

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Adults: A Guide for Teachers

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Whole Language and Adult

Literacy Instruction

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Fundamental Level English

Theme-Units

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Native

Report

Literacy Research

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Educating Change:

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Community-Based

Student-Centred Literacy