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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY ?
SPRING SEMESTER 2005
EDUC 367-4
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TEACHING CHILDREN FROM MINORITY LANGUAGE ?
BACKGROUNDS IN ELEMENTARY CLASSROOMS
(D01.00)
Jean Warburton
Phone: 604-268-6857
Office: EDB
8675.4
THURSDAY 8:30-12:20
AQ 5039
PREREQUISITE:
60 credit hours
DESCRIPTION
This course is intended to provide you with the opportunity to consider how effective elementary
curriculum and instruction are organized when students come from a wide variety of linguistic and
cultural backgrounds. Participants will examine the following topics: language as meaning making
systems; pre-school language development, orality and learning, learning to write and learning to read,
classrooms as environments fostering language/literacy development, evaluation of language skills.
Recognizing that our learners come from diverse backgrounds and bring diverse talents to the
classroom, examining these topics should prepare teachers for operating effective instructional programs
in elementary classrooms.
EVALUATION
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REQUIREMENTS:
This course will involve frequent large and small group discussions and students are expected to come
to each class prepared to participate actively and respond thoughtfully to all assigned readings.
Evaluation will be based on both individual and small group assignments.
1.
READING RESPONSES
Jan 27& Feb. 3 ?
Oral
Feb 10 & 17
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Written
2.
SMALL GROUP PRESENTATIONS
Dates will vary
3.
TERM PAPER
March 31st
4.
POSTER PRESENTATION
EXPECTATIONS:
15%
25%
20%
30% Paper copy and electronic copy required
10%
i. attendance and punctuality - please contact me by e-mail if absence is necessary
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papers handed in on the deadline - papers left in my mailbox will be considered as late, requests for
extensions under extenuating circumstances
should be made prior to the deadline
iii. active and interested participation
REQUIRED READINGS:
Gibbons, P. (1991). Learning to learn in a second language. ISBN 0-435-08785-1
Helmer, S. & Eddy, C. (2004). Look at Me When I Talk to You: ESL Learners in Non-ESL
Classrooms. Toronto: Pippin Publishing Corporation ISBN: 0-88751-108-2
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