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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

EDUC 412W-4

LANGUAGE ARTS

(E100 Burnaby)

Wednesday 5:30 - 9:20pm ?

Vandy Britton

WMC2200 Burnaby SFU

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email: vbritton(l)sfu.ca

PREREQUISITE:

EDUC 401/402

DESCRIPTION:

This course deals with the joys and challenges of teaching English

Language Arts in the public education system of British Columbia. Together, we shall

examine key aspects of the structure of today's English classrooms, taking into

consideration the needs and interests of our students, the learning objectives of the

English Language Arts curriculum, and the resources available to teachers of Secondary

Language Arts. Finally, we shall consider how successful English teachers create

cohesive classroom communities centered around the teaching of English Language Arts.

COURSE STRUCTURE AND ASSIGNMENTS:

Our course will alternate between

instruction and mini-workshops. The instructor shall introduce each of the topics/genres

in the first lesson of each mini-series. The next few classes will include a number of

student-led workshops (solo and groups of 2-4) on the topic presented in time slots of 20

- 30 minutes. Because Educ 412-4 is a designated "W" course, revision and re-drafting

of the lesson plans will be routine procedure. Considerable time will also be spent

examining the writing process and drafting personal narratives.

TEXTBOOK:

Burke, Jim. (2003).

The English Teacher's Companion: Complete Guide to Classroom,

Curriculum and the Profession,

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Ed. Heinemann ISBN: 0325005389

REQUIREMENTS:

1 Workshop Lesson Plan/i Workshop Unit Plan - 1 group and 1 solo (60%)

Narrative Writing (20%)

Responses (10%)

Participation (10%)