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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

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EDUCATION 4674

CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION IN

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ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE

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(E1.00)

Fall Semester, 1991 ?

Instructor: ?

Prof. Gloria Sampson

(September 3 - November 29)

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Office: ?

MPX 8671

Thursday, 4:30 - 8:20 p.m. ?

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291-4303

Location: MPX7600

PREREQUISITE:

60 hours of credit and an undergraduate linguistics course, such as Linguistics 100 or

UBCs English 329 (Distance Education).

OBJECTIVES AND TOPICS

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Students will learn to develop English language and literature teaching units

based on themes appropriate for the age/grade level of the learners they currently

teach or hope to teach.

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Students will learn how to develop and implement lessons to teach the sound system

of English (phonology), the morphological systems of English (derivational and

inflectional), the syntax of English (tenses and some basic clause structures), and

the major discourse types in English (based on oral language registers and

literary genres).

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Students will learn how to adjust their teaching practices to fit the different needs

and interests of children, adolescents, and adults.

ASSIGNMENTS

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Theories of the psycho-social and cognitive growth of bilinguals. (20%)

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Remediating pronunciation problems. (30%)

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Teaching phonics in the context of literature. (20%)

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Creating pattern practice activities connected with literature. (30%)

REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS

Sampson, Gloria. (1990). Transcultural Teaching Ever

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textbook, available for purchase in class, cost is approximately $10.00.)