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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
EDUCATION 467-4 ?
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION IN
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TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
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(D1.00)
Intersession,1992 ?
Instructor: Prof. Gloria Sampson
(May 4— June l2) ?
Office:
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MPX8671
Tuesday & Thursday, 1:00-4:50 p.m.
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Phone: ?
291-4303
Location: MPX 9511
PREREQUISITE:
60 hours of credit. A linguistics course or ENGL 370.
AIM
This course introduces teachers to the basic techniques and skills required to teach
English as a second language.
TOPICS
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How learning another language affects a child's or adolescent's social and
cognitive development/The special needs of adults learning a second language
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The personality in other cultures.
3.
The major second-language teaching techniques.
4.
Helping students learn the sound system of English.
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Selecting transcultural literature for the classroom.
6.
The technology of writing.
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Helping students learn the syntax of English.
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Assessing students in integrated classrooms.
ASSIGNMENTS
Four classroom-oriented assignments. No exams.
TEXTBOOKS
Sampson, Gloria. (1991).
Transcultural Teaching Every Day.
(prepublication copy of
textbook will be available for purchase in class, cost is about $12.00)
Rudolf Flesch. (1986).
Why Johnny Can't Read and What You Can Do About It.
NY:
Harper & Row.
Judy B. Gilbert. (1984).
Clear Speech.
(Teacher's Manual & Student's Book).
Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.
B.C. Ministry of Education. (1990).
Language Arts English Primary-Graduation?
Curriculum Guide.
Victoria, BC: Curriculum Development Branch.
Hardie, Ronald G. (1990).
Collins Gem English Grammar.
London: Wm Collins Sons
& Co., Ltd.
[for teachers of adults] L. Eugene Thomas, editor. (1989).
Adults & Aging: The Human
Science Approach.
Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.
