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EDUC 467 -4

Curriculum & Instruction in Teaching English

C. Sampson

as a Second Language

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Office: 8671mpc

Tel: 291-4303

131.00

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Gloria_Sampson@sfu.ca

PREREQUISITE

60 credit hours & Engl 370 or a linguistic course.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course introduces teachers to the skills and techniques required to teach children, adolescents, or adults who have

limited proficiency in English.

TOPICS

• Personality development in European and Asian cultures.

• Helping students learn the sound system of English.

• Selecting transcultural literature for the classroom.

• Teaching decoding skills in reading.

• Helping students learn the syntax of English.

ASSIGNMENTS

• The effects of learning a second language on personality and cognitive development (4-page paper).

• Lesson plans and strategies for teaching English phonology.

• Lesson plans for teaching decoding skills in reading.

• Lesson plans for teaching the syntax of English.

REQUIRED READINGS

Gilbert, J

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B. (1984). Clear Speech. 2nd ed. (Teachers Manual & Students Book). Cambridge: Cambridge University

Press. ISBN 0-521-42116-0 and ISBN 0-521-42118-7.

Collins Cobuild English Grammar. (1990). London: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-00-370257-X.

Cummings, C. (1988). Teaching Makes a Difference. Snohomish, WA: Snohomish Publishing Company.

ISBN 0-9614574-1-4

Nilsen, D. & Nilsen. A. (1973). Pronunciation Contrasts in English. NY: Regents. ISBN 0-88345-134-4.

Sampson, Gloria. (1991). Transcultural Teaching Every Day. (A xerox copy will be available for purchase in class).

LIBRARY RESERVES

(2-hour reserves)

Crystal, David. (1987). The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. Cambridge UK: Cambridge University Press.

ISBN 0-521-26438-3.

Kaplan, Paul S. (1993). The Human Odyssey, lid ed. St. Paul, MN: West Publishing Company. ISBN 0-314-00843-8.

Swan, Michael & Smith, Bernard. (1987). Learner English (A Teachers Guide to Interference and Other Problems).

Cambridge, UK: Cambridge Univ. Press. ISBN 0-521-26910-5.

Tremblay, Helene. (1990). Families of the World, Vol. 2. New York: Farrar, Strous & Giroux. ISBN 0-374-15217-9.

Russell, William F. (1992) Classic Myths to Read Aloud. New York: Crown Trade Paperbacks. ISBN 0-517-58837-4.