CENTRE FOR ONLINE AND
DIST•CE
EDUCATION
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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
Summer SEMESTER 2008 COURSE OUTLINE
EDUC 467-4 (EDUCATION)
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CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION IN TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND
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LANGUAGE
C100
This course addresses social, cultural, and educational issues related to learners for whom English is a
second language. The goal is to provide a broad introduction to the field of ESL teaching and to the complexities
of understanding linguistic and cultural diversity. These issues include (but are not limited to) the following:
relationships between languages, cultures, and practices; language use in and out of school; theories of
second-language acquisition; design and implementation of language programs in schools; pedagogy and
methods for teaching languages and literacies; the social context of schooling and learning; and social, cultural,
and psychological factors that affect language learning and academic performance among non-native speakers
of English.
PREREQUISITE(S):
60 hours of credit and ENGL 370 or a Linguistics course.
TEXT(S):
Gibbons, P. (2002).
Scaffolding Language, Scaffolding Learning: Teaching Second Language Learners in Mainstream
Classrooms.
Heinemann.
Clair, N. (2001).
Why Reading is Hard (Viewer's guide).
Centre for Applied Linguistics and Delta Systems Co.,
Inc.
DVD:
Adger, C. T., Clair, N and Smith, D. (Producers). (2001).
Why Reading is Hard (DVD).
Centre for Applied
Linguistics and Delta Systems Co., Inc.
REQUIREMENTS:
Online discussions ?
217,
Group discussion notes ?
1070
Weekly study activities ?
47o
Assignments
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457o
Final exam (take home online) ?
207o
REQUIREMENTS
Students requiring accommodations as a result of a disability, must contact the Centre for
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Students with Disabilities (778-782-3112 or csd_office@sfu.ca
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DELIVERY MODE:
Print
WebCT
eLive
view computer requirements for this course, go to www.sfu.ca/code, click on "CODE
Courses/Outlines," then department name to find the online course outline. Then click on the
"computer requirements" link.)
MODE OF
DELIVERY NOTE:
DVD-video
SUPPLEMENTARY
Course materials and service fee
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$40.00
FEES:
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Deposit for additional materials ?
$35.00
Note: Every distance course includes a CODE package containing assignment deadlines and other information. Please
pick it up at the Centre or ask that it be mailed when registering on goSFU.
1300 West Mall Centre ?
Web: www.sfu.ca/code ?
Toll Free in Canada: 1.800.663.1411
Last updated: 2/26/2008
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Fax: 778.782.4964