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Instructor:
Tues./Thurs. 8:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.
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Brent Reid
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EDUCATION 472-4
DESIGNS FOR LEARNING: SECONDARY LANGUAGE ARTS
Course Description
The course will provide students with an opportunity to identify, consider,
and practice effective strategies for teaching secondary English. Participants
will study the implications of research findings regarding the teaching of
writing, and explore the writing process in a workshop setting. The group will
also investigate models for structuring the study of literature, and examine
a unit which links local and regional literature to works more universal in
nature. As time permits, the class will explore the integration of specialized
techniques (i.e. media, drama, speaking, problem-solving) with the teaching of
writing and literature.
Outline of Topics
1. The Writing Process
a.
Research on composing
b. The Writing process: prewriting, drafting, revision, editing,
publication, evaluation, motivation
c.
Creating an encouraging environment for writing
d. Evaluating student writing
e. Publishing student work
2. Teaching Literature
a.
Expansions: local-regional- national-universal
b. Thematic approaches
c.
Genre studies
3. Integrations
a.
Linking student writing with literature study
b. Specialized techniques (i.e. media, drama, speaking,
problem solving)
Requirements
1.
Participation in the writing workshop and completion of weekly
writing assignments.
2.
Active discussion of assigned readings.
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Requirements (continued)
3.
Development of a set of personal belief statements about the teaching
of English.
4. Design, completion, and presentation of a course project. (i.e. an
instructional design, or research review)
Grading
Grading will be based upon:
1.
Completion of the above requirements.
2. Negotiation and shared evaluation of course project by student
and instructor.
Texts and References
1.
Required books:
MURRAY, Donald, A Writer Teaches Writing, Houghton Mifflin,
Boston, 1968. (about $20)
BLEICH, David, Readings and Feelings: An Introduction to
Subjective Criticism, NCrE, Urbana, 1974. (about $7)
B. C. Ministry of Education, Composition 11: Curriculum
Guide and Resource Book for Teachers, 1982. ($2)
2.
Resource file:
A binder of reprints on the teaching of writing and literature
will be provided for a nominal cost at the outset of the course.
3.
Curriculum guides:
Samples of all guides for secondary English will be available
for reference. Students may acquire copies of specific guides
on short notice from the Ministry of Education as required.