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EDUCATION 472-4
DESIQ'1S FOR LEARNING: ENGLISH AND LANGUAGE ARTS
ELEMENTARY
REGULAR SEMESTER, 1984
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INSTRUCTOR: Paul Bion
MONDAYS, 5:30 - 9:20
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LOCATION: Campus
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The course is designed for prospective and practising teachers who wish
to study and examine the fundamentals of the teaching/learning process with
reference to language arts.
The focus of study will be both theoretical and practical in design where
students will be expected to:
-become familiar with the objectives, learning outcomes and goals of
the Itinistry's curriculum guide.
-examine various teaching models for developing the communication
skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing.
-through reading and class discussion, formulate a definition of
language arts as it applies to the teaching/learning situation.
-examine motivational techniques, teaching methodologies and strategies
and various communication media as it applies to language arts.
Students should, on completion of the course, be more knowledgeable of
the language arts curriculum and be able to develop at their chosen grade level
a framework for a comprehensive programme.
OUFLINE OF TOPICS:
Study will begin by examing the ministry's curriculum guide and will progress
logically to an instructional perspective on how to teach the communication
skills.
Topics will include:
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Basic theory of child development and language acquisition
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In depth examination of the subject areas
3.
Books, materials and media for instruction
4.
Testing and diagnosis, evaluation and assessment
S. Designing units and lessons for instruction
6. Models of teaching
REQUIREMENTS:
-attendance and participation in all parts of the course.
-completion of assigned readings.
-preparation of a teaching unit for a specific grade and subject,
presentation of one or two lessons to the class from the unit.
-completion of a series of short assignments on language arts topics.
REQUIRED TEXTBOOK:
DeHaven, Edna, Teaching and Learning the Language Arts, (2nd Ed.)
Little, Brown, Boston, 1983