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    SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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    EDUCATION 480-4 (F1.00)
    DESIGNS FOR LEARNING: FRENCH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
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    (Cat. #96910)
    Regular Summer Semester, 1994
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    Instructor ?
    Diane Dagenais
    (May 2-July 29)
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    Office: ?
    MPX 8648
    Monday, 17:30-21:20
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    Phone: ?
    291-3222
    Location: MPX 8620B
    PREREQUISITE:
    EDUC
    401/402.
    For PDP Elementary Generalists. Instruction given in English & French.
    COURSE DESCRIPTION:
    This course aims at demystifying second language instruction by examining the links and differences
    between first and second language acquisition. Second language education has drawn on knowledge
    about first language learning to trace a picture of second language development Recent work in this
    area highlights the similar focus on making meaning during the acquisition processes across languages.
    Yet,
    there remain differences in the surface features of each linguistic system and in the cultural
    practices surrounding language use. Moreover, the status of the first and second language can vary
    according to social and educational contexts. This naturally has an impact on the particular type of
    classroom support needed to foster growth in a given language.
    Through a variety of large group, small cooperative group, and individual activities, we will explore
    our own processes as second language learners and work with a number of classroom approaches that
    can be applied to teaching French as a second language. Current Ministry documents, curriculum
    practices, and teaching materials related to the second language classroom will also be examined.
    OUTLINE OF TOPICS:
    • Strategies and individual processes in second language acquisition
    • Reapplication of knowledge from the first to the second languages
    • Communicative competence approaches to teaching and theories of language
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    The
    role of over-generalizations
    • Cultural patterns of language use
    • Contextual support in second language learning
    • Connections between oral and written communication in the second language class
    • Authentic versus contrived learning materials
    COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
    Term project and presentation .................................................. 40%
    Portfolio of language resources and materials..............................30%
    Reading response log.............................................................30%
    REQUIRED TEXTS:
    Rivers, W. (1987). Interactive language teaching. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
    Stern, H.H. (1992). Issues and Options in Language Teaching. Oxford, UK: Oxford University
    Press.
    RECOMMENDED TEXTS:
    Nunan, D. (1991). Language teaching methodolog
    y.
    Englewood, NJ: Prentice HalL
    Skehan, P. (1989). Individual differences in second language learning. London, UK: Routledge.

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