EDEL 412 - Teaching Language Arts in First Nations, Inuit and Métis Contexts

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Faculty of Education

This course is designed to help prepare teachers to develop learners' oral and written language skills in elementary classrooms, particularly for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis (FNIM) students. It offers an overview, within the Canadian context, of the linguistic, psycholinguistic, and sociolinguistic backgrounds, strengths and needs of FNIM children in elementary classrooms. Topics include language acquisition, bilingualism, bidialectalism, linguistic diversity, language maintenance and loss, teaching Standard English as a second language or dialect, and materials evaluation and development. Prerequisite: EDEL 305 or consent of the Department.

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Spring Term 2026

Lectures

Section Capacity Class times Login to view Instructor(s) and Location
LECTURE 100
(31323)
0
2026-05-04 - 2026-05-22 (MTWR)
09:00 - 11:50

Fall Term 2026

EDEL 412 - Teaching English Language Arts in Indigenous Contexts
3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

This course explores approaches to teaching English Language Arts in Indigenous contexts. Grounded in relational and story-centered pedagogies, students consider how language, literacy, and learning can be taught in ways that honour Indigenous worldviews and community knowledges. Emphasis is placed on culturally responsive teaching, curriculum design, and assessment practices that support diverse learners in elementary classrooms. Prerequisite: An introductory curriculum and instruction course in language arts education or consent of the Faculty.


Lectures

Section Capacity Class times Login to view Instructor(s) and Location
LECTURE 100
(55801)
0
2026-09-01 - 2026-12-08 (T)
12:00 - 14:50

Winter Term 2027

EDEL 412 - Teaching English Language Arts in Indigenous Contexts
3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

This course explores approaches to teaching English Language Arts in Indigenous contexts. Grounded in relational and story-centered pedagogies, students consider how language, literacy, and learning can be taught in ways that honour Indigenous worldviews and community knowledges. Emphasis is placed on culturally responsive teaching, curriculum design, and assessment practices that support diverse learners in elementary classrooms. Prerequisite: An introductory curriculum and instruction course in language arts education or consent of the Faculty.


Lectures

Section Capacity Class times Login to view Instructor(s) and Location
LECTURE B01
(82682)
35
2027-01-04 - 2027-04-09 (F)
09:00 - 11:50