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

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

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.

EDEL 495 - Seminar in Group Projects in Elementary Education II

1-12 units (fi VAR)(EITHER, VARIABLE)

Prerequisite: consent of Department. Sections may be offered at an increased rate of fee assessment; refer to the Tuition and Fees page in the University Regulations sections of the Calendar.

EDU 595 - Special Topics in Educational Theory and Practice

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

Content varies from term to term. Topics announced prior to registration period. The student's transcript carries title descriptive of content. May be repeated. Sections may be offered at an increased rate of fee assessment, refer to the Fees Payment Guide in the University Regulations and Information for Students section of the Calendar.

EDEL 495 - Seminar in Group Projects in Elementary Education II

1-12 units (fi VAR)(EITHER, VARIABLE)

Prerequisite: consent of Department. Sections may be offered at an increased rate of fee assessment; refer to the Tuition and Fees page in the University Regulations sections of the Calendar.

EDEL 595 - Special Seminar in Elementary Education: Selected Topics

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

Sections may be offered at an increased rate of fee assessment; refer to the Tuition and Fees page in the University Regulations sections of the Calendar.