Crystal Wood

Grad Research Assistantship, Provost & Vice-President Academic - Indigenous Initiatives and Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity
GTA Principal Instructor, Faculty Of Education - Aboriginal Teacher Education Program

Contact

Grad Research Assistantship, Provost & Vice-President Academic - Indigenous Initiatives and Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity
Email
cdwood@ualberta.ca

GTA Principal Instructor, Faculty Of Education - Aboriginal Teacher Education Program
Email
cdwood@ualberta.ca

Courses

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

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.


EDPS 432 - The Education of Native Peoples in Canada: An Historical Study

An historical examination of the formal education provided Indian, Métis, and Inuit peoples with special attention to Aboriginal, missionary, and federal-provincial educational programs.


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