Lydia Menna
Contact
Associate Professor, Faculty of Education - Elementary Education
- menna@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 492-9998
- Address
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630 Education Centre - South
11210 - 87 Ave NWEdmonton ABT6G 2G5
Overview
Research
Research interests include:
Literacy, Multiliteracies, Critical Literacy, Teacher Education, Literacy Education
Courses
EDEL 305 - Curriculum and Pedagogy in Elementary School Language Arts
This course provides an introduction to instructional approaches, teaching strategies, assignments, resources, and critical issues related to curriculum and pedagogy of language arts (reading, writing, speaking, listening, representing and viewing) in elementary classrooms. Students will learn through immersive engagement in literacies and will demonstrate interpersonal teaching competencies in class. Pre/corequisites: EDFX 200, EDU 210, and EDU 211. Note: EDEL 305 is offered as part of Year 3 of the Elementary Education Program Route.
EDEL 413 - Teaching Language and Literacy in Multilingual Classrooms
This course is designed to help prepare teachers to develop learner's English language and literacies in elementary classrooms, particularly in classrooms where there are children from homes where standard English may not be the first language or dialect. Students will be asked to extend their knowledge of language and literacy instruction to consider the sociolinguistic diversity they will find in contemporary classrooms. Prerequisite: EDEL 305.