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Department of Education
EDU843 Pedagogy in Early and Middle
Childhood Education [3-0, 3 cr.]
This course examines the theoretical
foundation of teaching styles, and concentrates
on planning and developing relevant teaching
strategies. Students will develop knowledge
on the theory and research on teaching
students’ thought processes, effective teacher
behaviour, and classroom set up models.
EDU852 Trends & Issues in TESOL [3-0, 3 cr.]
This course will cover the major theoretical and
research developments in the learning of other
languages. It will investigate the relevance,
and application, of this work in the language
classroom. Modern tools for language teaching
and learning will be an essential part of the
course such as web-sites, Internet search,
language laboratory facilities, etc...
EDU853 Sociolinguistics & Social Context of
Language [3-0, 3 cr.]
This course will look at the importance of
context in language use across issues such
as social identity, gender, social class, and
ethnicity. This course treats the manifold
relationships between language and society,
which relate closely to other aspects of
language study, such as discourse, pragmatics,
and culture, and has good connections with
sociology, anthropology, social psychology,
and education. These relationships and
connections make sociolinguistics an
interesting field for language teachers to
study, and to apply to their professional
understanding, and pedagogic practice.
EDU855 Multilingualism in Education
[3-0, 3 cr.] *
This course explores both the theoretical and
practical issues in multilingual education.
Topics include the patterns of bilingual
and multilingual language acquisition, the
consequences of bilingualism for cognitive
development, the mother tongue attrition,
and the development of second language
academic literacy. The course examines
recent research, and its implications for K–6
classroom instruction, and takes a critical look
at the nature of language proficiency, and its
assessment as it applies to young children.
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EDU857 Discourse and Materials
Development [3-0, 3 cr.]
This course discusses how language teachers
may incorporate pragmatic and discourse
awareness in their teaching, to implement a
communicative approach in their respective
classrooms, and thus enhance the teaching
of traditional areas of linguistic knowledge, as
well as the teaching of language processing
skills. This should eventually lead to materials’
development for the language classroom.
EDU862 Trends & Issues in Science
Education [3-0, 3 cr.]
This course emphasizes the importance of
science education, and its contribution to the
needs of students in a modern society. The
course provides and overview, and analysis,
of the recent issues and trends in science
education reform. Topics include the elements
of the history of science education, the
minimum requirements for a science literate
citizen, the theories of science education,
and how to evaluate methods, materials,
curriculum, or reform projects, in science
education.
EDU863 Technology in Science Education
[3-0, 3 cr.]
This course provides students with an introduction
to technology concepts, as applied in science
education. They are shown how to find technology
appropriate to solving educational problems in
science education, and how to evaluate such
technology. Among the technologies that may
be examined are Computer Assisted Instruction
(CAI), scientific and graphic calculators, CD-ROM,
multimedia, laboratory probe-ware, simulations,
and the Internet.
EDU872 Special Education [3-0, 3 cr.]
This course takes an in-depth look at the
learning, social, and behaviour characteristics
of students with learning disabilities,
and focuses on the current practices in
identification, diagnosis and intervention
programs, in the field of special education.
EDU873 Psychoeducational Assessment
[3-0, 3 cr.]
This course examines the assessment
procedures, techniques, and instruments, used
in screening and evaluating, psychological,
cognitive abilities, and the achievement of
students with learning disorders. It combines
lectures and hands-on sessions, and acquaints
students with various formal, and informal,
assessment materials. Attention will be given
to ethical issues in testing.
EDU874 Behaviour Modification Techniques
[3-0, 3 cr.]
This course focuses on the principles and
applications of behaviour theory, as they apply
to the classroom setting. The main objective
of this course is to equip students with tools
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