Graduate
EDUC 5183 - Acquisition of Language
This course will focus on the question of how languages are learned. Theories of acquisition and research based around these theories have had an impact on how teachers have approached second language teaching historically. We will examine the major theoretical schools of thought on acquisition and the bodies of research that have developed around them.
Graduate
EDUC 5193 - Linguistics for Teachers
This course will introduce you to the study of linguistics and investigates why it is relevant to the teaching of English as a second language. You'll be introduced to the fundamentals of the sound system in English (phonetics and phonology), the way that meaningful units in the language combine to form words (morphology), the sentence system (syntax), the elements of grammar that are relevant in the ESL classroom (pedagogical grammar), the role of language in society (sociolinguistics), and the use of language in communicative situations (discourse analysis).
Graduate
EDUC 5193 - Linguistics for Teachers
This course will introduce you to the study of linguistics and investigates why it is relevant to the teaching of English as a second language. You'll be introduced to the fundamentals of the sound system in English (phonetics and phonology), the way that meaningful units in the language combine to form words (morphology), the sentence system (syntax), the elements of grammar that are relevant in the ESL classroom (pedagogical grammar), the role of language in society (sociolinguistics), and the use of language in communicative situations (discourse analysis).
Graduate
EDUC 5693 - Teaching English as a Second Language
This course will provide you with the basic skills required to plan and teach ESL classes in a variety of contexts. Online components, including readings, short lectures and discussion forums, will be combined with hands-on workshops which will introduce you to a range of teaching methods and enable you to analyze and develop course materials.
Graduate
EDUC 5693 - Teaching English as a Second Language
This course will provide you with the basic skills required to plan and teach ESL classes in a variety of contexts. Online components, including readings, short lectures and discussion forums, will be combined with hands-on workshops which will introduce you to a range of teaching methods and enable you to analyze and develop course materials.
Undergraduate
Education 4673 - Teaching English as a Second Language
This course introduces students to some of the major current teaching methods in English as a Second Language or Foreign Language. It is designed to help prepare teachers for teaching English to ESL speakers either in Canada or abroad. Students will also be required to complete a short ESL practicum.
Undergraduate
Education 4683 - Linguistics for Teachers
This course introduces students to the fundamentals of linguistics: the sound system (phonetics and phonology), word system (morphology), syntax, grammar, discourse analysis, and sociolinguistics. Although it may be taken by all interested students, it is primarily designed to be taken with EDUC 4673 and EDUC 4863 of the Acadia TESOL Certificate program for those who wish to teach English as a second or foreign language.
Undergraduate
Education 4863 - Acquisition of Language
This course is foundational. The focus is on how language is acquired. There will be a sociological and a psychological analysis of language acquisition. Semantics, syntax, phonology and pragmatics will be explored. This course is required in the TESOL Certificate program.
Graduate
Education 5113 - Qualitative Research in Education
This course examines the traditions and paradigms of interpretive research in educational contexts. Practical, ethical, and theoretical issues are shared through class readings, discussion, and practical application. Opportunities are provided for students to learn and practise a variety of interpretive research methods and strategies. Students actively engage in analysing data from a variety of interpretive perspectives. The intended outcome of the course is to provide students with skills and understandings in a wide range of interpretive research approaches that can be put into practice in classrooms and other research settings.