2010-2011 Calendar | Education |
Literacy Instruction Certificate Program
Faculty of Education
91ÅÝܽ Calendar 2010-2011
This certificate prepares students to teach literacy skills to adult learners. By combining courses from different disciplines with opportunities for guided practice, it provides historical and contextual perspectives on literacy, acquaints students with current field practices and develops practical skills.
Completion of the certificate is normally within five years of admission to the program.
The certificate program cannot be used in place of the Faculty of Education’s professional development program or equivalent as a route to a British Columbia teaching certificate.
Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit
The University’s residency requirement stipulates that, in most cases, total transfer and course challenge credit may not exceed 60 units, and may not include more than 15 units as upper division work.
Program Requirements
Units applied to this certificate may not be applied to any other 91ÅÝܽ certificate or diploma, but they may be applied toward major or minor program requirements or toward a bachelor’s degree under regulations governing those programs.
At least 15 of the 29 required units must be completed at 91ÅÝܽ.
Students must achieve a minimum 2.0 GPA, calculated on all 91ÅÝܽ courses applied to the program, with the exception that duplicate courses are counted only once.
Students complete a total of 29 units, of which 23 are in the following seven required courses, including all of.
- EDUC 240-3 Social Issues in Education
- EDUC 341-3 Literacy, Education and Culture
- EDUC 342-3 Contemporary Approaches to Literacy Instruction
- EDUC 343-5 Literacy Practicum
- ENGL 210-3 Advanced University Writing
and two of
- ENGL 101-3 Introduction to Fiction
- ENGL 102-3 Introduction to Poetry
- ENGL 103-3 Introduction to Drama
- ENGL 104-3 Introduction to Prose Genres
In addition, students must complete at least an additional six units in Faculty of Education or Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences courses designated below. Students must select courses that will further their own specific interests in literacy instruction and should be aware that some courses require the completion of prerequisites outside the certificate program.
Faculty of Education Courses
- EDUC 325-3 Assessment for Classroom Teaching
- EDUC 422-4 Learning Disabilities
- EDUC 441-4 Multicultural/Anti-Racist Education
- EDUC 467-4 Curriculum and Instruction in Teaching English as a Second Language
- EDUC 471-4 Curriculum Development: Theory and Practice
- EDUC 472-4 Designs for Learning: Language Arts
- EDUC 473-4 Designs for Learning: Reading
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Courses
- ENGL 370-4 Studies in Language
- ENGL 371-4 Writing: Theory and Practice
- HUM 320-4 The Humanities and Philosophy
- HUM 321-4 The Humanities and Critical Thinking
- LING 260-3 Language, Culture and Society
- PHIL 001-3 Critical Thinking
- PSYC 206-3 Introduction to Psychological Assessment
- SA 304-4 Social Control
- SA 333-4 Schooling and Society