Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Summer 2025 - EDUC 481 F200

Designs for Learning: French Immersion Programs and Francophone Schools (4)

Class Number: 4413

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    May 12 – Aug 8, 2025: Wed, 5:30–9:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    EDUC 401/402 (French Immersion) or corequisite EDUC 403.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Focuses on research and theories of language learning in bilingual programs and minority contexts, pedagogical approaches and curricula for teaching in French Immersion programs and Francophone elementary and secondary schools. Instruction given in French. Students with credit for EDUC 481W may not take this course for further credit.

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

- Comprendre les diverses composantes des programmes d'études de la C-B
- Comprendre les composantes essentielles à la planification et à la construction d'un programme de français langue seconde / francophone en milieu minoritaire.
- Explorer et expérimenter avec des techniques et des concepts importants dans l'apprentissage d'une langue additionnelle en milieu minoritaire (dont le jeu, l'enquête, la lecture, l'approche actionnelle et les pratiques plurilingues)
- Construire un plan ou une séquence de leçons équilibré qui intègrent toutes les composantes importantes d'un programme de français.

Grading

  • Résumé de ressources variées 10%
  • Mini-séquence de leçons Album jeunesse 25%
  • Tâche actionnelle et évaluation 25%
  • Mini-séquence de leçons de lecture 25%
  • Plan d'unité / calendrier 15%

NOTES:

L'instructrice se réserve le droit de faire des modifications à la liste des travaux selon les besoins et les intérêts. 

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Bourgoin, R. (2019). Soutenir les lecteurs en langue seconde. Pearson. 
ISBN: 978-0-13-523279-8

REQUIRED READING NOTES:

Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

At SFU, you are expected to act honestly and responsibly in all your academic work. Cheating, plagiarism, or any other form of academic dishonesty harms your own learning, undermines the efforts of your classmates who pursue their studies honestly, and goes against the core values of the university.

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RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION

Students with a faith background who may need accommodations during the term are encouraged to assess their needs as soon as possible and review the Multifaith religious accommodations website. The page outlines ways they begin working toward an accommodation and ensure solutions can be reached in a timely fashion.