Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Summer 2018 - EDUC 856 G001

Sociocultural Perspectives on Education and Identity (5)

Class Number: 6157

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    May 7 – Aug 3, 2018: Tue, 4:30–9:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Course activities will be structured for participants to consider recent formulations of learners as agents as well as subjects of culturally constructed, socially imposed worlds. Participants will examine a number of ethnographic descriptions of the experiences of learners in a variety of communities, noting in particular their use of diverse mediations/tools, including language. Participants will consider these ideas in relation to their own educational communities and develop plans for research activity in those sites. Equivalent Courses: EDUC713

COURSE DETAILS:

This course will explore sociocultural perspectives on language and identity in a variety of educational contexts, focusing on conceptualizations of language, learning, and language teachers and learners. It will examine social perspectives on language, language learning, and identity and how those perspectives differ from or complement other perspectives. Students will explore implications of sociocultural and identity-related factors for their own and others’ teaching and learning contexts.

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

  • Become familiar with and develop perspectives on sociocultural and identity topics in language education
  • Develop a critical awareness of teachers’ and students’ identity negotiation/formation and its relationship to language teaching/learning
  • Apply theory and research on sociocultural and identity-related aspects of language education to our own real or imagined teaching and learning contexts.

Grading

  • Participation 15%
  • Two triple-entry critical reader responses (15% each) 30%
  • Presentation and discussion facilitation 20%
  • Research paper 35%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

There is no textbook required for this course. Students can locate and access the required course readings through the SFU library catalogue and via SFU library’s various online databases (e.g., ERIC).

Graduate Studies Notes:

Important dates and deadlines for graduate students are found here: http://www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/current/important_dates/guidelines.html. The deadline to drop a course with a 100% refund is the end of week 2. The deadline to drop with no notation on your transcript is the end of week 3.

Registrar Notes:

SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://students.sfu.ca/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating.  Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

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