Welcome to Education 280! Below you’ll find links to download the course syllabus and Chapter 1 of the course text. You’ll also find the course schedule and description. We are excited to have you in this class and look forward to working with you in April 2017!<\/p>\n
Teresa Dobson and Joash Johannes,
\nCourse Instructors<\/p>\n
Download the Course syllabus<\/a><\/p>\n Download the Course Text, Chapter 1<\/a><\/p>\n Course Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n Monday, April 10, 1-4pm Course Description<\/strong><\/p>\n This course about teaching literature in secondary school proceeds from the assumption that teachers are expected to be able to create lively and engaging learning activities for a range of students and to support their understanding and interpretation of a variety of texts in print, oral and multimedia forms. The Kenyan Secondary English curriculum states that literature is important because it “1) provides genuine and expressive samples of language in context; 2) provides a rich context in which learners can acquire new vocabulary and knowledge of the rich possibilities of language use; 3) increases communicative competence of readers; 4) develops learners\u2019 critical thinking; 5) gives a window on life (values, conflicts, human nature); and, 5) is a good avenue to providing suggestions on how to resolve life challenges” (KCSE English Syllabus).<\/p>\n In this course, we will consider these benefits while pursuing the following course objectives<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Course participants will review, consider, and discuss topics such as the following:<\/p>\n \u2022\tLiterature selection and justification of literature selection Reading<\/strong><\/p>\n The full content of this course is compiled in the course textbook: <\/p>\n Dobson, T.M. (2017). Some Approaches in Teaching Reading and Literature<\/em>. Vancouver, BC: FutureBook Printing, Inc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Welcome to Education 280! Below you’ll find links to download the course syllabus and Chapter 1 of the course text. You’ll also find the course schedule and description. We are excited to have you in this class and look forward … Continue reading
\nTuesday, April 11, 8:30am-4pm
\nWednesday, April 12, 8:30am-4pm
\nThursday, April 13, 1-4pm
\nSaturday, April 15, 8:30am-4pm
\nTuesday, April 18, 8:30am FINAL EXAM<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\tCurriculum design, focusing particularly on the KSCE English Syllabus
\n\u2022\tPlanning for instruction
\n\u2022\tApproaches to teaching literature, including cultural, language-based, personal-growth, and reader-response models
\n\u2022\tStrategies for engaging students in responding to literature
\n\u2022\tStrategies for supporting struggling readers
\n\u2022\tApproaches to assessment and evaluation in English literature classrooms<\/p>\n