Additional Language and Immersion Learning

3 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Lecture) Canadian children are often exposed to one or more languages at home or in their early childhood educational programming- as newcomers or those students exposed to various multilingual backgrounds. This course considers relevant research, theory and best practice pedagogy on working with children in additional language learning settings. The course considers topics and pedagogies related to Indigenous language revitalization as well as strategies to support diverse linguistic environments and home language learning. Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and DEV-3600 if the topic was additional language immersion learning.