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YNLC - Course Descriptions
Yukon Native
Language Centre
PRAC 282 Advanced Practicum
This practicum entails the completion of an
additional year of classroom experience in a
Second Language program. It serves to field
test original instructional activity. Presentation
of resulting methods and materials to other
Native Language instructors is required,
along with an evaluation of the application
of Advanced Second Language Teaching
Methods 252.
PRO 161 Professionalism and Class
Management
This course examines professional issues
relating to primary level language instruction
such as classroom management, discipline
techniques, staff relations and student record
keeping. Field work includes completing
day-book records and student attendance and
progress records.
PRO 162 Professionalism and Class
Management
This course examines professional issues
relating to intermediate level language
instruction such as classroom management,
motivation and discipline at the intermediate
level, staff and community relations and
classroom record keeping. Field work includes
completing day-book records and student
attendance and progress records.
PRO 163 Professionalism and Class
Management
This course examines motivation and
discipline in the elementary classroom,
professional approaches to problem solving
in staff and community relations, making
use of school and community resources
and analyzing student progress for selfevaluation.
Field work includes completing
day-book records, long-range plans and
student attendance and progress records.
SLTM 151 Second Language Teaching
Methods
This course introduces the basics of second
language instruction. Topics include: use
of the curriculum guide, short-range
lesson planning, basic drill methods,
practice in teaching basic vocabulary in
simple sentence structures to primary level
students, language activities for primary
level instruction, oral testing techniques and
materials production.
SLTM 152 Second Language Teaching
Methods
This course provides practice in the
basics of second language instruction.
Topics include: introduction to grade level
adaptation of curriculum material, lesson
planning for the intermediate level, language
activities for intermediate level instruction,
oral testing techniques and materials
production.
Southern Tutchone instructor
Lillian Underwood
SLTM 153 Second Language Teaching
Methods
This course offers practice in the basics of
second language instruction at the primary
and intermediate level. Topics include longrange
planning and grade-level adaptation
of curriculum material, teaching listening
skills, introducing dialogue activities and
development of new activities and materials
for elementary language instruction.
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SLTM 251 Advanced Second Language
Methods
This course focuses on extending the
student’s knowledge of second language
teaching methods. Building on knowledge
and practice gained during certificate training
course, SLTM 251 will consider such topics
as adaptation of curriculum material for
high school and adult level instruction and
producing original materials for second
language instruction at any level.
SLTM 252 Advanced Second Language
Methods
A continuation of SLTM 251, this course
offers students further practice in advanced
second language instruction. Areas of study
include adaptation of curriculum material for
high school and adult level instruction and
development of an original activity for second
language instruction at any level.
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Tlingit instructor Louise Parker, YNLC co-ordinator Linda Harvey and Elder Norman James.
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