Program Requirements
Ce programme de 30 unit茅s s'adresse aux 茅tudiants algonquins, cris, inuits, micmacs et Mohawks qui souhaitent approfondir leurs connaissances des langues autochtones, notamment sous forme 茅crite. Il s'adresse essentiellement 脿 ceux qui se destinent 脿 l'enseignement de leur langue autochtones.
Ce certificat peut 锚tre suivi conjointement et compl茅t茅 dans le cadre du baccalaur茅at en sciences de l'茅ducation pour les enseignants titulaires d'un brevet d'enseignement si l'茅tudiant satisfait aux exigences du B. 脡d.
Cours obligatoires (6 unit茅s)
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EDEC 342 Intermediate Indigenous Language (3 unit茅s)
Vue d'ensemble
Programmes d鈥櫭﹖udes et formation : A study of Indigenous language phonology and structure, emphasizing the connection between the two, demonstrating the orderliness of many dialectic differences.
Terms: Automne 2024
Instructors: Palliser, Jeannie (Fall)
Prerequisite(s): EDEC 289 or equivalent, e.g. EDEC 273, EDEC 278 or permission of Director
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken EDEE 342. Limited to students enrolled in off-campus programs delivered through the Office of First Nations and Inuit Education.
**Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the third lecture day and withdrawal is the sixth lecture day.
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EDEC 344 Advanced Indigenous Language (3 unit茅s)
Vue d'ensemble
Programmes d鈥櫭﹖udes et formation : The final course in a set dealing with Indigenous phonology and structure. An understanding of basic Indigenous syntax in particular, rules governing verb and possessive endings.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Prerequisite(s): EDEC 342 or permission of Director
Limited to students enrolled in off-campus programs delivered through the Office of First Nations and Inuit Education.
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken EDEE 344.
**Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the third lecture day and withdrawal is the sixth lecture day.
Cours compl茅mentaires (18 unit茅s)
18 unit茅s choisies selon les options suivantes :
Cours de langue
6 unit茅s parmi les cours de langue suivants : (ou tout autre cours approuv茅 par le directeur des programmes pour les Premi猫res nations et les Inuits) y compris un cours d茅butant (3 unit茅s) de langue autochtone comme langue maternelle (par exemple, EDEC 241 Cree Language 1) et un cours de second niveau (3 unit茅s) dans la m锚me langue (par exemple, EDEC 242 Cree Language 2).
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EDEC 227 Naskapi Language 1 (3 unit茅s)
Vue d'ensemble
Programmes d鈥櫭﹖udes et formation : The phonological system, including syntax and morphology. Word generation conventions will be analyzed and labels will be developed to describe how the language functions.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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EDEC 228 Naskapi Language 2 (3 unit茅s)
Vue d'ensemble
Programmes d鈥櫭﹖udes et formation : The morphology and syntax analysis of Naskapi at a more advanced level, including the study of word generation conventions. Importance will be placed on developing reading and writing skills.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Prerequisite: EDEC 227
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EDEC 239 Mi'gmaw Language 1 (3 unit茅s)
Vue d'ensemble
Programmes d鈥櫭﹖udes et formation : An introduction to the study of the phonological system of Mi'gmaw for the purpose of literacy skills development. Explores Mi'gmaw syntax and morphology, word generation conventions, and Mi'gmaw labeling in order to develop understanding of the functioning of the Mi'gmaw language.
Terms: Automne 2024
Instructors: Martin, Karen (Fall)
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EDEC 240 Mi'gmaw Language 2 (3 unit茅s)
Vue d'ensemble
Programmes d鈥櫭﹖udes et formation : Students will continue their syntactical and morphological analysis of Mi'gmaw and further develop their reading and writing skills. Features of Mi'gmaw that are difficult for language learners will be highlighted and implications for classroom practice discussed.
Terms: Hiver 2025
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Prerequisite: EDEC 239
**Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the third lecture day and withdrawal is the sixth lecture day.**
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EDEC 241 Cree Language 1 (3 unit茅s)
Vue d'ensemble
Programmes d鈥櫭﹖udes et formation : Students will learn their own phonology and see how the phonological system is reflected in dialects. They will learn the spelling rules and develop their literacy skills in syllabics. Finally, they will derive Cree grammatical terms and begin to study Cree morphology and syntax.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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EDEC 242 Cree Language 2 (3 unit茅s)
Vue d'ensemble
Programmes d鈥櫭﹖udes et formation : Students will study the morphology and syntax analysis of Cree at a more advanced level and begin the study of word generation conventions. In addition, features of Cree that are difficult in first language acquisition will be highlighted and implications for classroom practice discussed.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Prerequisite: EDEC 241
**These courses are only for the Office of First Nations and Inuit Education (OFNIE) for getting people to register online.
**Web drop deadline is June 19, 2024
**Web add deadline is July 3, 2024
**Web withdrawal deadline is July 4, 2024
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EDEC 272 Algonquin Language 1 (3 unit茅s)
Vue d'ensemble
Programmes d鈥櫭﹖udes et formation : Students will learn the Algonquin phonological system. They will focus on animate/inanimate and inflections for agreement, aspect, tense and number. They will analyze word generation conventions and derive Algonquin labels to describe how Algonquin operates.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken EDEE 294.
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EDEC 273 Algonquin Language 2 (3 unit茅s)
Vue d'ensemble
Programmes d鈥櫭﹖udes et formation : Continues earlier study of the Algonquin language with a focus on complex tenses, complex sentence structures (e.g., conditionals, subordination, embedded structure), and nominalizing verbs and verbalizing nouns. Objective is to develop reading and writing skills.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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EDEC 277 Mohawk Language 1 (3 unit茅s)
Vue d'ensemble
Programmes d鈥櫭﹖udes et formation : Students will learn the Mohawk phonological system (including glottal stop, length mark, up and down stress). Syntactically and morphologically, they will focus on the pronoun system (tense included). Word generation conventions will be analyzed and Mohawk labels developed to describe how the language functions.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken EDEE 297.
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EDEC 278 Mohawk Language 2 (3 unit茅s)
Vue d'ensemble
Programmes d鈥櫭﹖udes et formation : Continues earlier study of the predictable items in the Mohawk language and introduces an examination of non-predictable items: irregular verbs, reflexive and semi-reflexive verbs, purposive stem, translocative, etc. Objective is to develop reading and writing skills.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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EDEC 289 Inuktitut Orthography and Grammar (3 unit茅s)
Vue d'ensemble
Programmes d鈥櫭﹖udes et formation : Structure and morphology of Inuktitut for teachers working in that language. Use of orthography, both qaliujaaqpait (Roman script) and qaniujaaqpait (syllabics) as established by the Inuit Cultural Association.
Terms: Automne 2024
Instructors: Inukpuk, Caroline (Fall)
Prerequisite: Fluency in Inuktitut
Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken EDEE 249.
Cours en sciences de l'茅ducation
12 unit茅s parmi les cours suivants :
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EDEA 242 Cultural Skills 1 (3 unit茅s)
Vue d'ensemble
脡ducation en arts : Development of Indigenous skills and knowledge in art, music, handicrafts and other areas both modern and traditional. Topics will vary and be chosen from a range identified by instructors and students.
Terms: Automne 2024
Instructors: Gale, Jacob (Fall)
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EDEC 220 Curriculum Development (3 unit茅s)
Vue d'ensemble
Programmes d鈥櫭﹖udes et formation : This course, introducing Aboriginal educators to the principles and processes of curriculum development, emphasizes the impact of language and culture on the development of materials. Features of the process of curriculum and materials design, which are strategically important in meeting the needs of Aboriginal students, are highlighted.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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EDEC 403 The Dialects of Inuktitut (3 unit茅s)
Vue d'ensemble
Programmes d鈥櫭﹖udes et formation : Study of the main Eskimo-Aleut dialects from Siberia to Greenland, looking at the effect of Inuit migrations across the Arctic on the development of dialectical differences. The main phonological, grammatical and lexical differences between the dialects and the patterns underlying these differences will be examined.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Prerequisite: EDEE 344
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EDEE 223 Language Arts (3 unit茅s)
Vue d'ensemble
脡ducation 茅l茅mentaire : Different approaches to language arts education in the contexts of kindergarten and elementary classrooms will be investigated. Explores current research and theories related to language and literacy development, learning and teaching. Opportunities for cultivating techniques for aligning language arts pedagogy, curriculum, instruction and assessment will be provided.
Terms: Automne 2024, Hiver 2025
Instructors: Shalit, Lynn; Phipps, Heather; Runnels, Susan; Bennett, Simone; Lam Vu, Diem (Fall) Bennett-Stonebanks, Melanie; Harju, Maija-Liisa (Winter)
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EDEE 240 Use and Adaptation of Curricula (3 unit茅s)
Vue d'ensemble
脡ducation 茅l茅mentaire : Provincial or Nunavut curricula as a basis for planning, materials production and evaluation. Methods of adapting curricula to local needs and of developing local courses of study in First Nations and Inuit community schools.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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EDEE 243 Reading Methods in Inuktitut/Cree (3 unit茅s)
Vue d'ensemble
脡ducation 茅l茅mentaire : Overview of reading theories and their application to Inuktitut/Cree; processes used by proficient readers. Methods of teaching reading.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Prerequisite: Fluency in Inuktitut/Cree syllabics
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EDEE 248 Reading and Writing Inuktitut/Cree (3 unit茅s)
Vue d'ensemble
脡ducation 茅l茅mentaire : Methods of teaching syllabic reading and writing. Understanding the principles of sight word reading instruction, child observation, material development and guided instruction.
Terms: Automne 2024
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Prerequisite: Fluency in Inuktitut/Cree syllabics
**These courses are only for the Office of First Nations and Inuit Education (OFNIE) for getting people to register online.
**Web drop deadline is June 19, 2024
**Web add deadline is July 3, 2024
**Web withdrawal deadline is July 4, 2024
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EDEE 345 Literature and Creative Writing 1 (3 unit茅s)
Vue d'ensemble
脡ducation 茅l茅mentaire : A study of the development of oral and written poetry and prose in the various dialects of Inuktitut or of another Aboriginal Language from pre-European contact to the present day. Emphasis on themes and structures in contemporary writings. Original production of poetry, narrative, drama and journalism in the selected language is required of each student.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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EDEE 346 Literature and Creative Writing 2 (3 unit茅s)
Vue d'ensemble
脡ducation 茅l茅mentaire : A continuation of course EDEE 345.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Prerequisite: EDEE 345
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EDEE 347 Grammar and Composition 1 (3 unit茅s)
Vue d'ensemble
脡ducation 茅l茅mentaire : Reading and writing of an Indigenous language which includes using a computer. Focus is on nouns, verbs, prefixes, suffixes, along with specific Indigenous lexicon.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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EDEE 348 Grammar and Composition 2 (3 unit茅s)
Vue d'ensemble
脡ducation 茅l茅mentaire : Reading and writing of an Indigenous language. Intermediate and advanced aspects of grammar of the Indigenous language. Continuation of language development.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Prerequisite: EDEE 347
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EDEE 373 Traditional Healing (3 unit茅s)
Vue d'ensemble
脡ducation 茅l茅mentaire : Indigenous traditional healing and its cultural value. The origins of Indigenous traditional medicines will be explored through elders' knowledge and stories.
Terms: Automne 2024
Instructors: Diamond Bear, Mary; George, Vera (Fall)
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EDEE 383 Oral and Family History (3 unit茅s)
Vue d'ensemble
脡ducation 茅l茅mentaire : Oral and family history techniques, emphasising kinship terms and the importance of kinship values to Indigenous Cultures.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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EDES 365 Experiences in Communications (3 unit茅s)
Vue d'ensemble
脡ducation secondaire : Personal development of students as communicators; involvement of the imagination in individual and group projects in language and in another chosen medium of communication: analysis of experiences in projects in relation to general problems of communication.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Offered through Continuing Education
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EDPE 304 Measurement and Evaluation (3 unit茅s)
Vue d'ensemble
Psychop茅dagogie et psychologie du counseling (psychologie) : The purposes of examinations. Causes of complaints about examinations. Equalizing means and dispersions in distribution of marks. Standardized scores. The percentile system. Essay and objective-type examinations. Taxonomies of educational objectives. Validity and reliability: item analysis.
Terms: Automne 2024, Hiver 2025
Instructors: Jazvac-Martek, Marian (Fall) Jazvac-Martek, Marian (Winter)
Cours 脿 options (6 unit茅s)
6 unit茅s parmi des cours appropri茅s, approuv茅s par le directeur des programmes en sciences de l'茅ducation pour les Premi猫res nations et les Inuits.
