CONT771: Senior English

Course Schedule

Course Description

Teaching English is an increasingly complex task in a world where students engage with a wide variety of information and communication technologies. Encouraging students to read texts from cultures and contexts outside of their own experience, or supporting them to write more deeply in different modes while developing critical skills of discernment presents an exciting challenge for any English teacher. The CON 771 Senior English course begins by asking you to reflect on the subject of English and the role of the teacher. The course content considers the strands from the English curriculum (for Grades 11–12) and explores theories and issues that underpin those strands. At the end of the course, you will bring together theory and practice in culminating activities designed to prepare you for teaching Senior English. In addition to the five thematic modules (introduction, language, reading, writing, media studies), at the core of Senior English 771 is engagement in work that will deepen your professional expertise in areas such as exceptionalities, learning theories, and assessment.

Throughout, you will be reading scholarly articles and reviewing excerpts from Bridging English (Fifth Edition) by Milner, Milner, and Mitchell. These course readings offer a blend of theory and practice to support you in your future work as a Senior English teacher. Central to this course is an emphasis on online collaborative learning. Collaboration and community will be developed through asynchronous and synchronous discussions. Another key component will be your personal and professional growth through self-reflection.

In this course you will have the opportunity to:

• analyze current research and initiatives in the teaching of Senior English
• apply specific curriculum requirements for Senior English in Ontario
• evaluate information and communication technologies used in the teaching of English
• assess the four curriculum strands for Grades 11 and 12
• review oral communication, reading and literature studies, writing, media studies, literary theories, learning theories, equity and inclusion, and assessment and evaluation practices

Application Requirements

1) OCT MEMBERSHIP

We will use the OCT number you provide during online registration to confirm you are an OCT member with an undergraduate degree.

2) YOUR UNDERGRADUATE/GRADUATE UNIVERSITY TRANSCRIPT(S)*

Your transcript(s) must show: The equivalent of 3.0 full-year undergraduate/graduate courses in English or the equivalent of 2.0 full-year undergraduate/graduate courses if you already hold another senior qualification. 1.0 of the required courses must be in English Literature/Writing.  Please note we will accept a successfully completed graduate level thesis or dissertation as 1.0 full year English course.

Please email a copy of your unofficial undergraduate transcript to cedmail@queensu.ca

If you completed an undergraduate degree at Queen’s at any time, or finished a B.Ed., Honour Specialist, or an Intermediate or Senior ABQ course with us within the past four years, you do not need to submit your transcript again.

Course Materials

Electronic resources are available within the course.

Accommodations

Applicants who require accommodations for a specific learning need (e.g., learning disability) within their AQ/ABQ course, should click here for further information and support.

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Refund Schedule

• If you drop a course by the midpoint of the course, you will receive 100% of your course fee
• If you drop a course after the midpoint, before the end of the course, you will receive 50% of your course fee

For more about our refund policies, visit our Fees & Refunds page.