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Master of Arts Teaching and Learning (MATL): English Language Arts (Non-Thesis)

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Summer Semester

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Coursework, Internships, & Project

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Full-Time/Part-Time

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60 Credits

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2 years (5 semesters) Full-Time

The Master of Arts in Teaching and Learning (MATL) in English Language Arts offers a comprehensive pathway to Quebec teacher certification at the secondary school level, tailored for students who have completed an undergraduate degree in a Ministry of Education-identified teachable subject area. (Note that the department can not pre-assess prior credits for prospective students; this process happens only after applications are submitted.)

Incoming students are expected to have a passion for English Language Arts and an undergraduate background related to the subject matter.听MATL students benefit from learning through engaging coursework and practical experiential learning during two school-based internships. Moreover, students undertake an independent Capstone Research Project and curate a professional e-portfolio to showcase their skills, preparing them for future employment. Successful program completion earns graduates a recommendation for teacher certification from the Quebec Ministry of Education.

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Teaching and Learning (Non-Thesis) (M.A.): English Language Arts Option (60 credits)

Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed听(Faculty of Education) 听 听
Degree: Master of Arts
Program credit weight: 60

Program Description

The Master of Arts in Teaching and Learning; Non-Thesis - English Language Arts is a graduate-level teacher education program. The program includes a minimum of 700 hours of school-based internships at the secondary level and offers two streams: an Independent Research Stream and a Course-Based Stream. The program's core academic components emphasize a comprehensive understanding of educational foundations, principles, theories, and practices and include a specific emphasis on English literature, literacies, language content and pedagogies. Upon successful completion of the program, graduates are recommended to the Qu茅bec Ministry of Education for teacher certification at the secondary school level.

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Required Courses (51 credits)

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Course Title Credits
EDEC 550Indigenizing Pedagogy and Curriculum.3

Indigenizing Pedagogy and Curriculum.

Terms offered: Summer 2025

Diverse social, cultural, linguistic, political, and pedagogical histories of Indigenous communities. Indigenous ways of knowing and worldviews.

EDEC 612Digital Media and Learning.3

Digital Media and Learning.

Terms offered: Summer 2025

This course addresses emerging theories, pedagogies, and practices related to youth learning through digital media and online participatory cultures. Through direct engagement with multiple forms of digital media and youth, students will consider implications for teaching and learning within and beyond schools.

EDEC 620Meanings of Literacy.3

Meanings of Literacy.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Investigation of basic issues related to definitions of literacy. Issues include new directions in literacy and education, the need for non-print literacies in contemporary life, and the challenges these changes present for educators.

EDIN 610Internship 1.7

Internship 1.

Terms offered: Fall 2025

Mentored student teaching in a school requiring a gradual increase in teaching and related duties.

EDIN 620Internship 2.8

Internship 2.

Terms offered: Fall 2025

Mentored student teaching in a school requiring full responsibilities for lesson planning, student learning, classroom management, and evaluation.

EDPS 600Introductory Professional Seminar.3

Introductory Professional Seminar.

Terms offered: Summer 2025

Introductory seminar designed to foster critical thinking about the complex educational endeavour of becoming a teacher. Considers what shapes the development of teachers鈥 roles, identities and professionalism. Case-based approaches to topics such as community, families, relationships, conflict management, and trauma informed practices. E鈥損ortfolio documentation of developing individual teacher identity and professional competencies.

EDPS 610Professional Seminar 1.2

Professional Seminar 1.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Reflexive thinking on equity, diversity and inclusion, classroom situations with a view to improving practice, and of teacher collaboration and community-building through a case study approach. Ongoing support for and debrief of concurrent internship. E鈥損ortfolio documentation of professional competencies and selection of artifacts.

EDPS 620Professional Seminar 2.1

Professional Seminar 2.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Professional and ethical practices as novice teachers. Case study approach of topics include: identity, contributions to education, connections to competencies, professional organizations and professional development. Ongoing support for and debrief of concurrent internship. E-portfolios are completed and prepared for future professional development in the field.

EDTL 515English Exam for Teacher Certification.0

English Exam for Teacher Certification.

Terms offered: Summer 2025

Two hour exam designed to assess teacher candidates' competency in the language of instruction - MELS requirement for teacher certification in the Quebec school system. Students are permitted 4 attempts to pass this exam; it must be passed before commencing the First Internship (EDIN 601). Any student unsuccessful after 4 attempts must withdraw from the program.

EDTL 601Student Engagement and Learning Environments.3

Student Engagement and Learning Environments.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Exploration of a range of classroom expectations and routines including creating and maintaining a positive approach, building connections between home and school, building positive relationships, developing positive responses to challenging behaviour and other aspects of creating an engaged classroom. Focus is on developing a leadership style and teaching philosophy crucial to establishing and maintaining a positive, authentic learning environment where student engagement is central to learning. Quebec Ministry of Education professional competencies are addressed and assessed throughout.

EDTL 604Techniques for Planning and Assessment.3

Techniques for Planning and Assessment.

Terms offered: Summer 2025

Classroom planning and assessment in the Quebec context including backward design, writing learning objectives, assessment for, of, and as learning, differentiated planning practices, and the creation of assessment tools. Classroom opportunities to foster and assess creativity and problem-based learning while balancing the constraints posed by standardized testing and other evaluation and reporting responsibilities. Quebec Ministry of Education professional competencies are addressed and assessed throughout.

EDTL 607Language and Policy in Quebec Education.3

Language and Policy in Quebec Education.

Terms offered: Summer 2025

Structure and organization of education in Quebec considered from historical, political, language, social, administrative and legal perspectives. Enables students to contribute to the educational system in their roles as leaders of educational thought and change. All addressed through the development of professional competencies.

EDTL 609Neurodiversity and Learning.3

Neurodiversity and Learning.

Terms offered: Summer 2025

Current research and practice in educating students who have a variety of individual needs and strengths. The complex interplay between individual and contextual factors that impact learning in the modern classroom. Examination of abilities/disabilities, school and classroom dynamics, and teachers' roles in promoting an inclusive environment. Focus on applicable, practical skills such as curriculum design and modification, formal/informal assessment procedures, universal design for instruction, home-school collaborations, and differentiated instruction. Quebec Ministry of Education professional competencies are addressed and assessed throughout.

EDTL 629Applied Methods in Teaching Secondary Eng. Language Arts.3

Applied Methods in Teaching Secondary Eng. Language Arts.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

The teaching of English language arts as framed by contemporary youth social worlds, and current research in critical literary/literacy theory. Addressed through the development of professional competencies. Parts of this course may be undertaken in school settings.

EDTL 630Advanced Applied Methods in Teaching Sec English Lang Arts.3

Advanced Applied Methods in Teaching Sec English Lang Arts.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Continuation of topics covered in EDTL 629. Parts of this course may be undertaken in school settings.

Complementary Courses (9 credits)

9 credits selected from one of the following two streams:

Independent Research Stream

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EDER 633Project 1.6

Project 1.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Theoretical or practical project to explore and analyze an area of interest relevant to education and society.

3 credits selected from:

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EDEM 690Research Methods: Theory and Practice.3

Research Methods: Theory and Practice.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Overview of the epistemological foundations of a range of research methods, including but not limited to quantitative, philosophical, qualitative, arts-based, and mixed methods. Students will learn techniques to conduct research and to develop a research proposal.

EDTL 640Teacher Inquiry and Action Research.3

Teacher Inquiry and Action Research.

Terms offered: Summer 2025

Furthers students' understanding of teacher inquiry and action research. Students will make connections between their theoretical understandings of research and their own emergence as practitioner researchers in educational settings. Topics include: writing a focused literature review; collaborative and spectator forms of research; ways to identify problems to investigate; data collection and analysis; reflexive praxis; and ways to draw conclusions from research. The major assignment for the course will be the completion of the final written MATL capstone project or equivalent.

Course-Based Stream

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EDER 615Introduction to Philosophy of Education.3

Introduction to Philosophy of Education.

Terms offered: Summer 2025

Explores questions, aims, debates and modes of inquiry that characterize philosophical approaches to studying educational questions. Introduces philosophy of education as a distinctive field of educational research and may focus on figures or themes of contemporary interest.

EDTL 506Philosophy of Education.3

Philosophy of Education.

Terms offered: Summer 2025

An exploration of philosophical underpinnings of educational theories as they inform professional practice. Reflections on aims of education, knowledge and values, nature of schooling and curriculum, roles and responsibilities of professional educators. All addressed through the development of professional competencies.

6 credits to be chosen from among 500-level or 600-level department course offerings to be determined by the student鈥檚 area of study. Courses in other departments may be taken upon approval by the department graduate coordinator or director.

Applicant Eligibility

Applicants should meet the following requirements:

  1. Possess an undergraduate degree.
  2. Have 45 discipline-specific credits at the university level. Applicants must complete the English Language Arts Self-Assessment Grid to self-assess whether their background meets the 45-credit minimum requirement in their discipline.听Courses listed must be at the 200 level or higher (i.e. no Foundation-level courses) and having received a grade of 鈥淐鈥 or higher, per 9I制作厂免费 standards.听 These credits may be taken as part of a degree or as an independent/special student.听It is preferable to have all 45 credits completed prior to the start of the MATL program. Applicants missing up to, but not exceeding, 6 discipline-specific credits may be conditionally accepted into the MATL program with the听completion听of missing credits being a condition of听program completion. Failure to complete outstanding听discipline-specific credits in the beginning of the program may result in听a deferral of the first听internship听placement and could听result听in a听 significant delay in program completion.听
  3. Have a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) is 3.0 out of a possible 4.0, or a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.2 out of 4.0 in the last two years of full-time studies.
  4. Experience working/volunteering in formal/informal education or youth sector. Informal teaching experience includes but is not limited to, camp counsellor, tutoring, mentoring, coaching, youth leader, etc.
Admission decisions for graduate programs at 9I制作厂免费 are holistic with many factors are taken into consideration in the admission decision, including academic credentials and grades.听The eligibility requirements outline the minimum requirements for admission to the MATL program at 9I制作厂免费. These minimum requirements apply to both Canadian and international candidates. Please review the list carefully, as you must meet all of the minimum requirements in order to be considered for acceptance.听Please keep in mind that meeting the minimum admissions requirements does not guarantee admission.

Required Documents
  • A current working CV
  • A personal statement. 2 page maximum
  • A completed听Self-Assessment Grid for English Language Arts听(PDF-Fillable version听or听Word version) NB, Grids must be typed and not hand written
  • A copy of your听unofficial transcripts听from all previous university level studies (undergraduate and graduate, including exchanges with other institutions, even if the credits appear on your home institution transcript).听 Official transcripts are required after the students is officially admitted to the program.
  • Two letters of recommendation, one from a university-level instructor and the second from a professional who has supervised you in a formal or informal education or youth sector position (if you have experience working in a formal school setting, one letter must be from a school / school board administrator qualified to assess your professional qualities). You will be prompted to provide the names and contact information of your referees in uApply.听 An email request will be generated prompting referees to upload their letter directly to uApply.
  • English Language Proficiency Requirement听(if applicable): Applicants to graduate studies whose mother tongue is not English and who have not completed an undergraduate or graduate degree from a recognized foreign institution where English is the institutional language of instruction or from a recognized Canadian institution (anglophone or francophone), must meet one of the following English proficiency criteria:

    • IELTS with a minimum overall band of 7.0; with a minimum Writing, Speaking, Listening and Reading score of 7.0; or
    • TOEFL:iBT (Internet-based test) 鈥 total score of 92 with a minimum score of 22 each for the Writing, Speaking, Listening and Reading sections.听N.B. Applicants are required to submit their scores electronically.
    • The Department reserves the right to evaluate the applicant's language proficiency before initial registration and at the time of application.

Application Deadlines
Complete applications must be received by the dates indicated below.
  • Summer Admission: Canadian & Permanent Resident Applicants: November 15
  • International Candidates: November 1
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