Courses
Oneida - Language Immersion, Culture and Teaching-2025/2026
| Year 1 | ||||
| Gen Ed - Take a 3 credit General Education elective course. Take all of the following Mandatory Courses: | ||||
| LANG-1001 | Oneida Language 1 | 8 | ||
| In this introductory module, students will begin learning pronominals and pronouns, along with patterns and exceptions to prefixes with verb and non stems in Onyota'a:ka. Basic syntax, particles and other introductory language concepts will be introduced in the context of Oneida culture and worldview. | ||||
| LANG-1002 | Oneida Language 2 | 8 | ||
| Building on the learning from module one, students in the second module will learn to incorporate verbs and particles into short sentences, address relations, and recite numbers and more in the context of Oneida culture and worldview. | ||||
| LANG-1003 | Oneida Language 3 | 8 | ||
| Building on the learning from prior modules, students will begin to incorporate past tense, discuss people and animals, as well as clans and nations, in the context of Oneida culture and worldview. | ||||
| LANG-1004 | Oneida Language 4 | 8 | ||
| Building on the learning from prior modules, students will express themselves in the context of time, location, past, present and future tense, and include prefixes as they continue learning about Oneida culture, worldview and values. | ||||
| LANG-1005 | Oneida Language 5 | 8 | ||
| Building on the learning from prior modules, students will learn to incorporate physical, emotional and mental states, environmental descriptions, weight, and nouns, and will build on their knowledge of prefixes including patterns, exceptions and irregularities. Students will be engaging in conversations using Onyota'a:ka language (without using any English). | ||||
| LANG-3001 | Oneida Language 6 | 8 | ||
| Building on the learning from prior modules, students will incorporate active verbs in a variety of forms into short sentences; they will incorporate words that describe daily activities in short sentences, and will begin conjugating a variety of verbs. Students will verbally interpret and share references to culture, worldview, ceremony and values. | ||||
| INDG-1015 | Principles of the Great Law | 3 | ||
| Living in harmony with Creation is a goal that all people should seek throughout their lives. This concept is taught from the onset of life and is an important aspect of Indigenous culture. In this course, students will learn life practices, exploring responsibilities of self, family, clan, nation and confederacy. Learning experiences will take place within the contemporary learning setting as well as in the natural environment. Students will learn the original People of Turtle Island's way of learning and how it relates to all four components of their self: spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical well-being. | ||||
| INDG-1006 | Digital Media & Indigenous Storytelling | 3 | ||
| This course introduces students to the impact and significance of contemporary digital media culture. Students will reflect on how digital media influences and shapes people's attitudes towards a variety of topics, such as current events, cultural preservation, and entertainment. Attention will be given to how contemporary Indigenous communities use digital media to support their cultural communities. Students will explore common forms of digital media and create a culminating, team-based multimedia presentation on a cultural issue relevant to them. | ||||
| Year 2 | ||||
| Take all of the following Mandatory Courses: | ||||
| LANG-3002 | Oneida Language 7 | 5 | ||
| Building on the learning from prior modules, students will be conversing in the Onyota'a?ka language at a foundational level. Students will also incorporate noun usage, colours and counting of nouns. | ||||
| LANG-5001 | Oneida Language 8 | 5 | ||
| Building on the learning from prior modules, students will do more work with verbs, manipulate nouns, and interpret and share references to culture, worldview, ceremony and values. | ||||
| LANG-5002 | Oneida Language 9 | 7 | ||
| Building on the learning from prior modules, students will be able to converse using expanded vocabulary and verbs in the Onyota'a?ka language. Students will incorporate foods into their conversation in a variety of ways and will do so within the context of Onyota'a?ka cultural references. | ||||
| LANG-5003 | Oneida Language 10 | 8 | ||
| Building on the learning from prior modules, students' conversational abilities will continue to expand as new topics are introduced such as what someone does with something, environmental nouns, and neighbours. | ||||
| LANG-5004 | Oneida Language 11 | 8 | ||
| Building on the learning from prior modules, students will be able to discuss parts of the body and bodily functions of humans and animals. Their use of language will incorporate physical movements as well. | ||||
| LANG-5005 | Oneida Language 12 | 8 | ||
| Building on the learning from prior modules, students will incorporate new vocabulary words to include references to animals, birds, insects and trees; they will be able to speak of different types of weather. | ||||
| BSCI-5009 | Understanding Child Abuse & Neglect | 3 | ||
| This course will provide students with information regarding the teacher's legal responsibilities in reporting suspicions of child abuse, domestic abuse and neglect. The course focuses on the different types of abuse including physical and behavioural indicators, as well as behaviours in abusive adults. Strategies for supporting families and children are also covered including the most current literature on resiliency. | ||||
| EDUC-5008 | Curriculum Development & Design-Primary | 3 | ||
| Effective curriculum development and design involves several variables including consideration of child developmental stages, lesson planning and learning outcomes, relevant activities and practice opportunities that lead to success when skills are evaluated. In this course, students will learn the importance of and how to create each of these including the important alignment between them that supports learning. | ||||
| EDUC-5009 | Professionalism & Ethics | 3 | ||
| In this course, students will consider issues and perspectives that influence the professional behaviour and image of education in the primary grades, including implementation of a common philosophy, ethics, advocacy and ongoing professional development. Students will be encouraged to reflect on their own professionalism and appreciate the valuable contributions made by teachers, both individually and collectively, to the broad spectrum of supports for children and their families. | ||||
| EDUC-5010 | Evaluation in Teaching | 3 | ||
| Evaluation is an integral element of course curriculum and supports the course/program's demonstration of quality. It affects how students interact with the curriculum, approach learning, their motivation and their achievement of the educational learning objectives. This course will present the fundamental aspects of evaluation including the concepts of learning domains and levels, different types of educational evaluation, and the importance of evaluation alignment with both course and program outcomes. | ||||
| EDUC-5011 | Integration of Theory & Practice | 3 | ||
| Students will have the opportunity to integrate and consolidate theoretical and practical learning while applying an understanding of reflective practice and pedagogical leadership in the context of teaching. | ||||
| FLDP-5022 | Teaching Practicum | 2 | ||
| Students will have the opportunity to integrate their knowledge and skill in the Oneida language through the sharing or teaching of the language directly with children or adults. Students interested in teaching within a professional capacity will work collaboratively with a supervising educator to plan, deliver, and evaluate their real-time instructional performance. This practicum pathway combines a student's knowledge of learning, development and teaching with their language skills; teaching may occur in structured classroom settings or in community environments with either children or adult learners. For students whose primary goal is the sharing of their language knowledge with families and communities they may select to complete an independent study. This practicum pathway would have students creating video, audio, and other language learning resources to support new or prospective students and the broader community. | ||||
| Gen Ed - Electives | ||||
| Take 3 General Education Credits - Normally taken in Year 1 | ||||
| Program Residency | ||||
| Students Must Complete a Minimum of 29 credits in this program at Fanshawe College to meet the Program Residency requirement and graduate from this program | ||||