課曆-calendar

Calendar for the class

Units to be covered and learning activities

Unit I : Teaching Methodology

Sep. 1 to Sep. 30, 2005

A. Language Teaching Approaches: historical background of 9 approaches of second and foreign language teaching in 20 th C.

B. Communicative Language Teaching for the 21 Century: 5 components of Communicative curriculum design which involve learners as active

Participants in language teaching.

C. Syllabus Design: description and evaluation of syllabus types including grammatical, notional-functional, content based, task-based and integrated.

Goals:

1. To acquire an over view of the historical background of teaching approaches

2. Design a syllabus for your own class using the most effective approaches.

Learning activity:

lecture, on-line test, chat room discussion.

Unit II: Language Skills

Oct. 1 to Oct. 31, 2005

Listening

A. Aural comprehension instruction: principles and practices

B. Skills and strategies for proficient listening

Speaking

A. Teaching oral skills

B. Teaching pronunciation

C. Developing children's listening and speaking in ESL

Reading

A. Teaching children literacy skills in a second language

B. Developing adult literacy

C. Reading for academic purpose: guideline for ESL/EFL teachers

Writing

A. Functional tasks for mastering the mechanics of writing

B. Considerations for teaching an ESL/EFL writing course

C. Grammar in writing

Grammar and Vocabulary

A. Teaching grammar

B. Cognitive approaches to grammar instruction

C. Vocabulary learning and teaching

Goals:

1. To acquire practical skills and strategies in teaching listening and speaking / reading and writing / grammar and vocabulary.

2. Be able to design effective learning activities in your own classroom .

Learning activity:

Lecture, teaching materials and strategy evaluation, chat room discussion .

Unit III : Integrated Approaches

Nov. 1 to Nov 30, 2005

A. Content-based and Immersion models for second and foreign language teaching.

B. Literature as content for ESL/EFL.

Goals:

1. To be familiarize with the content based and immersion models or other integrated approaches in English teaching.

2. Be able to design an integrated teaching unit using literature as content.

Learning activity:

Lecture, practical lesson plan conducting, on-line peer evaluation.

Unit IV : Skills for Teachers

Dec. 1 to Dec. 31, 2005

A. Planning lessons

B. The use of media in language teaching

C. Computers in language teaching

D. Second language assessment

Goals:

1. Be able to explain or analyze guidelines in the textbook with 5 minutes video tape recorded in your classroom as an example.

2. Present an effective media assisted or computer assisted lesson plan that you could use in your classroom.

Learning activity:

Lecture, multimedia demonstration, classroom meeting and discussion seminar, on-line peer evaluation, on-line test .

Final Oral Presentation

Jan. 10 and 11, 2006