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. |
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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 |
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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 . |
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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. |
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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 . |
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Final Oral Presentation |
Jan. 10 and 11, 2006 |
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