About the Course
What are
the questions an ESL/EFL professional
needs to ask when determining how to match student needs with an
appropriate
method? What ARE the different methods available, and what are the
criteria
for evaluating them?
This course
addresses these and other essential
issues with which the ESL/EFL instructor should be
familiar.
The objective is not to provide future language teachers with a "grab
bag"
of methods, but rather to equip them to evaluate, adapt, and use
various
teaching methods that are suited to particular environments and goals.
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Textbooks
More Information
- Krashen,
S. The Power of Reading.
Second edition. New York: Heinemann, 2004. ISBN
1-59158-169-9
- Richard-Amato,
P. Making It Happen: From
Interactive
to Participatory Language Teaching. Third edition. New
York:
Longman, 2003. ISBN 0-13-060193-4
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Course
Requirements
Requirement
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Percentage of Course Grade
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| Online Discussions |
30%
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| Assignments |
16%
|
Midterm
|
12%
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Presentation
|
10%
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| Final Exam |
30%
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| Homepage |
2%
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Schedule
| Class |
Topic |
| 1 |
Evolution
of Language Teaching Theory |
| 2 |
How
Language Acquisition is Facilitated |
| 3 |
Development
of Literacy &
Language Assessment |
| 4 |
Types
of Methods 1
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| 5 |
Types
of Methods 2 |
| 6 |
The
Power of Reading |
| 7 |
Promoting Literacy |
| 8 |
Affective
Issues |
| 9 |
In
the Classroom |
| 10 |
Teacherly
Behaviors |
| 11 |
Presentations |
| 12 |
The
Critical ESL Professional |
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