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FALL 1995
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EDUC 467-4
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION IN
TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
(D1.00)
C. SAMPSON
PREREQUISITE:
60 hours of credit and a lower level linguistics course.
AIM: This course introduces teachers to the skills and techniques required to teach children,
adolescents, or adults who have limited proficiency in English.
TOPICS
1.
Theories of personality development in European cultures.
2.
Theories of personality development in Asian cultures.
3.
Helping students learn the sound system of English.
4.
Selecting transcultural literature for the classroom.
5.
Phoneme-grapheme correspondences and learning to read and write English.
6.
Helping students learn the syntax of English.
7.
Informal classroom assessment of ESL learners
ASSIGNMENTS
1.
The effects of learning a second language on an individual's personality and his or her
cognitive development (4-page paper).
2.
Lesson plans and strategies for teaching English phonology.
3.
Lesson plans and strategies for teaching the syntax of English
4.
Assessing language development
TEXTBOOKS
Collins Cobuild English Grammar.
(1990). London: Harper Collins.
Cummings, C.. (1988).
Teaching Makes a Difference.
Snohomish, WA: Snohomish Publishing
Company.
Gilbert, J
.
B. (1984).
Clear Speech.
(Teacher's Manual & Student's Book). Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press.
Moffett, J
.
(1992).
Detecting Growth
in
Language.
Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Nilsen, D.& Nilsen. A. (1973).
Pronunciation Contrasts in English.
NY: Regents.
Sampson, Gloria. (1991).
Transcultural Teaching Every Day.
(A xerox copy will be available
for purchase in class).