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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY?
SUMMER SEMESTER 2008
EDUC 467-4
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CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION IN TEACHING
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE ?
(D100)
Dr. Huamei Han ?
email:huamei_han@sfu.ca ?
Phone:778-782-5443?
Office: EDB 8666
Thursday 8:30-12:20 EDB 8620F
PREREQUISITE
60 credit hours and ENGL 370 or a linguistics course.
DESCRIPTION
The course is designed for prospective and beginning teachers to learn more about theory, research, and
practice in teaching English as an additional language (EAL) in today's multilingual classrooms.
Through readings, hands-on assignments, group presentations, and discussions, we will explore an
integrated approach to working with both young and adult EAL learners to develop language skills
through designing and delivering curriculum, instruction and assessment.
OBJECTIVES
• To become familiar with approaches and techniques for teaching various aspects of English language
in multilingual classrooms
• To develop a basic understanding of conducting small-scale qualitative research in support of
teaching and learning
• To explore one's own attitudes and approaches to language learning and teaching, and to develop an
awareness of the sociopolitical contexts within which the profession of TEAL is situated
REQUIRED TEXTBOOK
Coelho, Elizabeth. 2004. Adding English: A guide to teaching in multilingual classrooms. Toronto:
Pippin Publishing. ISBN 978-0-88751-095-3
RECOMMENDED TEXTBOOK
Gibbons, Pauline. 2002. Scaffolding language, scaffolding learning: Teaching second language learners
in the mainstream classroom. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. ISBN 0-325-00366-1
Other articles/book chapters will be available in SFIJ library reserves.
EVALUATION
• Assignment #1:
- TEAL and Me: An initial bio entry to reflect on personal understandings and beliefs of second
language
learning and teaching (10%). Due: Electronically 9:00 am May 13th; Hardcopy: May 15th, 2008 in
class
- TEAL and Me: A final reflection (30%). Due: the last day of the class.
• Assignment #2: Understanding TESL: Individual notes/transcripts based on an interview with an
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EAL
teacher: 10%; Small group presentation: 15%. Due date: as assigned; individual notes due the week
after the
last group presentation to allow for revision
• Assignment #3: Unit and Lesson Plan: Individual plan: 10%; Group presentation on the plans:
15%) Due
date: as assigned; individual plans due the week after the last presentation to allow for revision
• Professionalism and active participation in class activities (10%).
FURTHER NOTES
ALL students are expected to attend the first lecture; and those who expect to miss three or more lectures
are advised NOT to enroll in this course.
Students in all Faculty of
Education courses are encouraged to review policies pertaining to
academic integrity available on the Undergraduate Programs website:
http://www.educ.sfu.ca/ugradprogs/student
resources/index.html
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