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CURRICUIAJM FOR
THE E.S.L. TEACHER
FALL SESSION
1981 ?
INSmUrOR, ISOBEL COLE
WEDNESDAYS 4z0O to 8,00 p.m.
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LOCATION, S.F.U. CENTRE (OKANAGAN CAMPUS)
KE LOWNA
Information about the course can be obtained by contacting the instructor
in Vancouver at 228 - 0059.
TOPICS, The sound system of English, and pronunciation difficulties for the
immigrant student.
Language acquisition, and the implications for second language
learners.
Teaching techniques for the E.S.L. classroom, lesson planning,
adapting the programme for individual needs, the Open Learning
approach, composition and rhetoric, contact assignments, parent
involvement, public relations aspects how the E.S.L. teacher
can help.
Evaluation of existing programs, texts, testing procedures.
Use of drama, music, multimedia techniques, the buddy system.
ASSIGNMENTS,
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Participation in weekly seminar sessions (10% of mark).
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Two take-home quizzes - one in October, one in November (25 each).
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Observation of existing E.S.L. programs in Kelowna (tentative). (
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Major paper - topic to be selected after discussion with instru4or
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* TEXTBOOKS,
The Foreign Lnjuap Learners A Guide for Teachers - N. Finocchiaro and
N. Bonomo, (Regents, New York,
1973)
En g
lish As a Second Lanuae/Dia1ect Resource Book for K - 12 (Province
of British Columbia, Ministry of Education, Curriculum Development Branch,
Victoria, B.C., 1981)
* Not necessary for class, but would be useful for the teacher's library.
Additional handouts and Xeroxed material will be provided during the course.
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