EDUCATION 467-4

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CURRICULUM

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INSTRUCTION IN TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE

Spring, 1987

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Instructor: Debbie Smith

Mondays, 4:30 - 8:30 ?

Location: MPX 7506

This course is for practising and pre-service teachers of English as a Second/Foreign Language. Course

content will include an overview of different approaches in T.E.S.L. with an emphyasis on the

Communicative Approach; teaching techniques and development/selection of materials; unit and lesson

planning; evaluation of coursebooks/materials and students progress. Participants will develop materials

suitable for present or projected teaching situation.

Topics will include: Contexts in teaching English as a Second Language

Approaches to T.E.S.L.

Communicative Competence

Unit and Lesson Planning

Curriculum Design

Teaching Grammar & Pronounciation

Teaching Communication Skills

Teaching Reading & Writing

Evaluating Materials

Testing

Psychological, Social & Cultural Factors in T.E.S.L.

Evaluation will be based on:

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An Overview of Methods: A Summary of Major Methods

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15%

and a Commentary on Communicative Language Teaching

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Two lesson plans: A Structure Lesson and a Communicative

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25%

Lesson

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A Unit Plan ?

25%

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Term Paper ?

25%

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Mini-assignments and Mini-presentations Seminar

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10%

Workshops and Class Participation.

Pre-requisite: A lower level linguistics course.

Savignon, Sandra, Communicative Competence: Theory and Classroom Practice. (Addison-

Wesley, Publishing Co.)

Paulston, C. B. & M. N. Bruder, Teaching English as a Second Language. (Winthrop Publishing

Inc.)

Please Note: There will be a $5.00 xeroxing charge to cover handouts provided throughout the course.