Fall Semester, 1990
(Sept. 4 - Nov. 30., 1990)
Mondays, 16:30 - 20:20
Location: MPX 8651
Instructor: Sarah Fleming
Phone: ?
291-3395
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
EDUCATION
4674:?
INSTRUCTION: TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
PREREQUISiTES:
60 hours of credit. A lower level linguistics course.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course provides practising and pre-service teachers with an
overview of principles of teaching English as a second language.
Students will become familiar with a variety of current ESL
teaching/learning methodologies, and through discussion of these will
develop a personal theory of language teaching. In addition, students
will discuss the characteristics of ESL learners, and explore the cultural
implications of acquiring a new language. Other topics to be covered
include classroom management, language teaching techniques, and
basic principles of English grammar and phonology.
ASSIGNMENTS
1.
Observation/Interview exercise
10%
2.
In-Class Presentation
10%
3. Phonology Exercise
15%
4.
Grammar Review Exercise
15%
5.
Lesson Plan
20%
6. Unit Plan
30%
REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS
Kelleen Toohey. (Ed.) (1990). Education 467 Course Reader. Centre for
Distance Education, Simon Fraser University.
For those interested in ESL for children:
Pat Rigg, & D. Scott Enright. (Eds.) (1986). Children and ESL:
Integrating Perspectives. TESOL Publications.
Gail Heald-Taylor. (1986). Whole Langua
g e Strate
g ies for ESL Primary
Students. OISE Press.
For those interested in adult ESL:
Jill Bell. (1988). Teaching Multilevel classes in ESL. Dominie Press.
Wilga M. Rivers. (Ed.) (1987). Interactive Language Teaching.
Cambridge University Press.
