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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

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CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION IN

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TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE

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(D3.00)

Summer Session,1992 ?

Instructor: J. MacDougall

(June 29 —August 7)

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926-2249

Mondays/Wednesdays, 1:00-4:50 p.m.

Location: HC 1325

Harbour Campus

PREREQUISITE:

60 hours of credit. A linguistics course or ENGL 370.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

This course provides practising and pre-service teachers an overview of principles of

teaching English as a second language. By the end of this course you should:

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have a clear understanding of the social and psychological factors associated with

immigration and second language acquisition.

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have a clear understanding of the various approaches, methods and techniques

used in an ESL setting and develop a personal theory of language teaching.

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be able to discuss general considerations and provide specific ideas for integrating

the four skill areas: listening, speaking, reading and writing.

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be able to select appropriate materials for use with students considering their age,

linguistic and cultural background.

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be able to discuss current issues

COURSE EVALUATION

The course grade (100) will be divided accordingly:

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In-class work/assigned work ?

70

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Final project ?

30

READINGS

H. Douglas Brown. Principles of Language Learning and Teaching. (2nd ed.) Prentice-

Hall. ISBN 0-13-709295-4

Robin Scarcella & Rebecca Oxford. (1992). The Tanestrv of Language Learning: The

Individual in the Communicative Classroom. Heinle & Heinle.

ISBN 0-8384-23590

Readings provided will be discussed and summarized in class by the group responsible for

the topic. The concepts in the readings will supplement what we will be discussing and are

necessary for total understanding of the course. You must have read the readings orior to

the class, and come prepared to discuss the topic.

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Faculty of Education

Simon Fraser University

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ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE

Education 467 is an introductory course to provide practising or pre-service teachers

with an overview of the basic principles of teaching English as a second language.

The disciplinary bases of contemporary approaches to second language teaching are

discussed, curricular methods and materials are evaluated and students will develop

materials which might be useful in their own actual or projected teaching situations.

PREREQUISITE:

60 credit hours and EngI 370 or a Lingustics course.

REQUIRED TEXTS:

Pat Rigg and D. Scott Enright.

Children and ESL: Integrating Perspectives.

Washington, D.C: TESOL, 1986.

Gordon Wells. The Meaning Makers; Children Learning Language and Using

Language to Learn.

Portsmouth, New Hampshire: Heinemann, 1986.

Canadian ESL Materials,

Special issue of TESL Talk, Vol. 18 (1), 1988.

For those interested in ESL for young children: Gail Heald-Taylor.

Whole Language

Strategies for ESL Students.

Toronto: OISE Press, 1986.

For those interested in ESL for secondary students and adults: Jill Bell and Barbara

Burnaby.

Handbook for ESL Literacy.

Toronto: OISE Press, 1984.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

Assignment 1

Self-Introduction

10%

Assignment 2

Observation Exercise

10%

Assignment 3

Phonology Exercise

15%

Assignment 4

Verb Form Exercise

15%

Assignment 5

Lesson Plan

20%

Assignment 6

Unit Plan

30%

COURSE INSTRUCTOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES WITHOUT