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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
EDUCATION 487-4 ?
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
TC 3100 ?
291-3524
EDUCATION 467-4
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
NOTICE.