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IMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
Spring Semester 2000
EDUC 467 - 4 ?
Dr. Gloria Sampson
Curriculum & Instruction in Teaching
Office: MPX 8671
English as a Second Language
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Tel: 291-4303
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E-mail: sampson@sfu.ca
Thursdays 16:30-20:20
PREREQUISITE
60 credit hours & Engi 370 or a linguistic course.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
AIM: Teachers of English as a second language live out their lives between worlds: they serve as
interpreters and guides to learners entering the global world of English speakers. As an interpreter
and guide to learners, an ESL teacher must be able to explain the intricacies of the English lexicon,
provide guidance to students in how to master the physiological acts involved in pronouncing
English so it can be comprehended, and lead students with ease and skill through the terrain of
grammar. This course assumes you are interested in learning these skills.
TOPICS
1. Teaching the multicultural lexicon of the English language:
(a)
borrowed words from around the world
(b)
borrowed forms from Latin and Greek
2. Teaching pronunciation:
(a)
phonemic transcription
(b) pronunciation pairs
(c)
spelling
3. Teaching syntax in the context of content-area genres:
(a)
sentence patterns
(b) the structure and linguistic features of genres used in academic subject areas, K-12
ASSIGNMENTS
1.
Lesson plans for teaching the lexicon (25%)
2.
Lesson plans for teaching pronunciation and spelling (35%)
3.
Lesson plans for teaching sentence patterns in the context of discourse (40%)
REQUIRED TEXTS
Gramley, Stephan and Pätzold, Kurt-Michael. (1992). A Survey of Modern English. London:
Routledge, 1992. ISBN 0-415-04957-1 paperback.
Baker, Ann and Goldstein, Sharon. (1990). Pronunciation Pairs, Student's Book. Cambridge,
UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-34972-9 paperback.
Derewianka, Beverly. (1990). Exploring How Texts Work. Newtown, NSW, Australia: Primary
English Teaching Association. ISBN 0-909955-90-5 paperback.
NOTE:
Some of the required readings and resources for doing assignments in this course are on
the worldwide web. You need to be able to access the web (a) via your own home computer, or (b)
by activating your SFU Computing Account, which is FREE and defined after you are officially
registered. To do the latter call Academic Computing Services, Strand Hall, Room AD1001, phone
291-3234 between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Centre for Distance Educa•n ?
Faculty of Education ?
Simon Fraser University
WMC 1300 291-3524
EDUCATION 467-4
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CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION IN ?
TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND
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LANGUAGE
Students will learn to use an English language teaching grammar
appropriately, to evaluate and use methods of teaching English as a second
language, to do error analyses, and to adapt commercial programmes to the
specific needs of learners. This course is designed for teachers and prospective
teachers.
PREREQUISiTE:
60 credit hours and ENGL 370 or a Linguistics course.
REQUIRED TEXTS:
Collins Cobuild English Grammar.
(1994) London: Harper Collins.
Cummings, Carol. (1992)
Teaching Makes a Difference.
2nd ed. Edmonds, WA:
Teaching, Inc.
Gilbert, Judy. (1993).
Clear Speech.
2nd ed. Student's Book and Teacher's
Manual. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Hoffman, Eva. (1990). Lost in Translation (A Life in a New Language).
NY:
Penguin.
Nilsen, D. & Nilsen, A. ?
(1973). ?
Pronunciation Contrasts in English.
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Scarborough: Prentice-Hall.
Stevens, R. (1983).
Erik Erikson: An Introduction. NY:
St. Martin's Press.
Swan, M. & Smith, B. (1987). Learner English (A Teacher's Guide to
Interference and Other Problems).
Toronto: McClelland & Stewart.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
Assignment 1 ?
20%
Assignment 2 ?
30%
Assignment 3
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20%
Assignment 4 ?
30%
paper, not to exceed four pages
pronunciation lesson plans
phonics lesson plans
syntax lesson plans
SUPPLEMENTARY FEES:
Course Materials & Service Fee
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06/16/99
Centre for Distance Educati On
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Faculty of Education
Simon Fraser University
WMC 1300 291-3524
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
You will be required to demonstrate competence in teaching the following kinds of
lessons:
1.
Pronunciation: minimal pair drills, intonation (30%).
2.
Reading: phonics, metalinguistic strategies (30%).
3.
Syntax: pattern practice activities (30%).
The fourth assignment asks you to use cognitive and social concepts from
psychology to evaluate the progress of one or more students (10%).
The lesson plan assignments will consist of:
a.
your first lesson plan for the topic,
b.
your evaluation of its instructional efficacy, using concepts in the books on
teaching skills.
c.
a
contract
that outlines the teaching skills you will focus on in order to
improve your skills in delivering this kind of lesson to a class, and
d.
a copy of an improved, subsequent lesson of the same type that you used in
your class, with a reflective commentary.
SUPPLEMENTARY FEES:
Course Materials & Service Fee $30
11/12/98
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