Copyright James Brawn © 2001-2024. All rights reserved.
Revised:
08/20/24
In this course you will learn about various approaches, methods, techniques and strategies that are used in the language teaching classroom. Our textbook is Techniques and Principles of Language Teaching by Diane Larsen-Freeman and Marti Andersen. You can purchase this at a bookstore or online. We will also have a workbook which you can purchase at 참글.
The purpose of this course is two-fold. First, the course designed to raise your awareness of various teaching practices such as methods, strategies and techniques that you can use as a language teacher. Secondly, the copurse is desigend to help you practices these skills. Skill development, however, requires reflection and so thorugh this course you will reflect upon your own teaching style and the teaching style of others. As you encounter, practice, and reflect upon these methods of language teaching, you will expand and hone your repertoire of teaching techniques and thus become a more effective teacher.
Lectures notes will be added on a weekly basis to both eclass and my website. Remember to access these files you will need your ID and Password. Email me if you have questions about the lectures or problems accessing the files.
topAttendance/Participation
Attendance is mandatory: Participants who arrive to class 10 minutes or
more after class begins will be considered late. Participants who are late
3 times will receive 1 absence. Any participant who misses 1/4 of all
class meetings will receive an F. Mastery of the ideas and concepts of
this course requires engagement and discussion. If you are not in class,
you miss that opportunity to exchange ideas. Moreover, participation is
also essential. Just coming to class is not enough. I expect all
participants to be active in class discussion and lectures as well as to
complete all oral and written assignments.
Homework or Readings
It is essential to be prepared for each class by completing the required readings. This will provide you with the background knowledge on the topic and allow you to participate actively in the class discussion. In order to ensure that you have read the required readings for class, you will be expected to do a short homework assignment for the reading. This homework assignment involves answering the processing questions in the workbook. I have provided chapter by chapter pdfs in the weekly schedule (below).
Belief Statement
Reflect on your experience as both a learner and/or a teacher. Think about each question (handout). Write at least one well-developed paragraph for each question (4-5 lines or sentences at least). DO NOT USE RESOURCE MATERIALS. Just tell me what you currently believe about each question. This is DUE WEEK 3.
Poster Presentation
Each student will choose a method that we have studied. You will design a poster that will help you answer the following questions: What is significant about the method? (Describe the goal, key principles & techniques) Why did you pick it? How will you use it in your future teaching? (Describe and activity or specific technique that you will use). The presentation is only 3 minutes long, so you need to choose the most important points to present. You will give the same presentation 3 times. Once to your group members, then again to the members of the other two groups.
Lesson Plan & Micro-Teaching
You will create a lesson plan using various methods, techniques and activities that we have studies to create an effective teaching plan. The idea here is that you can use any of the methods we have studied. And you should use them creatively and effectively to create fun and effective lesson. You will also need to identify the method that your procedures describe and the principle behind the procedure. You will then teach the lesson plan to a group of your classmates. (handout) (Micro-Teaching Lesson Plan Template)
Reflection on Micro-Teaching
Use the feedback that you received from your peers and from your trainer to help you reflect on your Micro-Teaching experience. Answer the three question on the back of the Lesson Plan and Micro-Teaching template.
Final Learning Statement
This is a re-write of your Belief Statement (handout). Your job is to evaluate your original answers, think about the feedback I gave on the original paper and provide better answers and reasons for your beliefs. You will need to turn in the orignail Belief Statement (with my feedback on it) with the Final Learning Statement; BOTH TOGETHER. This is due week 16.
Here is a library of videos. Some are from the lectures others are additional resources for you to watch.
Week |
Reading/Homework |
Topics |
1 |
Read "To the Teacher Educator"& Ch1 pages ix-xvii, 1-10 (workbook link) |
Class Overview Introductions |
2 |
Read Chapter 2 on GTM pages 13-24 (workbook link) |
What are language teaching "methods" and why study them? Grammar TYranslation Method |
3 |
Read Chapter 3 on DM pages 25-34 (workbook link) | Direct Method |
4 |
Read Chapter 4 on ALM pages 35-50 (workbook link) | Audio Lingual Method |
5 |
Read Chapter 5 on DM pages 51-70 (workbook link) | The Silent Way |
6 |
Read Chapter 6 on DM pages 71-84 (workbook link) |
Desuggesopedia |
7 |
Read Chapter 7 on CLL pages 85-102 (workbook link) |
Community Language Learning |
8 |
Read Chapter 8 on TPR pages 103-114 (workbook link) | Total Physical Response - Total Physical Response Storytelling |
9 |
Read Chapter 9 on CLT pages 115-130 (workbook link) | Communicative Language Teaching |
10 |
Read Chapter 10 on DM pages 131-148 (workbook link) |
Content-based and Participatory Approaches |
11 |
Read Chapter 11 on DM pages 149-164 (workbook link) | Task-Based Language Teaching |
12 |
Poster Presentation |
Poster Presentation |
13 |
Review & Preparation of Micro-Teaching | Group Planning and Individual Conferencing |
14 |
Microteaching |
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15 |
Reflective Assignment 2 |
Microteaching |
16 |
Reflective Assignment 3 |
Final Class: Class Evaluation & Survey |
Copyright James Brawn © 2001-2024. All rights reserved.
Revised:
08/20/24