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English
Language Teaching Methodology
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This
course consists of two 75-minute periods each week for 16 weeks.
Each
week
considers a specific aspect of TEFL, and each period focuses on a
particular perspective: |
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Weeks
1 - 4
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Week
1 |
- Introduction to the course
- Introductory
activities
- How
to Teach English, Task File, Introduction (page 136)
- Tell Me More!: Chapter 1
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Week
2 |
- How
to Teach English, Chapter 1; How to be a good teacher
- How
to Teach English, Task File, Chapter 1 (pages 137, 138)
- Tell Me More!: Chapter 2;
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Week
3 |
- How
to Teach English, Chapter 2; How to be a good learner
- How
to Teach English, Task File, Chapter 2 (pages 139 - 141).
- Tell Me More!: Chapter 3
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Week
4 |
- How
to Teach English, Chapter 3; How to manage teaching and learning.
- How
to Teach English, Task File, Chapter 3 (pages 142 - 144).
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- Tell Me More!: Chapter 4
- Student
Presentation: Student-designed and produced English lesson;
feedback, self- and peer-assessment
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Weeks
5 - 8
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Week
5 |
- How
to Teach English, Chapter 4; How to describe teaching and learning
- How
to Teach English, Task File, Chapter 4 (pages 145 - 147). Reflective activities about describing learning and teaching
- Tell Me More!: Chapter 5
- Student
Presentation: Student-designed and produced English lesson; feedback,
self- and peer-assessment.
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Week
6 |
- How
to Teach English, Chapter 5; How to describe language
- How
to Teach English, Task File, Chapter 5 (pages 148 - 152). Reflective activities about describing language
- Tell Me More!: Chapter 6
- Student
Presentation: Student-designed and produced English lesson; feedback,
self- and peer-assessment.
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Week
7 |
- How
to Teach English, Chapter 6; How to teach language
- How
to Teach English, Task File, Chapter 6 (pages 153 - 155). Reflective activities about teaching language
- Tell Me More!: Chapter 7
- Student
Presentation: Student-designed and produced English lesson; feedback,
self- and peer-assessment
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Week
8 |
- How
to Teach English, Chapter 7; How to teach reading
- How
to Teach English, Task File, Chapter 7 (pages 156 - 158). Reflective activities about teaching reading.
- Tell Me More!: Chapter 8)
- Student
Presentation: Student-designed and produced English lesson; feedback,
self- and peer-assessment.
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Weeks
9 - 12
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Week
9 |
- How
to Teach English, Chapter 8; How to teach writing
- How
to Teach English, Task File, Chapter 8 (pages 159 - 161).
Reflective activities about teaching writing.
- Tell Me More!: Chapter 9)
- Student
Presentation: Student-designed and produced English lesson;
feedback, self- and peer-assessment.
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Week
10 |
- How
to Teach English, Chapter 9; How to teach speaking
- How
to Teach English, Task File, Chapter 9 (pages 162 - 164).
Reflective activities about teaching speaking
- Tell Me More!: Chapter 10
- Student
Presentation: Student-designed and produced English lesson;
feedback, self- and peer-assessment.
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Week
11 |
- How
to Teach English, Chapter 10; How to teach listening
- How
to Teach English, Task File, Chapter 10 (pages 165 - 166).
Reflective activities about teaching listening
- Tell Me More!: Chapter 11
- Hand
in your Tell Me More! to the professor, for his comments
on page 61.
- Student
Presentation: Student-designed and produced English lesson;
feedback, self- and peer-assessment.
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Week
12 |
- How
to Teach English, Chapter 11; How to use textbooks
- How
to Teach English, Task File, Chapter 11 (pages 167 - 169).
Reflective activities about using textbooks.
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Tell Me More!: Chapter 12
- Student
Presentation: Student-designed and produced English lesson;
feedback, self- and peer-assessment.
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Weeks
13 - 16
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Week
13 |
- How
to Teach English, Chapter 12; How to plan lessons
- How
to Teach English, Task File, Chapter 12 (pages 170 - 172).
Reflective activities about planning lessons.
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Tell Me More!: Extra Activities
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Student
Presentation: Student-designed and produced English lesson;
feedback, self- and peer-assessment.
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Week
14 |
- How
to Teach English, Chapter 13; What if?
- How
to Teach English, Task File, Chapter 13 (pages 173 - 176).
- Reflective activities about problems in the EFL class
- Preparation
for the final test
- Student
Presentation: Student-designed and produced English lesson;
feedback, self- and peer-assessment.
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Week
15 |
- Final test,
written by course members.
- Marking
the final test
- Final Portfolio Conference
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Week
16 |
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Most
recently updated on January 11, 2004 |