Introduction to TESOL

Introduction to TESOL
Course Schedule

The following class schedule is provided as a general guide and is subject to change over the course of the term. If the schedule needs to be adjusted, changes will be noted in class.

Weekly Schedule

Old ChapelThe class meets on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 1:00 - 3:00 in Old Chapel 206.

Please plan to spend at least two of the Wednesdays for field trips to observe ESL classes in various parts of the state.

 

 

 

Tentative Course Calendar

 Date  Topics  Required Readings  Assignment Due
 Mon. 1/4
  • An overview of the field
  • Personal language
    learning experiences
  • An introductory lesson
  • Course overview, assignments
   
 Tues. 1/5  · Cognitive, affective, and linguistic principles
· Learner motivation
· Native-speaker competencies		  Brown, ch 2 & ch 3
· Harmer, ch 1 & ch 2		  
 Thur. 1/7  Methodological Overview
· Guest visit - ESL instructor		  · Brown, ch 4 & ch 5
· Harmer, ch 4
· Larsen-Freeman, ch 1 ·		  Language Learning Experience Paper.
 Fri. 1/8  · Learner Variables: Age & Proficiency
· Intro to Productive Skills
· The Grammar-Translation Method ·		  Brown, ch 6 & ch 7
· Harmer, ch 5
· Larsen-Freeman, ch 2 		 · ESL student interview report.
 Mon. 1/11   Lesson-planning
· Socio-political and institutional contexts
· The Direct Method 		 ·· Brown, ch 20
· Harmer, ch 12
· Snow, PP 75-80
· Larsen-Freeman, ch 3 ·		  Web site review
 Tues. 1/12   Basic techniques
· Introducing new language
· Classroom observation tasks
· The Audio-Lingual Method		  · Brown, ch 9
· Harmer, ch 6
· Larsen-Freeman, ch 4 		 
 Thur. 1/14   · Practice
· Teaching Writing
· Textbooks & Materials
· The Silent Way		   · Harmer, ch 7
· Snow, ch 10
· Brown, ch 17
· Larsen-Freeman, ch 5		   · 1st observation report
· Mini-teaching assignment 1
 Fri. 1/15   · Teaching Reading
· Using teaching aids in the classroom
· Guest visit - ESL publisher
· Suggestopedia		   · Snow, ch 9
· Brown, ch. 16
· Larsen-Freeman, ch 6		  · Mini-teaching assignment 1
· 1st tutoring/ mentoring report
 Mon. 1/18   · No Class. MLK Holiday    
 Tues. 1/19   · Learning Strategies
· Classroom Management Skills
· Community Language Learning 		 · Brown, ch 12, ch 21
· Harmer, ch. 11
· Snow, ch 14 & pp. 80-86
· Larsen-Freeman, ch 7 		 · Textbook analysis
· Final project proposals
 Thur. 1/21   · Teaching Listening
· The Total Physical Response Method 		 · Snow ch 7
· Brown ch 14
· Harmer pp 181-190
· Larsen-Freeman, ch 8		   · 2nd observation report
 Fri. 1/22   · Teaching Speaking
· The Communicative Approach 		 · Snow ch 8
· Brown ch 15
· Harmer ch 8
· Larsen-Freeman, ch 9		   · Mini-teaching assignment 2
 Mon. 1/25   · Teaching Grammar
· British vs. American English
· The Natural Approach		   · Brown, ch 18
· Snow ch 12
· Krashen & Terrell, ch2 & ch 3		   · Mini-teaching assignment 2
 Tue. 1/26  · Teaching Vocabulary
· Teaching Pronunciation
· Using Technology
· The Lexical Approach 		 · Lewis, ch 1 & ch 2
· Snow, ch 11
· Boswood, passim		   2nd tutoring/ mentoring report
 Thu. 1/28   · Testing
· Entering the profession
· Final Projects		   · Snow, ch 4
· Brown, ch 19		   Final Projects
 Fri. 1/29   · Teaching Culture
· Final Projects
· Course evaluation		  Snow, ch 13  Final Projects