TESOL Advanced Certification Program provides Fundamentals of English Language Teaching as a second language with focus on methods and approaches to TESOL which can be applied in a variety of teaching environments.
Fundamentals of English Language Teaching
CONTENTS
When you finish this session, you will be able to: When you finish this session, you will be able to: Session E Application LESSON 2. Factors in Language Learning Session D Problems and solutions When you finish this session, you will be able to: Session E Application Session F Quiz LESSON 3. Sociocultural Factors in Language Learning Session B Language and culture Session D Teaching communicative competence Session F Quiz Session A Introduction When you finish this session, you will be able to: When you finish this session, you will be able to: Session F Quiz LESSON 5. Teacher Development When you finish this session, you will be able to: Session D Classroom-based action research and professional growth When you finish this session, you will be able to: Session E Application Session F Quiz TEST
LESSON 1. Understanding Language Teaching and Learning
Session A Introduction
Session B Definitions of language and learning
When you finish this session, you will be able to:
• understand what language is
• understand different contexts and purposes for language learning
Session C Theories of language learning
• understand schools of thought in second language acquisition
• connect language learning theories to classroom teaching
Session D Connecting theory to the classroom
• understand the relationship between theories and methodologies
• understand the main methods of language teaching
Session F Quiz
Session A Introduction
Session B Age factors
When you finish this session, you will be able to:
• understand age factors in first and second language acquisition
• understand how learner age affects teaching practices
Session C Psychological and personality factors
When you finish this session, you will be able to:
• identify psychological factors of language learning
• define learning styles and strategies
• understand affect and language ego
• recognize the importance of motivation
• use techniques that acknowledge age and psychological factors
• manage typical classroom challenges related to these factors
Session A Introduction
When you finish this session, you will be able to:
• understand the relationship between language and culture
• understand the role of L2 culture in second language acquisition
• understand the role of culture in the classroom
Session C Communicative competence: Discourse and pragmatics
When you finish this session, you will be able to:
• understand communicative competence and its elements
• realize the cultural basis of discourse
• understand the elements of conversation analysis
When you finish this session, you will be able to:
• teach communicative competence effectively
• teach spoken discourse elements and strategies
• teach pragmatics in the EL classroom
Session E Application
LESSON 4. The Post-Method Era: Toward Informed approaches
Session B Communicative-based approaches
When you finish this session, you will be able to:
• structure task-based instruction
• structure content-based instruction
• structure learner-centered instruction
Session C Form-focused instruction
• understand the main elements of form-focused instruction (FFI)
• understand grammar teaching in a communicative language classroom identify techniques for teaching both grammar and vocabulary
• appreciate the value of form-focused instruction in a communicative language classroom
Session D Learner errors: Sources, types, and treatment
• understand the difference between error and slip
• realize the linguistic background to error
• recognize interlingual and intralingual errors
• understand language variation and fossilization
• apply different types of feedback
Session E Application
Session A Introduction
Session B The role of the teacher
• understand some of the demands and complexities of teaching
• realize which skills, abilities and knowledge are needed for teaching
• recognize personal characteristics of a good teacher
• balance your role as a teacher with student expectations
Session C Classroom observations
When you finish this session, you will be able to:
• realize the importance of classroom observations
• understand the difference between peer and self observations
• use methods of observation
• appreciate the value of peer feedback
• understand and use classroom-based action research
• develop teacher collaboration
• utilize different opportunities for professional growth
• appreciate life-long professional learning
End of Final Test
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