Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Course description:
This course gives the overview of
- the characteristics of a good English teacher,
- methods and media used to teach English,
- lesson planning and teaching management.
Course objective:
After taking the course the students are hoped to
- possess the characteristics needed to be good English teachers,
- able to plan lesson and to create and develop teaching aids,
- able to choose appropriate method and technique for teaching,
- able to manage a class.
Attendance:
- The students should attend, at least, 80% (12 meetings) of the whole sessions including the mid term and final test.
- If the students come into the classroom 15 minutes or more late, they are considered absent.
Assessment:
The students are assessed in terms of
- classroom attendance and classroom participation,
- class presentation/ classroom action,
- reflective journal,
- project assignment,
- collection of reward.
Student’s project:
The students, in group of three to four,
- present a model for teaching certain lesson; write the reflective journal based on it including the pre, whilst, and post classroom action (the journal is submitted a week after the presentation day)
- go to school, observe the teaching learning process of an English class, and write a report (complete it with the documents needed); submit it on the final exam date
- conduct a TEFL seminar by inviting practitioner (‘outstanding’ English teachers) to share expertise and experience. The committee members of the seminar will get extra point for TEFL class
References:
- Doff, Adrian. 1988. Teach English: A Training Course for Teachers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Harmer, Jeremy. 1998. How to Teach English: An Introduction to the Practice of English Language Teaching. Harlow: Longman
- Harmer, Jeremy. 2001. The Practice of English Language Teaching. Harlow: Longman
Class session:
Week | Materials | Resource |
1. | Introduction | Course syllabus |
2. | How to be a good teacher | Harmer1, p.1-6; Harmer2, p.56- 66 |
3. | How to describe learning and teaching | Harmer1, p.24-33; Harmer, 78-96 |
4. | How to teach structure | Doff, p.22-31; Harmer1, p.15-23; Harmer, 114-124 |
5. | How to teach vocabulary | Harmer1, p.52-67; Harmer2 p.168; Doff p.11 |
6. | How to teach listening | Harmer1, p.97-110; Harmer, p.228-242 |
7. | How to teach speaking | Doff, p.208-220; p.231-240; Harmer1, p.87-96 |
8. | MID TERM TEST | |
9. | How to teach reading | Doff, p.56-65; p.170-182; Harmer1, p.68-78 |
10. | How to teach writing | Doff, p.127-136; p.148-158; Harmer1, p.79-86 |
11. | How to use media and teaching aids | Doff, p.43-55; p.81-92; Harmer1, p.111-120; Harmer2, p. 295-305 |
12. | How to plan lessons | Doff, p.93-101; Harmer1, p.121-126; Harmer2, p.308-320 |
13. | What if; correcting errors | Doff, p.186-197; Harmer1, p.127-134; Harmer2, p.126-132 |
14. | TEFL Workshop | Experienced English teachers |
15. | FINAL TEST |
