English Language Teaching
Course tutor: Mohd. Yasin Sharif.
Class-Materials: http://dewalika.yolasites.com
Course Description:
This is a mere foundation course. This course aims at familiarizing the learners with the basics terms and terminologies of SLA. The course will further focus on the popular SLA theories and the usual and useful pedagogic practices in effective classroom teaching. It may also encourage students to further research by orienting and introducing them to current research on classroom problems and practices.
Course Objectives
The main objective of the course is to:
Ø familiarize the students with store of ELT text and literature.
Ø encourage a keen interest among students towards learning and teaching
Ø develop a thirst among learners to use innovative and modern teaching tools
and techniques.
Overall Evaluation: (a) 20% attendance and class performance
(b) 30% midterm examination
(c) 50% final assignment.
Text book: Larsen-Freeman and M.H. Long (1991) An Introduction to Second Language Acquisition Research,
London: Longman.
Books Recommended:
Cook, V.J. (1993) Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition, London: Macmillan.
Cook, V.J. (1991) Second Language Learning and Teaching, London: Edward Arnold.
Richards, J.C. et al; Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching.
Richards, J.C. et al; Longman Dictionary of Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics.
Corder, S. Pit; Error Analysis and Interlanguage
Madsen, H. Techniques in Jesting
Click her for Lesson Plan:
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Week 1 |
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Week 2 |
Theories in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) Nativist theories of SLA: |
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Theories in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) Nativist theories of SLA: | |
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Theories in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) Nativist theories of SLA: | |
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Week 3 |
Theories in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) Environmentalist theories of SLA |
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Theories in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) Environmentalist theories of SLA § Chomsky's critique of the behaviourist-empiricist account of language. | |
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Theories in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) Environmentalist theories of SLA § Theoretical Explaining to Second Language Learning | |
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Week 4 |
Theories in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) § Schumann’s Pidginization Hypothesis and Acculturation Model |
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Theories in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) § A critique of the Pidginization Hypothesis and Acculturation Model | |
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Theories in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) § Student Presentation, Class Performance, Assignment | |
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Week 5 |
Student Presentation, Class Performance, Assignment |
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Comparing and evaluating theories. Research and Teaching Methodology Interlanguage studies § Introduction |
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Comparing and evaluating theories. Research and Teaching Methodology Interlanguage studies § Contrastive analysis |
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Week 6 |
Comparing and evaluating theories. Research and Teaching Methodology Interlanguage studies § Error analysis § Performance analysis |
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Week 7 |
Psychology Linguistics: Language deprivation § Some Case study § Classroom instruction § Review and roundup for examination |
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Midterm Examination |
Text books:
Larsen-Freeman and M.H. Long (1991) An Introduction to Second Language Acquisition Research, London: Longman.
Larsen-Freeman, D; Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching
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Week 8 |
Explanations for differential success among second language learners.
§ Age Further reading: § Aptitude Further reading: |
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Week 9 |
Explanations for differential success among second language learners. Further reading: The Influence of Personality on the Oral Performance of Second Language Acquisition Further reading: |
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Explanations for differential success among second language learners. Further reading: § Cognitive § Hemisphere specialization |
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Week 10 |
§ Learning strategies § Other factors |
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Week 11 |
Approaches and methods in language teaching. § Grammar-translation method |
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Week 12 |
Approaches and methods in language teaching. § Audio-lingual method |
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Week 13 |
Approaches and methods in language teaching. § Communicative language teaching(CLT) |
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Week 14 |
Approaches and methods in language teaching. § Others. |
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Final Examination |
All sorts of student correspondences and assignment submission for this course should be done through - assignment4212@gamil.com
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