TEACHING PRACTICE
Course Title
Course Code
Credit
Prerequisite
Coordinator
Program Level
Program
Instruction Language
Applicable for TESOL Program
Requirement in TESOL Program
Semester in TESOL Program
Overview
This course provides third-year students majoring in TESOL Studies with a systematic overview of key concepts, methods, instructional strategies and classroom management techniques relevant to English language teaching. Students are required to work in groups, to practice designing lesson plans and conducting micro-teaching sessions of language components (Grammar, Vocabulary, Pronunciation) and the four macro skills (Reading, Listening, Writing, Speaking). They also observe classmates’ performance and give comments in relation to teaching principles. Feedback from peers and lecturers supports students’ learning to better their teaching practices.
Objectives
| Goals | Goal description |
|---|---|
| G1 |
Knowledge of language teaching and learning, classroom management and ELT methods for teaching language elements and skills |
| G2 |
Skills for managing a classroom effectively, and applying different teaching stages to teach vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, listening, speaking, reading and writing skills |
| G3 |
Skills for communication and cooperation in teams |
| G4 |
The ability to formulate ideas, design and apply the knowledge of technology in ELT |
Learning Outcomes
|
CLOs |
Descriptions After finishing this course, students are able to |
ELO(s) /PI(s) |
Course Competency Level |
|
CLO1 |
Classify language teaching and learning terminology, analyse and assess classroom management techniques, methods of teaching language components and language skills. |
PI 3.3 |
4 |
|
CLO2 |
Design lesson plans to teach language components and skills, with the employment of information technology. |
PI 5.1 PI 5.2 |
5 4 |
|
CLO3 |
Apply classroom management techniques and organize activities to teach language components (Vocabulary, Grammar, Pronunciation) and language skills (Listening, Reading, Speaking, Writing) in micro-teaching sessions. |
PI 6.2 PI 6.3 PI 6.4 |
3 2 3 |
|
CLO4 |
Assess the suitability of teaching activities and materials with lesson objectives and groups of learners. |
PI 7.3 |
4 |
|
CLO5 |
Evaluate the quality of their own and classmates’ teaching sessions. |
PI 7.3 PI 10.2 PI 10.3 |
4 2 3 |
|
CLO6 |
Apply and evaluate communication skills. |
PI 8.1 PI 8.2 PI 8.3 |
3 3 4 |
|
CLO7 |
Apply collaboration skills in groupwork. |
PI 9.2 PI 9.3 |
4 5 |
|
CLO8 |
Select appropriate solutions to solve problems in micro-teaching sessions |
PI 11.2 PI 11.3 |
2 3 |
Materials
Textbook
Parrish, B. (2019). Teaching Adult English Language Learners: A Practical Introduction (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press.
References
Harmer, J. (2015). The practice of English language teaching (5th ed.). Pearson Education ESL.
Brown, H. D. (2014). Principles of language learning and teaching (6th ed.). Allyn & Bacon.
Brown, H. D. & Lee, H. (2015). Teaching by principles: An interactive approach to language pedagogy (4th ed.). Pearson Education.
Larsen-Freeman, D. (2006). Techniques and principles in language teaching. Oxford University Press.
Richards, J.C. & Rodgers, T. S. (2014). Approaches and methods in language teaching (3rd ed.). Cambridge University Press.
Ur, P. (2012). A course in language teaching. Cambridge University Press.
Websites
http://www1.oup.co.uk/elt/magazine
http://uk.cambridge.org/elt/newsletter
http://www.onestopenglish.com
Assessment
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- Grade scale: 10
- Assessment matrix
|
No. |
Content |
CLOs |
Course Competency Level |
Assignment |
Evaluation criteria |
Weighting |
|
Formative Assessment |
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|
1. |
Peer-evaluation of micro-teaching |
4, 5 |
3 |
Essays |
Rubric |
10% |
|
2. |
Lesson plan |
1, 2, 7 |
4 |
Lesson plans |
Rubric |
20% |
|
3. |
Micro-teaching (offline) |
3, 6, 7, 8 |
3 |
Teaching evaluation form |
Rubric |
10% |
|
4. |
Micro-teaching (online) |
3, 6, 7, 8 |
3 |
Teaching evaluation form |
Observation form |
10% |
|
5. |
Teaching Journal |
4, 5 |
3 |
Essays |
Rubric |
50% |
|
Summative Assessment |
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|
Portfolio |
1, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
4 |
Project |
Rubric |
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