Course Calendar

Note: This calendar is subject to change. To be sure, check this WWW version regularly.

All assignments are due before class on the days designated.

To go directly to a particular session/date, just click on that session/date in the list below:
Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
1 1. Aug 28 2. Aug 29 3. Aug 30 4. Aug 31
2 Labor Day 5. Sep 5 6. Sep 6 7. Sep 7
3 8. Sep 11 9.Sep 12 10. Sep 13 11.Sep 14
4 12.Sep 18 13.Sep 19 14. Sep 20 15.Sep 21
5 16.Sep 25 17.Sep 26 18. Sep 27 19.Sep 28
6 20. Oct 2 21. Oct 3 22. Oct 4 23. Oct 5
7 24. Oct 9 25. Oct 10 26. Oct 11 27. Oct 12
8 28. Oct 16 29. Oct 17 30. Oct 18 31. Oct 19
9 32. Oct 23 33. Oct 24 34. Oct 25 35. Oct 26
10 36. Oct 30 37. Oct 31 38. Nov 1 39. Nov 2
11 40. Nov 6 41. Nov 7 42. Nov 8 43.Nov 9
12 44.Nov 13 45.Nov 14 46.Nov 15 47.Nov 16
13 48.Nov 20 49.Nov 21    
14 50.Nov 27 51.Nov 28 52. Nov 29 53.Nov 30
15 54. Dec 4 55. Dec 5 56. Dec 6 57. Dec 7
Session/Date Topic(s) Assignment(s)
M Aug. 28 Introduction to course and each other Purchase and survey materials
T Aug. 29 Where do I begin?

Teaching by Principles

 Read (B) - Brown ch. 1 & 2

(CM) pg. 11 - 21;

W Aug. 30 Curriculum and syllabus design: Basic principles Read (R) - Richards - ch. 1;

(CM) pg. 46-66
TH Aug. 31 Needs Analysis; Goal Setting; Syllabus Design Read (CM) pg. 361-415;
M Sept. 4 No Class (Holiday)  
T Sept. 5 Syllabus design (cont.)

Library and other resources related to TESOL

  
W Sept. 6 Lesson Planning / (video) Read (B) - ch. 20; (CM) pgs. 419-431; Packet - section on “lesson planning”

Report due on Publishers contacted
TH Sept. 7 Lesson Planning (cont.) Quiz #1
M Sept. 11 Observing and understanding classes

(Video) “Another set of Eyes” (13029)

 Packet - “Another set of eyes”
T Sept. 12 Classroom Observation / Self Observation (Cont.) Read (B) pgs. 431-436; (R) - ch. 7.
W Sept. 13 Classroom management Read (B) ch. 21
TH Sept. 14 History of language teaching Read (B) - ch. 4; (CM) pg. 3-10 & 23-45.
M Sept. 18 History of language teaching  
T Sept. 19 Dialog/Drill (video) Packet - section on Dialog/Drill. Quiz #2
W Sept. 20 Teaching practicum No 577 class meeting
TH Sept. 21 The present: An informed approach Read (B) - ch. 5
M Sept. 25 Information gap activities (video) Packet - section on information gap.
T Sept. 26 Teaching Practicum No 577 class
W Sept. 27 Techniques and materials in language teaching Read (B) - ch. 9

Class Observation report #1 due
TH Sept. 28 MCKB Media Lab and Education LRC visit Meet in 105 MCKB at 12:00 noon
M Oct. 2 Interactive Language Teaching I: Initiating Interaction Read (B) - ch. 10

class presentation by designated reader team
T Oct. 3 Teaching Practicum No 577 class
W Oct. 4 Interactive Language Teaching II: Sustaining interaction through group work Read (B) - ch. 11

class presentation by designated reader team
TH Oct. 5 Teaching ESL vs. EFL  
M Oct. 9 Integrating the “Four Skills” Read (B) - ch. 13

Quiz #3
T Oct. 10 Teaching Practicum No 577 class
W Oct. 11 Teaching listening comprehension Read (B) - ch. 14 and (CM) pg. 79-122
TH Oct. 12 Focused Listening (video) Packet - section on “Focused Listening)
M Oct. 16 Materials and activities for teaching listening comprehension Listening lesson plan due and/or teaching demo
T Oct. 17 Teaching practicum No 577 class meeting
W Oct. 18 Teaching oral communication skills Read (B) ch. 15; (CM) pgs. 123 - 166.
TH Oct. 19 Oral comunication  
M Oct. 23 Pronunciation teaching  
T Oct. 24 Teaching Practicum No 577 class
W Oct. 25 Video (Roleplay) Packet - section on “role play”; Quiz #4
TH Oct. 26 Intrinsic motivation in the classroom Class presentation by Designated Reader Team
M Oct. 30 Materials and activities for teaching oral communication skills Oral communication lesson plan and/or teaching demo due
T Oct. 31 Teaching practicum No 577 class
W Nov. 1 Learner variables I: Teaching across age levels Read (B) -ch. 6

Class presentation by Designated Reader Team
TH Nov. 2 Teaching reading Read (B) - ch. 16; (CM) pgs/ 167-232

Quiz #5
M Nov. 6 Video (Life skills reading)

Materials and activities for teaching reading

 Packet - section on “life skills reading”

Reading lesson plan and/or teaching demo due;
T Nov. 7 Teaching Practicum No 577 class
W Nov. 8 Rapid reading  
TH Nov. 9 Learner Variables II: Teaching across proficiency levels Read (B) - ch. 7

Class presentation by Designated Reader Team
M Nov. 13 Teaching Writing Read (B) - ch. 17; (CM) pgs. 233 - 276
T Nov. 14 Sociopolitical and institutional contents

ESP classes

 Read (B) - ch. 8 ; (CM) pg. 313-360

Class presentation by designated reader team
W Nov. 15 Materials and activities for teaching writing Writing lesson plan and/or teaching demo due

Quiz #6
TH Nov. 16 Teaching grammar. and vocabulary Read (B) ch. 18 & packet section on “Helping students acquire vocabulary”; and (CM) pgs. 277-312
M Nov. 20 Materials and activities for teaching grammar. and vocabulary Grammar. / vocabulary lesson plan and/or teaching demo due.
T Nov. 21 Understanding and teaching culture Read - packet - section on “Helping students understand culture”
W Nov. 22 No Class (Thanksgiving Holiday)  
TH Nov. 23 No Class (Thanksgiving Holiday)  
M Nov. 27 Assessing students Read (B) - 19
T Nov. 28 Assessing students (cont.) Culture lesson plan due
W Nov. 29 Materials Files demonstrations Materials file due
TH Nov. 30 Lifelong learning: Continuing your teacher education Read (B) - ch. 22
M Dec. 4 In-class teaching demonstrations (finals) Professional Activities Report Due
T Dec. 5 No Class (Friday Instruction)  
W Dec. 6 In-class teaching demonstrations (finals)  
TH Dec. 7 In-class teaching demonstrations (finals) Teaching Log Due
TH Dec. 14 FINAL EXAMINATION: (oral interview) 11:00am - 2:00pm