Fall
2007 TESOL Course Offerings
TESL-500
Principles of Linguistics (3 credits)
- Section
001: Tuesdays 5:30-8:00, Location TBA
Robin Barr Sample
Syllabus
- Sections 002/003: Mondays
5:30-8:00, Location TBA
Karen Taylor Sample
Syllabus
Specifically geared toward K-12 English
language teaching.
An introduction
to the scientific study of language with emphasis on current trends.
Foundations for further study in linguistics and methodology of language
teaching.
TESL-501 English Language
Teaching I (3 credits)
- Sections 001/002: Thursdays 5:30-8:00,
Location TBA
Younghee Sheen Sample
Syllabus
Introduction to theories and principles
of English language teaching, language acquisition and a review of
various methods and approaches used in language teaching, leading to
an understanding of the development of the Communicative Approach.
The course provides opportunities for peer teaching and requires observation
of actual English language classes.
TESL-531 Language Assessment (3
credits)
- Section 001: Wednesdays
5:30-8:00, Location TBA
Instructor TBA Sample
Syllabus
- Section
002/003: Wednesdays 5:30-8:00, Location TBA
Karen Taylor Sample
Syllabus
Specifically
geared toward K-12 assessment.
This course focuses on the process of testing/assessing
students' language proficiency with respect to different language skills
in the language classroom and the steeps involved in this process. A practical
approach provides opportunities for evaluating existing tests and assessment
procedures, designing test/assessment instruments, and scoring/evaluating
language tests.
TESL-541 Teaching
Grammar (3 credits)
- Section 001: Tuesdays 5:30-8:00,
Location TBA
Younghee Sheen Sample
Syllabus
In this course, students will apply their
grammar knowledge to teaching those structures within a communicative
framework in meaningful, authentic lessons. Students will gain awareness
of the functions that grammar fulfills in oral and written communication
and will learn to design effective grammar teaching materials within
a communicative context. Prerequisite: TESL-503
or permission of instructor.
TESL-545: Curriculum
and Materials Design (3 credit course)
This course focuses on a needs-based, learning-centered approach
to designing courses, from creating and structuring curriculum to materials
design, with the emphasis on planning blocks of instruction larger than
lesson plans. As a project, students will develop a curriculum designed
for an actual learner audience on their own. Through needs assessment,
they will identify curricular goals and course objectives, and from these
they will determine an appropriate syllabus structure, develop a course
unit outline, and create materials for one complete lesson. Prerequisite:
TESL-501 or permission of the instructor.
TESL -620 English Language Teaching III (3 credits)
- Section 001: Thursdays 5:30-8:00, Location TBA
Karen Taylor
Sample Syllabus
This final course in the English Language Teaching course series
focuses on teaching as communication; in particular, issues of classroom
management, effective structuring of classroom discourse, and diagnosing
and responding to learner needs. Learners will engage in field experience
(observation and tutoring or teaching), peer teaching, and reflection
on their previous teaching and learning experiences with the goal of
developing their own effective personal teaching practices. Prerequisites:
TESL-501 and TESL-502.
TESL-590 Independent Reading
Course in English or Linguistics: (1-6 credits) Prerequisite:
permission of instructor and department chair. Varies by student.
TESL-691 Internship (1-6 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor and department chair. Varies
by student.
TESL-797 Master's Thesis (1-6
credits per semester) Prerequisite: permission of instructor and department
chair. Varies by student.
