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Thestudentshave to: • Promotecooperation,respect,honesty and fellowshipamongclassmates and teacher, alsoacquire more knowledgeontheirownwithguidance of theteacher. • Takeresponsibilityoneveryaspect in thissubjectsuch as, projects, tasks, homeworkguides, etc. • Reflectontheirownlearningprocess, in whichtheyrealizetheirweaknessesanstrenghts, moving forward to thedesiredgoalstheywant to accomplish in thesemester.
Theteacher has to: • Promoteself-confidence, a goodatmosphere to makethestudentsfeel free to expresswithrespect and confidence. • Takeresponsibilityoneveryaspect in thissubject in order to gotogetherwiththestudent. Supportthegroup in academicaspectswhichneed to be reinforcedthroughconsultanciesormentoshipsindividuallyor in groupswiththe time consideredbytheteacher.
Respecteachstudent and treatallwithkindness and fairness. • Theteacherisresponsible of teachingmeaningfully and usingmanyresources to accomplishthecompetencies of thesubject. • Theteacherisalsoresponsible of discussinganyacademicproblemwiththestudentswhenthey are facingone, besidesdiscussanybehavioralproblemwith a studentwhoisnotobeyingthe rules and doesnotwant to followinstructions to improveanarea of difficulty, whetherthisisattitudinaloracademic.
SCHEDULE Wednesday • 10:40 – 12:20 Friday • 9:30 – 12:20
DESCRIPTION OF THE SUBJECT • Thissubject has thepurpose of teachingthelanguageacquisitiontheories as well as thedifferentaspectswhichtakepart in theteaching-learningprocess of a studentwhoislearning English oranyotherlanguage. • Thestudentswillidentifyimportanttheories and willdiscussaboutthem in order to fostertheircriticalthinking and also to know more about socio-affectivefactorsthat emerge in a studentthatlearns a secondlanguage. • Thelearnerswillhavetheopportunity to discoverlanguagemethodsforthe L2 and theapproachesthat can be used in order to teach a secondlanguage.
OBJECTIVES • Identifythe English languageteachingtheories. • Determine which are theteachingstrategies and techniques in order to learnthe target language. • Identifythelearnersteachingstyles, languagebarries. (psychological, academic) • Identify and execute a teachingmethodwithitsteachingtehniques • Determine how to teachchildren, teens and adults. • Identify and executeformat of lessonplans in order to perform a class
METHODOLOGY • Themethodology of thissubjectis a hollisticonewhichwillenhancethetheoryfromclasses to thepractice of it. • Thecontentswill be analyzedbythestudents in depthconcerning to teaching and learningaspects in order to learn more aboutclassroommanagement. • Differentevaluationinstrumentswill be carryout , such as lessonplans, visual aids, realia, etc.
Thestudentswillhavetheopportunity to developmicroteachings, researchprojects, analysis of thereadingsgivenbytheteacher and performingtheirteachingstyle in class.
Unit 1. First language acquisition theories. 1.1 Behaviorist Theory 1.2 Nativist Theory 1.3 Learning Theory 1.4 Interactionist Theory 1.5 Interactionist Hypothesis 1.6 Cognitive Approach
Unit 2. Second language acquisition theories. 2.1 Krashen's Hypothesis 2.2 Differences between Second and First Language 2.3 Similarities between first and second language 2.4 Teaching Principles 2.5 Multiple Intelligences 2.6 Brain Hemispheres 2.7 Types of Learners 2.8 Teaching Across Age Levels
Unit 3. Language teaching-learning methods and Approaches. 3.1 Grammar Translation Method 3.2 Direct Method 3.4 Audiolingual Method 3.5 Silent Way 3.6 Total Physical Response 3.7 Suggestopedia 3.8 Community Language Learning 3.9 Communicative Language Teaching
Unit 4 Giving Feedback and Planning. 4.1 Building a link 4.2 Planning Lessons 4.3 Lesson Plan Formats 4.4 Practicing with demo class and lesson plans
EVALUATION LABORATORY • Theactivitiessuch as homework and tasksfromthe virtual campus are worth a 20% of your score. Theother 80% are thequizzes in each of theterms. (writtentests, researchprojects, oral presentations.) TERM PAPER • The 100% are mid-termswichwill be oral presentations,(withrubrics) writtenexamsormicroteachings.
LECTURES MODEL • Thisclassrequiresplenty of autonomouslearning, thusthestudentswillhave to pre- readthebibliographygivenbytheteacherbeforeclass, not in theclass. • Itmeansthatitwill be requiredfromthestudents a seriouscommitment in order to fullfilthe personal expectation to succeed in thissubject. • Classeswillrequireplenty of active participation, sincetheteacherwillaskaboutcontentsstudied and thestudentswillhave to be readyforgivinganansweraboutwhatwasreadwithanticipation.
MATERIALS • Thematerialsusedforthiscourse are books, slides, reports, videos, audio, lectures, dictionaries.
MESSAGING • You can contact me at igutierrez@univo.edu.svorsend me a directmessage at virtual campus. Only at workinghours.