- Code
- ELL 547
- Name
- Methods of Teaching English Language Skills in Upper Secondary Education
- Semester
- 3
- Lecture hours
- 3.00
- Seminar hours
- 1.00
- Laborator hours
- 0.00
- Credits
- 3.50
- ECTS
- 6.00
- Description
-
This course introduces students to the basics of teaching the four language skills: listening, reading, speaking, and writing. In addition to the theoretical foundation, concepts, and terminology associated with each skill, the course introduces students to examples / lesson models for each skill emphasizing the key aspects/steps of effective teaching: teaching methodology and techniques, practice, student practice and learning strategies as well as error correction and assessment. It also encourages students to think critically and reflectively in order to develop individual perceptions of teaching methods and strategies as well as to prepare a learning model for each skill.
- Objectives
-
The students are introduced to the specifics of each skill, teaching strategies, and ways of evaluating and correcting mistakes, they understand the importance of teaching each skill, and practice theoretical knowledge through the preparation of sample lessons for each skill.
- Java
- Tema
- 1
- Teaching the language system, integrating the four skills. Listening skill and its influence on language acquisition. Aspects of listening, what makes listening difficult, different activities to practice and check listening skills according to levels, activities and ways to check and assess listening skills in the classroom (Brown, chapter 16)
- 2
- Sample lesson on listening skill, objectives, techniques for its completion,sample lessons prepared by students, evaluation, discussions and suggestions on the organization of the lesson (students’ sample lessons)
- 3
- The Reading skill and its influence on language acquisition. Aspects of reading, what makes reading difficult, different activities to practice and test reading skills according to levels, activities and ways to test and assess listening skills in the classroom (Brown, chapter 18, Schmidt, ch 13)
- 4
- Sample lesson on the reading skill, objectives, techniques for its completion, sample lessons prepared by students, evaluation, discussions and suggestions on the organization of the lesson (students’ sample lessons)
- 5
- The speaking skill and its influence on language acquisition. Aspects of speaking, what makes speaking difficult, different activities to practice and check speaking ability according to levels, activities and ways to check and assess speaking ability in the classroom, correcting mistakes in speaking (Brown, chapter 17)
- 6
- Sample lesson on the speaking skill, objectives, techniques for its completion, sample lessons prepared by students, evaluation, discussions and suggestions on the organization of the lesson (students’ sample lessons)
- 7
- Discussion of research articles and findings related to listening, reading and speaking skills
- 8
- Midterm exam
- 9
- The writing skill and its impact on language acquisition. Different approaches to teaching writing, types of written language, what makes writing difficult, different activities to practice and test writing skills, activities and ways to test and assess writing skills. (Brown, chapter 19)
- 10
- Model of a lesson on writing skills, objectives, techniques for its realization, lesson models prepared by students, assessment, discussions and suggestions of students on the organization of the lesson (student papers)
- 11
- Grammar and its isntruction, its role in language acquisition, different ways of teaching grammar, correcting grammatical mistakes in writing and speaking, (brown, ch 20, Ellis current trends in the teaching of grammar)
- 12
- Sample grammar lesson, bjectives, techniquesand strategies, sample lessons prepared by students, assessment, discussions and suggestions of students for the organization of the lesson (students’ sample lessons)
- 13
- Vocabulary teaching, its role in language acquisition, different ways to teach vocabulary, ways to assess the student's vocabulary at different levels (Schmidt, ch2)
- 14
- Sample vocabulary lesson, objectives, techniques and strategies, sample lessons prepared by students, assessment, discussions and suggestions of students for the organization of the lesson (students’ sample lessons)
- 15
- Discussion of research articles and findings related to writing skills, grammar and vocabulary.
- 16
- Final Exam
- 1
- The student understands the basic concepts and terminology for each skill
- 2
- The student recognizes the distinctive features of each skill and the specific strategies for their instruction
- 3
- The student analyzes and explains distinctive features of sample lessons of the four skills
- 4
- The student critically evaluates different teaching strategies for each skill
- 5
- The student selects and prepares activities and sample lessons for each skill
- 6
- The student uses different strategies, approaches and techniques for the development of the learners’ receptive and productive skills
- Quantity Percentage Total percent
- Midterms
- 1 25% 25%
- Quizzes
- 0 0% 0%
- Projects
- 1 25% 25%
- Term projects
- 1 25% 25%
- Laboratories
- 0 0% 0%
- Class participation
- 0 0% 0%
- Total term evaluation percent
- 75%
- Final exam percent
- 25%
- Total percent
- 100%
- Quantity Duration (hours) Total (hours)
- Course duration (including exam weeks)
- 16 4 64
- Off class study hours
- 14 3 42
- Duties
- 2 0 0
- Midterms
- 1 10 10
- Final exam
- 1 10 10
- Other
- 2 10 20
- Total workLoad
- 146
- Total workload / 25 (hours)
- 5.84
- ECTS
- 6.00