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TEFL Course Theory Week 1 --- Introduction, The Teaching Process Monday: Introduction to Canterbury English, Madrid. 1. Course Syllabus. 2. Course Outline. 3. Q & A about Canterbury and the Students. 4. Dale Carnegie and Principles of Human Relations. 5. Forty Hints for English Teachers. 6. Teaching Schedules and Working Conditions. 7. Grammar Test. Tuesday: Presentations and Explanations. 1. Effective Presentations. 2. AIDA. 3. Attention & Perception. 4. Understanding & Short Term Memory. 5. How To Give Explanations and Instructions. 6. Six Keys for Effective Instructions. 7. Specific Grammar Point. Wednesday: Practice Activities and Tests. 1. The Function of Practice. 2. Characteristics of a Good Practice Activity. 3. Practice Techniques. 4. What are Tests For? 5. Types of Elicitation Techniques. 6. Level Testing. 7. Specific Grammar Point. Thursday: Lesson Planning and Classroom Interaction. 1. What Does A Lesson Involve? 2. Varying Lesson Components. 3. Practical Lesson Management. 4. Patterns of Classroom Interaction. 5. Questioning. 6. Group Work/Individualization. 7. Specific Grammar Point. Week 2 --- Classroom Management And Learner Differences Monday: Giving Feedback and The Syllabus. 1. The Nature and Function of Feedback. 2. Correcting Mistakes In Oral Work. 3. Video of Teachers Correcting Mistakes in Classes. 4. Written Feedback / Assessment. 5. What is a Syllabus? 6. Different Types of Language Syllabus. 7. Specific Grammar Point. Tuesday: Materials and Topic Content. 1. How Necessary is a Course Book? 2. Course Book Assessment. 3. Using a Course Book. 4. Supplementary Materials. 5. Teacher-made Worksheets and Workcards. 6. Different Kinds of Content. 7. Specific Grammar Point. Wednesday: Learner Motivation and Interest & Classroom Discipline. 1. Extrinsic Motivation and Interest. 2. Intrinsic Motivation and Interest. 3. Literature: Some Teaching Ideas. 4. What is Discipline? 5. What Does A Disciplined Classroom Look Like? 6. Dealing With Discipline Problems. 7. Film Analysis from Goodwill Hunting. Thursday: Younger and Older Learners. 1. What Difference Does Age Make To Language Learning? 2. Teaching Children. 3. Workshop/Seminar by an Expert Teacher of Children. 4. Teaching Adolescents. 5. Questionnaires of Teen-age Student Preferences. 6. Teaching Adults. 7. Relationship of Older Adult Students vs. Young Teachers. Week 3 --- Teaching Skills And Grammar Monday: Teaching Grammar and Vocabulary. 1. What is Grammar? 2. Presenting and Explaining Grammar. 3. Grammar Practice Activities. 4. Grammar Questions. 5. What is Vocabulary and What Needs To Be Taught? 6. Presenting New Vocabulary. 7. Ideas for Vocabulary Work in the Classroom. Tuesday: Teaching Listening and Speaking. 1. What Does Real-Life Listening Involve? 2. Real-Life Listening in the Classroom. 3. Types of Listening Activities. 4. Successful Oral Fluency Practice. 5. The Functions of Topic Vs. Task. 6. Discussion Activities. 7. Role Play and Related Topics. Wednesday: Teaching Reading and Writing. 1. How Do We Read? 2. Types of Reading Activities. 3. Improving Reading Skills. 4. Teaching Procedures on Writing. 5. Tasks That Stimulate Writing. 6. Giving Feedback on Writing. 7. Oral Vs. Written Testing. Thursday: Phonology and Pronunciation. 1. What Does Teaching Pronunciation Involve? 2. The International Phonemic Alphabet. 3. Rhythm and Stress. 4. Why People Make Errors in Pronunciation. 5. Improving Learners' Pronunciation. 6. Pronunciation and Spelling. 7. Pronunciation Questions. Week 4 --- Technology In The Classroom, Business English and The "Unknown Language" Monday: Effective Technology in the Classroom. 1. Teaching with the Technology of the 21st Century. 2. How To Use Cassette Tapes and Recordings. 3. Using VCR's, DVD's, and movies. 4. How To Use the Internet. 5. Using Video-Tapes of Student Presentations. 6. Utilizing Screenplays and Scripts from Television Series. 7. How To Use Advertising and Music Videos. Tuesday: Business English. 1. Materials for Business English Classes. 2. Business English Vocabulary. 3. Cultural Awareness. 4. International Business English Meetings. 5. Financial Business English. 6. Negotiating and Selling in English. 7. Socializing on Business Trips. Wednesday: The Unknown Language. 1. Guest Teacher Presenting an Unknown Language. 2. Viewing Lessons As A Student Views Them. 3. Techniques for Teaching Beginners. 4. Insights about Language Teaching. 5. Discussions about the Theory of Language Classes. 6. The Ability To Speak A Language. 7. Advanced Topics for Further Study in the Future. Thursday: Exams. 1. Course Evaluations and Recommendations. 2. Thirty Minute Video-Recorded Oral Teaching Exam. 3. Ninety Minute Written Grammar Exam. 4. Ninety Minute Written Practices Exam. |