Instructor: Nan Jiang
Office: 9070 Haley Center | Telephone: 844-9070
Office Hours: TR 2:30-5:00 |
Email: jiangna@auburn.edu


Week

 Date

 Topics

Readings/Notes

1

8/28
Introduction; What is a method? R&R: Chapters 1, 2 and 3; Quiz 1

2

9/11
The Grammar Translation Method;
The Direct Method;
Situational Language Teaching;
Discussions
R&R: Chapters 4 and 5; Quiz 2

3

9/18
The Audiolingual Method;
The Communicative Approach;
Discussions
R&R: Chapters 6, 7 and 8; Quiz 3
Communicative Activities by students

 4

 9/25
Total Physical Response;
The Silent Way;
Community Language Learning;
Discussions
R&R: Chapters 9 and 10; Additional Readings; Quiz 4

5

 10/2
The Natural Approach;
Suggestopedia;
Focus on Form;
Discussions | Summary of Principles | Other Methods
Ur: Part IV; Mid-Term assigned.

6

 10/9
Syllabus and Materials
Discussions | Sample Syllabus | Sample Lesson
Ur: Part V;
Lexical Syllabus |
Results of L2 Textbooks Analysis

 7

 10/16
The Teaching Process (1)
Teaching Process | Lesson Planning
Taxonomy of Activities | Sample Lesson Plans 1, 2, 3
Ur: Part I; Mid-Term Due.

 8

 10/23
The Teaching Process (2)
Comments on Midterm | Lesson Planning Practice
Sample English Tests | About Class Observation
Ur: Part II (4, 5).

 9

 10/30
Teaching Aspects of Language (1)
What to Teach | English Sounds
General Service List | University Word List | Academic Word List
Ur: Part II (6, 7); Interview Due.
Sample Corpus Data | Web Concordancer
Sample Collocation Dictionary Entries 1, 2

10

11/6
Teaching Aspects of Language (2)
Teaching Vocabulary | Key Word Method
Teaching Grammar
Ur: Part III (8, 9)
Anthony Hughes' Online English Grammar
Grammatical Terms

11

 11/13
Teaching the Four Skills (1)
Accuracy versus Fluency | Teaching Listening and Speaking
Ur: Part III (10, 11)

12

11/20
Teaching the Four Skills (2)
Sampel ESL Essays | Teaching Reaing and Writing
Class Observation Due.

13

 11/27
ESL and Technology Dr. Mitrevski will talk to us

14

12/4
Wrap-up | Final Exam Dr. Flick will talk to us

15

 12/13

The final exam is due by 10:30 a.m. on Dec. 13. Send it to me via Email or put it in my mailbox in HC9030.
   

 

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