Course Design for TESOL: A Guide to Integrating Curriculum and Teaching - Softcover

Mihai, Florin; Purmensky, Kerry

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9780472035540: Course Design for TESOL: A Guide to Integrating Curriculum and Teaching
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0472035541 ISBN 13: 9780472035540
Publisher: University of Michigan Press ELT, 2016

Synopsis

Course Design for TESOL offers a unique approach of integrating curriculum with teaching activities to allow language educators to utilize the text in a variety of courses in a TESOL program. Although the authors assume readers have a basic knowledge of English grammar, this textbook/resource is designed to be comprehensible to those who have not had an SLA or Applied Linguistics course. Because each language skill is discussed in detail in terms of important theories and concepts and actual teaching activities are included, the book can also be used in a Methods course or a combined Curriculum Design–Methods (or Methods and Materials) course.
 
Part I explores the basic language acquisition theories and their influences on current teaching practices in the field. Part II then moves on to the core elements of designing a curriculum or course: conducting the needs analysis, setting of course goals/objectives, designing the syllabus, and writing lesson plans.
 
Part III: Instructional Activities and Assessment Techniques features chapters on the teaching of listening, speaking, reading, writing, grammar, and culture. Within each of these chapters, the authors address the fundamental issues related to the teaching of each skill and then discuss the components of a good activity for that skill (and how to design one), and then offer four sample activities (one for each type of syllabus) and guidance on assessing that skill. The activities can be adapted for use in a variety of classrooms and settings.
 
Part IV addresses contemporary trends—curriculum issues in North America and Europe (standards and educational policy), practices in teaching in Asia (particularly China and Korea), and technology-enhanced learning. 

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Publisher
University of Michigan Press ELT
Publication date
2016
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0472035541
ISBN 13 
9780472035540
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
336
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