English Curriculum & Teaching Methodology
Course Description
Unit I Language and Language Teachers Unit II Language Learning Theories and Learners Unit III English Curriculum and Coursebooks Unit IV Teaching the Language System and Skills Unit V Lesson Planning and Classroom Management Unit VI Assessment and Reflection on Classroom Teaching Unit VII Modern Educational Technology and Teaching Resources
Interactional view
• It views language as a vehicle for the realization of interpersonal relations and for the performance of social transactions between individuals. • Language is seen as a tool for the creation and maintenance of social relations.
are important for a good English teacher.
The qualities of a good language teacher
There are a variety of elements that contribute to the qualities of a good language teacher. They are: ethic devotion professional qualities personal styles.
Final Score
1. Presentation 10% 2. Homework & Test 20% 3. Final Exam 70% 4. A Research Paper 5. Research Activity
Unit I Language and Language Teachers
I Views on language learning
Behaviorist theory B.F. Skinner (1904—1990) Skinner suggested language is also a form of behaviour. It can be learned the same way as an animal is trained to respond to stimuli. Stimulus-Response-Reinforcement
5. Which skills did you find more difficult to learn?
Task 1 Questionnaire
6. Have you focused on knowledge or skills? Why? 7. Why do you learn the foreign language(s)? 8. Do you consider yourself a successful learner? Why? 9. What are your most common learning activities? 10.Do you like the way you learned the foreign language(s)?
Aims of the unit
1. How do we learn languages? 2. What are the common views on language? 3. What are the common views on language learning? 4. What are the qualities of a good language teacher? 5. How can one become a good language teacher?
Structural view
• It views language as a system of structurally related elements for the coding of meaning. • The target of language learning is seen to be the mastery of elements of this system, which are generally defined in terms of phonological units (e.g., phonemes),
I Views on language learning
• John Dewey believed that teaching should be built based on what learners already knew and engage learners in learning activities. • Teachers need to design environments and interact with learners to foster inventive, creative, critical learners.
I Views on language learning
• Students are asked to think rather simply repeat. • Students should be allowed to create their own sentence based on their understanding of certain rules.
IV How can one become a good language teacher?
Unit 2 Language learning theories and learners
Unit 2 Language learning theories and learners
Aims of the unit:
II Views on language
What is language? The answer to this question is the basis for syllabus design, teaching methods, teaching and assessment procedures in the classroom. Different views on language generate different teaching methodologies.
I How do we learn languages?
• The way language teachers teach in the classroom is to some extent influenced by the way theyLeabharlann learned languages.
Task 1 Questionnaire
1.What are the theories in language learning? 2.What are the teaching approaches in language teaching? 3.Which is more important, fluency or accuracy? 4.What’s the enlightenment of learning and acquisition?
I Views on language learning
Constructivist theory: • It believes that learning is a process in which the learner constructs meaning based on his/her own experiences and what he/she already known. John Dewey (1859-1952) provided a foundation for constructivism.
Structural view
• grammatical units (e.g., clauses, phrases, sentences), • grammatical operations (e.g., adding, shifting, joining, or transforming elements), • and lexical items (e.g., function words and structure words).
1. How many foreign languages can you speak so far? 2. When did you start learning the foreign language(s)? 3. How do you feel about learning a foreign language? 4. What difficulties have you experienced in learning?
Functional view
• It views language as a vehicle for the expression of functional meaning, a means of doing things / combining grammatical rules and vocabulary to express idea.