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Foundation Course
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UNIT 0 - Orientation
Orientation and Foundation Course Overview
Please Read: Getting Started/Final Exam
Feature Video: Why Learn English . . .
Letter from the President
About This Course
Inspirational Quotes for the TESOL Instructor!
UNIT 1 – FOUNDATIONS OF TESOL TEACHING
What is Teaching?
What is Learning?
Pedagogy and TESOL
Adult Teaching and Learning (Andragogy)
Philosophy of Teaching
Sample Philosophy of Teaching Statement
Professional Conduct and Practice
Who Are the Students?
Who Are the Teachers?
Factors Affecting Language Learning
What and How to Teach?
Introduction to Linguistics
Sociolinguistics
Discourse Analysis
Intercultural Awareness and Communication
How Will I Communicate With Students, and What Resources Will I need?
TESOL Acronyms
Curriculum for Specific Purposes
Professional Issues
Professional Development
UNIT 2 - APPROACHES IN SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
“Approach, Method, and Technique” by Edward M. Anthony
Historical Approaches
Direct Method
Grammar Translation (Classical) Method
Oral Approach and Situational Language Teaching
Audiolingual Method
Communicative Language Teaching
Innovative Approaches
Total Physical Response (TPR) Method
Community League Learning
Natural Approach
Dynamic (Rassias) Method
The Silent Way
Suggestopedia
Neurolinguistic Programming
Lexical Approach
Competency-Based Language Learning
Multiple Intelligences
Current Approaches
Learner-Centered Instruction
Cooperative, Collaborative and Interactive Learning
Whole Language Education
Content-Based Instruction
Task-Based Instruction and Accelerated Language Learning
Mind Mapping: Macrologues and Micrologues
Edu-Kinesthetics, Mnemonics and Chunking
UNIT 3 - SKILLS ASSESSMENT
What is Assessment?
Assessment Tools
Classroom Testing
Language Skills
Student Levels: Beginner
Student Levels: Intermediate
Student Levels: Advanced
Proficiency Testing and Assessment Tips
Teacher Assessment
Teacher Self-Monitoring Tips
Activity: Student Assessment
UNIT 4 - LESSON PLANNING
Why Plan and Prepare?
Curriculum Planning
Sample Needs Assessment: Beginner Level
Sample Needs Assessment: Advanced/Intermediate Level
Sample Whole-Language Syllabus Outline
Lesson Planning: The “Meat and Potatoes”
Lesson Planning Suggestions
Tips for Success!
UNIT 5 – CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
Competent Language Teachers: Roles and Styles
Establishing Classroom Schedules, Rules, and Routines
Spontaneous Teaching/Voice and Body Language
Teaching Children
Teaching Children: Tips for Success!
Teaching Adolescents
Teaching Adolescents: Tips for Success!
Teaching Adults
Teaching Adults: Tips for Success!
Learning Styles
Behaviour Management Across Age Groups and Proficiency Levels
Behaviour Management Across Cultures
Student Motivation
The Physical Classroom
Teaching in Adverse Circumstances
UNIT 6 - LISTENING SKILLS
Teaching Listening Skills
Active Listening Skills
Listening in the Language Classroom
Obstacles to Effective Listening
What Makes Listening Difficult?
Tips for Listening Tasks and Activities
Assessing Listening Skills
UNIT 7 - TEACHING VOCABULARY
What is Vocabulary?
Vocabulary Teaching Techniques
New Vocabulary Presentation
Morphemes and Morphology
Semantics
Flash Cards
Compound Words
Phrasal Verbs
Idioms
Teaching Slang
Dictionaries in the Language Classroom
English is a Foreign Language
Tips for Success!!
UNIT 8 - TEACHING PRONUNCIATION AND PHONETICS
Linguistics and Pronunciation
English is Tough Stuff: Pronunciation Challenge!
Challenges in English Pronunciation
Prosody
Segmentals and Suprasegmentals
Phonetics
Place of Articulation
Chart: Different Parts of the Body Used to Produce Speech
Chart: Places of Articulation
English Consonants
IPA Consonants
Manner of Articulation
English Vowels
IPA Vowels
Pronunciation Techniques
Minimal Pairs
Common Errors for Asian Students
Try It: Pronunciation Exercises!
Did You Know? Interesting Facts
UNIT 9 - SPEAKING SKILLS AND READING SKILLS
Why Teach Communication Skills?
Communicative Competence Strategies
Pragmatics and Communicative Competence
Types of Classroom Speaking Tasks
Error Correction
Dialogues
Motivational Techniques
Communicative Techniques
Assessing Oral Communication Skills
Communication: Tips for Success!
Why Teach Reading Skills?
Strategies for Effective Reading
Making Reading Communicative
Developing Reading Skills
Reading Materials
A Reading Lesson
Newspaper Article Exercises
Sample Reading Activities
Tips for Success!!!
Assessing Reading Skills
UNIT 10 - TEACHING SPELLING AND PUNCTUATION
English: The Crazy Language!
Spelling Strategies
How to Spell in Eight Easy Steps!
Other Ways to Practice Spelling
Spelling Recommendations and Rules
Phonograms and Nursery Rhymes
British/Canadian/American Spelling
Commonly Misspelled Words
Why Teach Punctuation
Punctuation Rules
UNIT 11 TEACHING WRITING
Teaching Writing in TESOL Classes
Approaches to Teaching TESOL Writing
Speaking and Writing
The Writing Process
Teaching the Writing Process
Thought Map
Thought Expansion
Writing Skills at Different Student Levels
Things to Consider
Ideas for Writing
Teacher/Student Generated Writing Motivators
Guided Writing
Correction Symbols
“COPS” Proofreading Strategy
Expository Writing Activities
Sample Writing Activities
Keeping a Writing Journal
Suggestions for Letters to Pen Pals
Assessing Writing Skills
Writing Review Checklist
Tips for Success!!!!
“Wixed” Mords
UNIT 12 - TEACHING GRAMMAR
What is Grammar?
Why Teach Grammar?
How Much Grammar Do I Need to Know?
How to Teach Grammar?
About Grammar Activities
Sample Grammar Activities
Glossary of Grammatical Terms
List of Irregular Verbs
List of 750 High-Frequency Words
Teaching Grammar Tips and Suggestions
UNIT 13 - TOOLS IN THE CLASSROOM
Icebreakers
Sample Icebreakers
Energizers
Games in the Classroom
Sample Games
Toys in the Classroom
Using Humour in the Classroom
Humour and the Multiple Intelligences
Songs in the Classroom
Music Theory: Communicative Competence Applied to Music
Using Music With Lyrics
Teaching Songs
Sample Music Activities
Using Instrumental Music
Adapting Music for Content Retention
List of Sing-along Songs for the Second Language Classroom
Using Video in the Classroom
Video Tips
Using Drama in the Classroom
Sample Drama Activities
Arts and Crafts in the Classroom
Sample Craft Activity: Kites
Computers and the Internet in the Classroom
YOU HAVE REACHED THE END OF COURSE MODULES: PLEASE READ
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Bibliography
FINAL EXAM
Final exam: Foundation Course Exam
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