Center: 
Salamanca
Discipline(s): 
Education
Course code: 
ED 301
Terms offered: 
Spring
Credits: 
3
Language of instruction: 
Spanish
Instructor: 
IES Abroad Faculty
Description: 

The objective of this course is to provide students with a theoretical and practical foundation for teaching and learning English as a foreign language. As a result of the course, the students will have acquired a solid base of methodology as well as intercultural awareness that will allow them to teach English in a variety of different geographical and social contexts.

Prerequisites: 

Interest in the instruction of English to non-native speakers.

Learning outcomes: 

By the end of the course, students should be able to:
•  Apply teaching methods for foreign-language instruction to improve the structure of their classes.
•  Learn ways to discover the interests, needs and individual learning styles of their students.
•  Design adequate activities to meet the interests, needs, and learning styles of their students.
•  Create a comprehensive lesson plan in which all of the necessary steps are outlined and the designed activities effectively guide the students to the designated objective and allow them to acquire the necessary skills in a step-by-step format.
•  Know the criteria to judge which teaching methods would be most effective in any particular class.
•  Organize a portfolio for potential employers including their thoughts and reflections on teaching a foreign language, examples of activities, an active reading list, etc.

Method of presentation: 

Each session will begin with a discussion of the weekly internships and an overview of the theoretical reflections contained in the reading assignments. New theoretical content will then be presented in conjunction with activities to demonstrate the practical applications of the explained theory.

Required work and form of assessment: 

•  10% Class Participation. Interest, motivation and participation in class discussions will be taken into account in the final grade.
•  10% Weekly readings/related work. Students will be evaluated on the level of reflection of the weekly readings.
•  20% Journal. Throughout the course students will be responsible for keeping a journal containing their reflections of the weekly readings as well as a description and analysis of the context in which they apply the techniques learned in the course to their field work. The journal entries will focus on the relationship between the theories learned in the course and the readings and their practical application as students implement them in their own classrooms.
•  20%  Oral   Presentations.  Students  will   orally  present  activities  that   demonstrate  their understanding of certain theories. Additionally, in the final session students will create and present a complete lesson that applies a concrete foreign-language teaching method.
•  20% Exam - Final Oral Presentation. Students will orally present a complete lesson on any chosen topic that applies acquired knowledge on methodology based on content.
•     20% Teaching Supervisor’s Evaluation. The internship supervisor will complete an evaluation for each student taking into account attendance, punctuality, interest, motivation, flexibility, professionalism, resourcefulness, initiative, participation, etc.

content: 

Week 1: Overview of the course – objectives, content, materials, and class dynamics.
Required readings:

•  Tomlinson, B. 2003. “Humanizing the Coursebook.” In W. A. Reynadya (ed.) Methodology and Materials Design in Language Teaching: Current Perceptions and Practices and their Implications. Singapore: SEAMEO Regional language Centre: 12-29.
•  Thornbury, S. & L. Meddings. 2001. “The Roaring in the Chimney (Or: What Coursebooks are Good for.” Humanizing Language Teaching 5 (available online in: http://www.hltmag.co.uk/sep01/sart8.htm)
•  Hutchingson, T. & A. Waters. 1987. English for Specific Purposes: A Learning-centred Approach. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: 39-52.

Week 2:  Methodological trends in foreign language  instruction. Importance of methodology, observation, and reflection for designing programs adapted to the needs of the students. (Part I)
Required readings:

•  House, S. 2007. “CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning): A New Model for Language Learning”. In R. Durán and S. Sánchez-Reyes (Eds.). El Componente Lingüístico en la Didáctica de la Lengua Inglesa. Salamanca: Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca: 123-139.
•  Casal Madinabeitia, S. 2006. “Cooperative Learning.” Greta Journal 14, 1-2: 80-84.
•  Willis, J. 1998. A Framework for Task-Based Learning. London: Longman: 135-139.

Week 3: Methodological trends in foreign language instruction. (Part II)
Required readings:

•  Dossier created by the instructor on various learning strategies.
•  Dossier created by the instructor on multiple intelligences and various learning methods.
•  Selection of activities from different textbooks.
•  Putcha, H. 2005. “Making the most of multiple intelligences”. English Teaching Professional 41: 4-7.

Week 4: Vocabulary instruction: selection, presentation, and application.
Required readings:

•  Dossier created by the instructor on activities related to vocabulary acquisition.
•  González  Rodríguez, L.  M.  2008.  “Aprendizaje léxico  de  una  lengua  extranjera mediante una metodología basada en la adquisición de contenidos” Odisea. Revista de Estudios Ingleses 9: 105-116.
•  Shu Ying, Y. 2001. “Acquiring Vocabulary through a Context-based Approach.” English Teaching Forum 39, 1 (available online in: http://exchanges.state.gov/englishteaching/forum/archives/2001/01-39-1.html)

Week 5: Linguistic skills: reading comprehension.
Required readings:

•  Dossier  created  by  the  instructor on  reasons  for  reading,  phases  of  text  processing, reading strategies and activities to develop reading comprehension.
•  Varaprasad, C. 1997. “Some Classrroom Strategies: Developing Critical Literacy Awareness”. English
Teaching Forum 35, 3.
•  Villanueva de Debat, E. 2006. “Applying Current Approaches to the Teaching of Reading.” English
Teaching Forum 44, 1: 8-15.

Week 6: Linguistic skills: listening comprehension.
Required readings:

•  Mohanraj, J. 1994. “Developing Listening Comprehension Using Easily Available Resources”. English Teaching Forum October: 40-41.
•  Jingyi, J. & Y. Yang. 1999. “Actively Involving Students in Listening.” English Teaching Forum 37, 2 (available online in: http://exchanges.state.gov/englishteaching/forum/archives/1999/99-37-2.html)

Week 7: Linguistic skills: oral and written expression.
Required readings:

•  Dossier created by the instructor on teaching materials, tasks and methods to approach writing in the English language.
•  Zhang, Y. 2009. “Reading to Speak: Integrating Oral Communication Skills.” English Teaching Forum 47, 1: 32-34.

Week 8: Pronunciation instruction. Analysis and designing assignments.
Required readings:

•  Walker, R. 2001. “Pronunciation for international intelligibility.” English Teaching Professional 21: 19-26.

Week 9: Cultural and intercultural competence in foreign language instruction. English literature as a vehicle for intercultural exploration. (Part I)
Required readings:

•  Zacharias, N. T. 2005. “Developing Intercultural Competence Through Literature” Celt 5, 1: 27-41.
•  González Rodríguez, 2008. L. M. “La Literatura en inglés como vía de exploración intercultural.” Lecture presented in the conference TESOL-Spain: Global English: Local Perspectives: 1-16.

Week 10: English literature as a vehicle for intercultural and language learning. (Part II)
Required readings:

•  Genc, B. & E. Bada. 2005. “Culture in Language Learning and Teaching” The Reading Matrix 5, 1: 73-84.
•  Matikainen, T. and C. B. Duffy. 2000. “Developing Cultural Understanding.” English Teaching Forum 38, 3: 40-49.

Week 11: WebQuests, Podcasts and the use of Internet resources in the EFL classroom.
Required readings:

•  Chinnery, George M. 2005. “Speaking and Listening Online: A Survey on Internet Resources.” English
Teaching Forum 43, 3: 10-17. (Available online in:http://exchanges.state.gov/englishteaching/forum/archives/2005/05-43-3.html)
•  Fox, A. 2008. “Using Podcasts in the EFL Classroom.” TESL-EJ 11, 4: 1-11.

Week 12: Error correction: types of errors and ways to correct them. Evaluation: evaluation objectives, types of evaluation and criteria to evaluate. Evaluation according to the European Frame of Reference.
Required readings:

•  Fengying, Mu. 2008. “Motivating students by modifying evaluation Methods”. English Teaching Forum
41, 1. (Available online in:  http://exchanges.state.gov/englishteaching/forum/archives/2003/03-41-1.html)
•  Lengo, N. 1995. “What is an Error?” English Teaching Forum July: 20-24.
•  Thomas-Özel, C. 2001. “Give me Mistakes.” Humanizing Language Teaching 5 (available online in:
http://www.hltmag.co.uk/sep01/mart2.htm).

Required readings: 

Barrington, L. 2003. “Less Assessment, More Learning”. Academe 89, 6: 29-32.

Bastidas, J. 1996. “The Teaching Portfolio: A Tool to Become a Reflective Teacher”. English Teaching Forum July/October: 24-28.

Casal Madinabeitia, S. 2006. “Cooperative Learning.” Greta Journal 14, 1-2: 80-84.

Chinnery, George M. 2005. “Speaking and Listening Online: A Survey on Internet Resources.” English Teaching Forum 43, 3: 10-17. (Available online in: http://exchanges.state.gov/englishteaching/forum/archives/2005/05-43-3.html)

Fengying, Mu. 2008. “Motivating students by modifying evaluation Methods”. English Teaching Forum 41, 1. (Available online in: http://exchanges.state.gov/englishteaching/forum/archives/2003/03-41-1.html)

Fox, A. 2008. “Using Podcasts in the EFL Classroom.” TESL-EJ 11, 4: 1-11.

Genc, B. & E. Bada. 2005. “Culture in Language Learning and Teaching” The Reading Matrix 5, 1: 73-84.

González Rodríguez, L. M. 2008. “Aprendizaje léxico de una lengua extranjera mediante una metodología basada en la adquisición de contenidos” Odisea. Revista de Estudios Ingleses 9: 105-116.

House, S. 2007. “CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning): A New Model for Language Learning”. In R. Durán and S. Sánchez-Reyes (Eds.). El Componente Lingüístico en la Didáctica de la Lengua Inglesa. Salamanca: Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca: 123-139.

Hutchingson, T.  &  A.  Waters. 1987.  English  for  Specific Purposes: A  Learning-centred Approach. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: 39-52.

Jingyi, J. & Y. Yang. 1999. “Actively Involving Students in Listening.” English Teaching Forum 37, 2 (available online in: http://exchanges.state.gov/englishteaching/forum/archives/1999/99-37-2.html)

Ko, J., D. L. Schallert and K. Walters. 2003. “Rethinking Scaffolding: Examining Negotiation of Meaning in an ESL Storytelling Task”. TESOL Quarterly 37, 2: 303-324.

Lengo, N. 1995. “What is an Error?”. English Teaching Forum July: 20-24.

Matikainen, T. and C. B. Duffy. 2000. “Developing Cultural Understanding.” English Teaching Forum 38, 3: 40-49.

Mohanraj,  J.  1994.  “Developing  Listening  Comprensión  Using  Easily  available  Resources”.  English Teaching Forum October: 40-41.

Putcha, H. 2005. “Making the most of multiple intelligences”. English Teaching Professional 41: 4-7.

Rubin, J. 1975. “What the „Good Learner‟ Can Teach Us”. TESOL Quarterly 9: 41-51.

Shu Ying, Y. 2001. “Acquiring Vocabulary through a Context-based Approach.” English Teaching Forum 39,  1  (available  online  in:  http://exchanges.state.gov/englishteaching/forum/archives/2001/01-39-1.html)

Thomas-Özel, C. 2001. “Give me Mistakes.” Humanizing Language Teaching 5 (available online in:http://www.hltmag.co.uk/sep01/mart2.htm).

Thornbury, S. & L. Meddings. 2001. “The Roaring in the Chimney (Or: What Coursebooks are Good for.”Humanizing Language Teaching 5 (available online in: http://www.hltmag.co.uk/sep01/sart8.htm)

Tomlinson, B. 2003. “Humanizing the Coursebook”. In W. A. Reynadya (ed.) Methodology and Materials Design in Language Teaching: Current Perceptions and Practices and their Implications. Singapore: SEAMEO Regional language Centre: 12-29.

Varaprasad, C. 1997. “Some Classrroom Strategies: Developing Critical Literacy Awareness”. English Teaching Forum 35, 3.

Villanueva de Debat, E. 2006. “Applying Current Approaches to the Teaching of Reading.” English Teaching Forum 44, 1: 8-15.

Walker, R. 2001. “Pronunciation for international intelligibility.” English Teaching Professional 21: 19-26

Zacharias, N. T. 2005. “Developing Intercultural Competence Through Literature” Celt 5, 1: 27-41.

Zhang, Y. 2009. “Reading to Speak: Integrating Oral Communication Skills.” English Teaching Forum 47, 1: 32-34.