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Course Syllabus

TESL 1400 Language Teaching Methods

  • Division: Humanities
  • Department: Teach English as Second Lang
  • Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: 3; Lecture: 3; Lab: 0
  • Prerequisites: Native speaker of English or successful completion of the Snow College ESL requirements.
  • Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
  • Semester Approved: Summer 2023
  • Five-Year Review Semester: Summer 2028
  • End Semester: Spring 2029
  • Optimum Class Size: 15
  • Maximum Class Size: 20

Course Description

Students will gain the tools for language teaching, with a focus on Teaching English as a Second Language. Preparation and presentation of lesson plans is a major focus of this course.

Justification

Potential language teachers need to develop a repertoire of skills and techniques. It is crucial that practitioners learn the tools and techniques developed to create their own teaching style. This course is an integral part of language teaching programs. It is a core course for the Teaching English as a Second Language emphasis and the TESL certificate. It is accepted at BYU-H for the TESOL major and most likely transfers as an elective course to other institutions.

Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Students will be prepared to teach English to non-native speakers.
  2. Students will develop a personal philosophy of what makes an excellent teacher.
  3. Students will study historical and current English language teaching practices.
  4. Students will be aware of cultural differences and sensitive to cross-cultural issues.

Course Content

The course will introduce students to a Second Language Acquisition Theory, evaluate teaching issues and challenges, and explore how theoretical concepts are translated into empirical issues.The course will provide students with a historical perspective and current techniques of language and teaching methods.Students will create lesson plans and gain practical teaching experience in the language learning classroom and develop a teaching philosophy.Students will learn to use technology to supplement and enrich their classroom.TESL theory and application are intrinsically and implicitly invested in the plurality of language learning communities and styles, and in engaging deliberately with uniqueness and difference in the language classroom.