17472
Undergraduate Course
WiSe 13/14: Introduction to Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Anna Bitmann
Comments
This course provides an overview of the basic principles, concepts and open questions of TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language).
Topics covered will include:
- the history and perspective of English language teaching
- TEFL's foundations: psychology, linguistics, pedagogy
- theory of second/foreign language acquisition
- curriculum, curriculum decisions
- overview of methods (historical and systematic)
- literature and cultural studies
- textbook analysis and evaluation
- characteristics of a good lesson from different perspectives
- language testing
Methodology:
Practical activities, group work, lectures and discussions
Course Assessment:
Portfolio
Requirements:
Use of English, although some lessons will be held in German (CEF: C1/C2)
Literature:
J. Harmer: The Practice of English Language Teaching. Longman (6th ed.), 2004. close
16 Class schedule
Regular appointments
Thu, 2013-10-17 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2013-10-24 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2013-10-31 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2013-11-07 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2013-11-14 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2013-11-21 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2013-11-28 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2013-12-05 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2013-12-12 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2013-12-19 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2014-01-09 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2014-01-16 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2014-01-23 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2014-01-30 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2014-02-06 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2014-02-13 12:00 - 14:00