WiSe 21/22: Introduction to Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Katrin Harder
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This course provides an overview of the basic principles, concepts and open questions in the field of Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL). Topics covered include: history and perspectives of English language teaching; TEFL's foundations in psychology, linguistics and pedagogy; theories of second/foreign language acquisition; curriculum and curricular decision making; methodology (historical and systematic); literature and cultural studies; textbook analysis and evaluation; characteristics of a good lesson; assessment. Course meetings are conducted partly in English and in German (CEF: C1/C2).
Students are expected to attend class regularly and to participate actively, which includes reading assigned texts to prepare for each session, and handing in a number of small writing assignments during the course of the semester.
Assigned texts are based on: Haß, Frank (Hg.) (2017): Fachdidaktik Englisch: Tradition – Innovation – Praxis. Stuttgart: Klett [ISBN 978-3-12-920118-3] (copies are only provided for the first two sessions).
The topic of the “Hausarbeit” (requirements to be found in the style sheet) can either be taken from this course or from the “Proseminar”, the second constituent of the “Basismodul”. The paper is to be handed in after successful completion of both module constituents (“Grundkurs & Proseminar”).
Course structure: lectures, discussions, group/partner work, hands-on activities.
close16 Class schedule
Regular appointments