English 613 Methods for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Fall 2011 Instructor: Dr. Suzanne Panferov Day/time: Mondays 3:30 - 6:00 p.m. Place: MLB 505 (note any changes in course schedule) Office: CESL 100 Office Hours: by appointment, call to schedule Phone: 520-621-1362 E-mail: Panferov@email.arizona.edu Course Description: This course provides an overview of teaching English to speakers of other languages with an emphasis on methodology. The skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing are treated integratively on a grammar- communication continuum. Discussions on teaching methods and skills in second or foreign language contexts will be ...
Drama Methods in Teaching English to Fifth and Sixth Forms Vilsoni Hereniko There are as many different teaching methods as there are teachers, though of course not all methods are equally conducive to learning. Unfortuna- tely, teachers coming out of universities or training colleges are often ill- informed about the possibilities for applying drama methods as a viable option facilitating effective teaching and learning. Drama is offered here not as a panacea, but rather as an alternative approach for the imaginative teacher. For the teacher who is contemplating using drama methods, the following guidelines may be helpful. Drama is particularly ...
Benjamin Lee Stewart, Luis Humberto Rodriguez Silva, and Juan Antonio Torres Gonzalez Mexico Integrating Language Skills through a Dictogloss Procedure ot long ago it was common ue teaching with similar methods. to find instructors teaching Teachers tend to teach the way they N languages, particularly Eng- were taught (Prabhu 1987), and if lish in non-English-speaking countries, an English language teacher learned without a degree and with little to no English via the translation method, experience or expertise. But today, this same method is likely to reappear governmental agencies like Mexico’s when the teacher plans, implements, Secretaria de Educacion Publica ...