English Teaching MethodologyEnglish Teaching Methodology

Class 1: IntroductionClass 1: Introduction

by Claire Panby Claire Pan

Sep.23.2008Sep.23.2008

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Class RequirementsClass Requirements

• Attendance is highly valued. If you can’t Attendance is highly valued. If you can’t make it to school, please call a leave make it to school, please call a leave through the school website and make a through the school website and make a copy for verification. If you are found copy for verification. If you are found absent without any official proof, your absent without any official proof, your final score will be deducted by 5 points final score will be deducted by 5 points each time. This course takes a lot of each time. This course takes a lot of discussions so your absence may discussions so your absence may cause trouble to your partners.cause trouble to your partners.

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• Demonstration is required for each group.Demonstration is required for each group. After your group is formed, topics will be After your group is formed, topics will be selected for presentation. After each presselected for presentation. After each presentation, the whole class will comment on entation, the whole class will comment on it and hand in it the next week. There will it and hand in it the next week. There will be at least two presentations for each grobe at least two presentations for each group. One is about a teaching method. The up. One is about a teaching method. The other is a given lesson for teaching one oother is a given lesson for teaching one of the four or subskills.f the four or subskills.

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• You have to submit any assignment on time.You have to submit any assignment on time.• Every student is required to participate in class Every student is required to participate in class

and group discussion to earn your extra points.and group discussion to earn your extra points.• Before each presentation, please discuss with Before each presentation, please discuss with

me one week earlier before your presentation. me one week earlier before your presentation. Unprepared demonstration is not allowed. Unprepared demonstration is not allowed.

• Please visit my homepage for class Please visit my homepage for class announcements and files every week before announcements and files every week before you come to class.you come to class.

• If you want to make an appointment with me, If you want to make an appointment with me, you can leave a note on my door and contact you can leave a note on my door and contact me through e-mail.me through e-mail.

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Teaching ObjectivesTeaching Objectives

• By introducing current English teaching By introducing current English teaching approaches, their underlying principles, approaches, their underlying principles, teaching of the four and sub-skills and teaching of the four and sub-skills and language assessment, students will language assessment, students will have an overview of theory and practice have an overview of theory and practice pertinent to English teaching and pertinent to English teaching and learning.learning.

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EvaluationEvaluation

• presentation 20%; midterm 25% final 25presentation 20%; midterm 25% final 25%, participation and attendance 10% qu%, participation and attendance 10% quizzes 20%; 5 points for extra creditsizzes 20%; 5 points for extra credits

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Links to meLinks to me

• My homepage: My homepage: www.pws.stu.edu.tw/clairepwww.pws.stu.edu.tw/clairep

• My MSN: 93551505@nccu.edu.twMy MSN: 93551505@nccu.edu.tw• My email: My email: clairep@mail.stu.edu.twclairep@mail.stu.edu.tw• My office: 407; 07-6158000-4007My office: 407; 07-6158000-4007• My blog: My blog: www.wretch.cc/blog/panclairewww.wretch.cc/blog/panclaire• My office hours and courses: posted on My office hours and courses: posted on

my office door.my office door.

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A basic understandingA basic understanding

• Examples of English learning in a movie (Pink Examples of English learning in a movie (Pink Panther and “think/sink”)Panther and “think/sink”)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lz0IT4Uk2xhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lz0IT4Uk2xQQ

http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?vwww.youtube.com/watch?v=qkZxS1g3tj4=qkZxS1g3tj4

• Why do we learn English? -A story reading for Why do we learn English? -A story reading for warm-up (Bilingual education)warm-up (Bilingual education)

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What is a good English teacher?What is a good English teacher?

• Brainstorm what a good English teacher Brainstorm what a good English teacher has.has.

• Write down your answer for next week.Write down your answer for next week.

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TextbookTextbook

• Techniques and Principles in Language Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching By Larsen-Freeman, Oxford Teaching By Larsen-Freeman, Oxford University PressUniversity Press

• Self-compiled packageSelf-compiled package

• Other resources from the InternetOther resources from the Internet