Syllabus data

授業科目名
Language Acquisition
学年
2Grade
単位数
2.00Credits
実務経験の有無
開講クォーター
semester not specified
担当教員
Angel Figueroa
授業形態
授業で主に使用する言語
This course is instructed in English and students are expected to speak English.
授業方法区分
開講キャンパス
Togane Campus
授業の到達目標及びテーマ
The aim of this course is to improve students’ knowledge about how languages are learned, and how to teach English as a foreign language. It focuses on the development of language skills in terms of reading, listening, speaking and writing. It analyses different methods and techniques to develop fluency and accuracy, enabling students to have an understanding of language learning and teaching.

Course Introduction Video: https://youtu.be/tNDDe7TeIe4
授業の概要
During this course, students are required to read key sections of the textbook for homework. Students are then expected to actively discuss and participate in activities about language learning and teaching. In addition, students will learn and practice how to teach English through designing lesson plans and performing teaching demonstrations in class.

授業計画
1回
Introduction to Language Acquisition.
Foreign Language Learning: your experiences.
Classroom Language Teaching: fundamentals.

事前学習
Preview course goals and course objectives.
事後学習
Review: Foreign language learning, Classroom language teaching.
HW: Assignment 1 (Classroom Language Teaching).

2回
Teaching Grammar.

事前学習
Preview: Teaching Grammar.
事後学習
Review: Teaching Grammar.
HW: Assignment 2 (Teaching Grammar).

3回
Correcting errors.
事前学習
Preview: Correcting errors.
事後学習
Review: Correcting errors.
HW: Assignment 3 (Correcting errors).

4回
Teaching Speaking.
Methods of Teaching.

事前学習
Preview: Teaching Speaking.
事後学習
Review: Teaching Speaking.
HW: Assignment 4 (Teaching Speaking).

5回
Lesson planning.
Lesson plan 1: due class 7.

事前学習
Preview: Lesson planning.
事後学習
Review: Lesson Planning.
HW: Assignment 5 (Lesson planning).

6回
Teaching Demonstration 1 preparation.
事前学習
Preview: teaching demonstration 1 preparation.
事後学習
HW: Assignment 6 (Teaching Demonstration 1 preparation)

7回目
Teaching demonstration 1.
Submit lesson plan 1.
事前学習
Preview: teaching demonstration 1.
事後学習
Review: teaching demonstration 1  and quarter one objectives.

8回
Teaching Reading.

事前学習
Preview Teaching Reading.
事後学習
Review Teaching Reading.
HW: Assignment 1 (Teaching Reading).

9回
Teaching Four Skills.
Task repetition.
事前学習
Preview: Teaching Four Skills.
事後学習
Review: Teaching Four Skills.
HW: Assignment 2 (Teaching Four Skills).

10回
Language Functions.
English sounds.

事前学習
Preview: Language Functions and English Sounds.
事後学習
Review Language Functions and English sounds.
HW: Assignment 3 (Language Functions, English Sounds).

11回
Teaching Intonation and Stress.
Teaching Vocabulary.

事前学習
Preview: Teaching Intonation and Stress.
事後学習
Review: Teaching Intonation and Stress, Teaching Vocabulary.
HW: Assignment 4 (Intonation and Stress, Vocabulary).

12回
Lesson plan 2 and Teaching Demonstration 2 preparation.
Lesson plan 2: due class 13.
事前学習
Preview: lesson plan 2 and teaching demonstration 2 preparation.
事後学習
HW: Assignment 5 (Lesson plan and Teaching Demonstration 2 preparation).

13回
Teaching demonstration 2.
Submit lesson plan 2.
Final Report: due class 14.

事前学習
Preview: teaching demonstration 2.
事後学習
Review: Teaching Demonstrations.
HW: Assignment 6 (Final Report preparation).

14回
Submit Final Report.
事前学習
Preview: Final Report.
事後学習
Review course objectives.

15回
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16回
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17回
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18回
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19回
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20回
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21回
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22回
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23回目
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24回
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25回
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26回
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試験及び成績評価
In-class participation = 30%
Homework worksheets and assignments = 10%
Lesson plans (10% x 2) = 20%
Teaching demonstrations (15% x 2) = 30%
Final Writing Report = 10%
課題(試験やレポート等)に対するフィードバック
Explanation during next class or written comments.
講義で使用するテキスト(書名・著者・出版社・ISBN・備考)
参考文献・推薦図書
No textbook is required for this course. Worksheets and Assignments to be handed out during class and for homework.
研究室
オフィスアワー
Please contact your teacher to find out his office hour.
科目ナンバリング
学位授与方針との関連
関連ページ
Course Introduction Video: https://youtu.be/tNDDe7TeIe4