Especialización TESOL Certificate, Part 1: Teach English Now!
TESOL Certificate, Part 1: Teach English Now!. Learn theory and the practical strategies of English as a Second Language teaching.
Especialización TESOL Certificate, Part 1: Teach English Now!
4 coursesArizona State University
Teach English Now! Foundational Principles
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Course 1 of 4 in the TESOL Certificate, Part 1: Teach English Now! Specialization
Through a series of engaging metaphors and stories, prospective and current EFL/ESL teachers will identify, summarize, and evaluate 7 basic language learning paradigms. Learners will be presented information on such foundational principles as motivation, risk taking, two different modes of learning, and balancing the teacher profession. Learners are also given an understanding of basic techniques founded on those principles, such as teacher talk, looking “ridiculous” in order to lower the affective filter, and networking. With these foundational principles in mind, ESL/EFL teachers will scrutinize common assumptions about language learning by comparing how they stack up to research-based core principles.
What you will learn
- Describe the distinction between learning and acquisition
- Maintain control of a classroom and avoid teacher burnout
- Understand ways to motivate and properly engage students
- Use technology to your advantage in the classroom
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
1
Section
Module 1: Making Meaning Clear
This course introduces learners to the role of a teacher in helping to motivate and properly engage learners. It begins with a metaphor: language is cake, meaning that language must be presented well in order to be enjoyed (we will actually perform a skit to show this meaning clearly). This module will demonstrate how a teacher can encourage a student and increase motivation by paying attention to techniques such as improving teacher talk, scaffolding language, and the use of body language to make meaning clear. All of these skills, while gained over the course of a lifetime as a language teacher, must be considered primary goals from the very beginning. And all of these skills help a teacher recognize that presentation skills make a difference to learners not only in motivating them, but in allowing them to understand the concepts presented.
8 videos (Total 58 min), 4 readings, 6 quizzes
8 videos
Video 1: Language is Cake2m
Video 2: Language is Cake: Technique and Content7m
Video 3: Making Meaning Clear8m
Video 4: Teacher Talk7m
Video 5: Scaffolding5m
Video 6: Summary and Essential Question3m
Teacher Talk Example (Advanced)21m
4 readings
Welcome Guide to the Teach English Now! MOOC10m
Why Intrinsic Motivation Matters10m
The Input Hypothesis10m
Optimal Input is Comprehensible10m
4 practice exercises
Welcome Guide10m
Checkpoint 16m
Checkpoint 210m
Module 1 Review Quiz20m
2
Section
Module 2: Modes of Learning and Interaction
In this module, learners are introduced to the distinction between learning and acquisition. The distinction is made to help give learners context for the principle that language requires practice. To introduce the importance of practice, the distinction between a focused and diffuse mode of learning demonstrates that students who simply learn through memorizing vocabulary and grammar structures (focused mode) often don’t acquire language structures. On the other hand, teachers who engage students in both a focused and diffuse mode, like a basketball coach with his players, are able to instruct but give time for that instruction to “sink in” through dedicated practice.
5 videos (Total 22 min), 2 readings, 4 quizzes
5 videos
Video 2: Two Modes of Learning3m
Video 3: Language is Basketball6m
Video 4: Practice in the Two Modes7m
Video 5: Summary and Essential Question3m
2 readings
Accuracy vs. Fluency: Find a Balance and Keep Moving Forward10m
The Acquisition-Learning Distinction10m
3 practice exercises
Checkpoint 112m
Checkpoint 26m
Module 2 Review Quiz20m
3
Section
Module 3: Taking Risks and Learner Strategies
Using language learning expert Francois Gouin’s experience of going to Germany and failing to learn German, this module demonstrates the need for learners to understand how a language is learned. Gouin’s experience demonstrates not only the need for a diffuse mode of learning wherein practice is valued, but it also demonstrates the psyche of many second language learners. Francois, in some sense, was too smart for his own good, relying on techniques for learning material that don’t apply to language use and application. Students must use techniques and strategies that are proven to help someone acquire language, like those from the good language learner studies. Teachers can facilitate student learning by helping to demonstrate good language learner principles.
5 videos (Total 27 min), 6 readings, 4 quizzes
5 videos
Video 2: Lowering the Affective Filter4m
Video 3: Language Learner Strategies7m
Video 4: Good Language Learner Strategies6m
Video 5: Summary and Essential Question2m
6 readings
Teaching Language Learning Strategies10m
The Lightning Bug10m
Three Korean Girls10m
Fifty-five Hours10m
Pieces10m
The Affective Filter Hypothesis10m
3 practice exercises
Checkpoint 110m
Checkpoint 26m
Module 3 Review Quiz20m
4
Section
Module 4: The Flipped Model of Language Learning
While it was once considered impossible to be immersed in English outside of an English-speaking country, with the advent of the internet, the world has changed and continues to change significantly. This module presents ways in which to use the internet and other resources to a teacher’s advantage, and helps a teacher recognize their ability to engage students on cell phones, tablets, and computers. Introduction of the flipped classroom, meaning that learners can engage in focused material (videos, readings, etc) outside the classroom, and then engage in projects, exercises, and discussions within it.
5 videos (Total 20 min), 1 reading, 4 quizzes
5 videos
Video 2: Thinking Outside the Classroom Box4m
Video 3: Language Learning Online4m
Video 4: Student Autonomy3m
Video 5: Summary and Essential Question2m
1 readings
Opening the Classroom Door10m
3 practice exercises
Checkpoint 16m
Checkpoint 26m
Module 4 Review Quiz16m
5
Section
Module 5: Avoiding Teacher Burnout
This module introduces the concept of teacher burnout, and several techniques to avoid it. The first technique is the creation of a network. By creating a network of teachers to help you understand your field, you can learn new ideas and have a resource for solving difficult problems. The second technique, maintaining control of your teaching environment, demonstrates the need for teachers to understand how to best make a difference and avoid the pitfalls of complaining. Finally, the third technique, finding your core, explains that teachers can, paradoxically, maintain energy by working tirelessly for the principles they most believe in.
5 videos (Total 26 min), 4 quizzes
5 videos
Video 2: Teaching is a Team Sport6m
Video 3: Freaking Out Over Control8m
Video 4: Lighting Fires3m
Video 5: Summary and Essential Question3m
3 practice exercises
Checkpoint 16m
Checkpoint 26m
Module 5 Review quiz10m
6
Section
Module 6: Assessment
This review of the course guides learners to understand the different metaphors that serve as guides to understanding the foundational principles presented in this course.
1 video (Total 5 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
1 videos
1 readings
Taxonomy of Language Learning10m
1 practice exercises
Final Assessment30m
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Dr. Justin Shewell
Senior International Educator
Dr. Shane Dixon
Senior International Educator
Andrea Mürau Haraway
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