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Learn effective approaches to English language teaching. This is the second of two teacher training courses based on the internationally-recognized Shaping the Way We Teach English videos and resources and sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and the University of Oregon. You can begin with either course. The next Paths course will be November 9-December 14, 2015.
Syllabus
Topics for Paths to Success in English Language Teaching include:
Week 1: Integrating skills and using tasks to motivate learners; project overview, introductions
Week 2: Alternative assessment that shows what learners can do with language; lesson plan phase 1 is due
Week 3: Incorporating individual learning differences in instruction; peer and self-evaluations are due
Week 4: Ideas for effective classroom management; final lesson plan is due
Week 5: Improving practice with reflective teaching; final peer and self-evaluations are due
Instructors
- Deborah Healey - American English Institute/Department of Linguistics
- Jeff Magoto
- Elizabeth Hanson-Smith - American English Institute/Department of Linguistics
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