TESOL 2023 Teaching Practice
Students undertake eight-week supervised teaching practice and observation in the sector in which they wish to qualify, together with peer observations and school-based field work. Teaching practice incorporates appropriate modeling of the target language, both spoken and written; the design, implementation and evaluation of lessons and units of work for students at a variety of […]
TESOL 2022 Media and Literacies
This course is designed to gain insights into issues of language and literacy around new media. Along with other theories, the “Multi-literacies” theory of literacy will be introduced in this course. It also focuses on current trends in literacy instruction in language arts or composition classes as well as academic literacies across various curriculum areas. […]
TESOL 2021 Bilingualism
The course is designed for students to basically characterize key aspects of the most important and influential contributions on bilingualism and bilingual education. It provides an overview of principles, theories and studies on bilingual domain, followed by the implication for classroom practices based on political influences on the education sector.
TESOL 2020 Teaching of Literature in a Second/Foreign Language
This course introduces issues of and approaches to using literature with language learners in language classrooms – the cultural, the personal growth, and the language models, each of which has its own theoretical bases and principles serving as guidelines for language teachers who teach literature in ESL/EFL context. Central to this discussion are reading texts […]
TESOL 2019 Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL)
Technology has revolutionized teaching and learning processes in ESL classrooms. Computer-assisted Language Learning (CALL) course explores the potentials of different types of technology from basic computer applications to advanced online learning in order to help students design and deliver effective learning materials. The course will also discuss and analyze the impacts of educational technology and […]
TESOL 2018 Language Planning and Language Policy
This course covers not only about language learning imposed by economic or political agendas, but also language choices entered into freely for reasons of social mobility, economic advantage or group identity. The course is divided into three parts. The first part reviews the development and role of standard languages in the construction of national communities […]
TESOL 2017 Language and Culture in Contact
This subject is intended for those who are new to the field of linguistics. It provides an overview of the field in general especially in regard to pure linguistics, applied linguistics and general linguistics. Pure linguistics contains fundamental studies of language structures which include syntax, semantics, morphology, phonetics, and phonology. Applied linguistics covers the psychological […]
TESOL 2016 English Language Teaching Management
The course is divided into three parts. The first part attempts to provide ELT educators with general theories of organization and management and invites them to apply the learned theories to analyze the organization and management practice in their own institutions, as well as its suitability for organization. The second part argues for the role […]
TESOL 2015 Sociolinguistics in Language Teaching
The course is designed to provide an overview of sociolinguistic theories and methodologies, with special emphasis on their applicability to language teaching and education, particularly in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) contexts and communities. Topics include sociolinguistic approaches to bilingualism and second language learning, language variation and diversity, language and interaction, and language and […]
TESOL 2014 Psychology for Language Learning
The course aims to introduce to students numerous psychological theories that can be applied to the teaching and learning of foreign languages. Understanding the role of how people learn constitutes the core component of this course. The course endeavours to establish a link between learning a foreign language and the field of psychology.