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HU Credits:
6
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Teaching Training - Diploma
Semester:
Yearly
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
E. Safra
Course/Module Coordinator:
Hagit Atzmon
Coordinator Office Hours:
Sunday, 14:00
Teaching Staff:
Ms. Hagit Atzmon
Ms. Pamela Halperin
Course/Module description:
The course focuses on introducing the student to the Israeli school system, facilitating the acquisition of the basic tools needed to teach English as a foreign language in the Israeli school system, curriculum and lesson planning
Course/Module aims:
1. To be able to plan an EFL lesson
2. To be able to design a yearly curriculum to meet the needs of a particular class
3. To be exposed to different methods of teaching EFL
4. To understand the basics of classroom management
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Student will be able to plan an effective EFL lesson
Student will be able to design a yearly curriculum to meet the needs of a particular class
Student will acquire an understanding of different methods of teaching EFL
Student will grasp the basics of classroom management
Attendance requirements(%):
85%
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Lecture, discussion and practical workshops
Course/Module Content:
Overview:
Course syllabus, expectations, requirements
Why am I here? Where am I headed? What do I need to learn?
Becoming Familiar with the school – who does what?
Excerpt from Teacher Man Frank McCourt
2. First lessons:
Learning Names, Ice Breakers, questionnaires,
Mapping out your class
Diagnostic assessments
3. Teacher Persona
What kind of teacher do I want to be?
How do my experiences as a student influence my perception of myself as a teacher?
4. Observing Teachers and Classes
What to look for
Teacher styles
Lesson Rhythm, continuity and connections
How to reflect on a lesson
5. Teacher as Actor
Body Language
Voice Control
Charisma
6. Second Language Acquisition
Reflection on Personal Language Learning Experiences
From Theory to Practice
7. Heterogeneous classrooms
Teaching to more than one level simultaneously
Learning styles, multiple intelligences
8. Preparation
Becoming an expert
Mastering the Textbook
9. Lesson Planning
Forward planning
Backward planning
Lesson objectives
Transforming objectives into learning tasks
Repetition vs. diversity
10. Classroom Management
Discipline
Consequences and consistency
Positive reinforcement
11 Instructional Styles
Matching style to class
Stretching the textbook, using visual Aides, internet and media
Using L1 in the classroom
12 Presenting Vocabulary
Word Frequency
Spelling
Pronunciation
Dictionary work
13 Presenting Language Structures
Pedagogical Grammar
Explicit instruction
Grammar in context
14 Assessment
Correcting Errors
Testing/Alternative assessment
15 English Matriculation Exam
Teaching for the bagrut
Required Reading:
1. Azar, Betty and Hgen, Stacy, Understanding and Using English Grammar, Pearson Longman, 2009
2. Brown, H Douglas, Teaching by Principles: An Interactive Approach to Language Pedagogy, San Francisco University 2011
3. Brown, H. Douglas, Principles of Language Learning and Teaching, Pearson Longman, 2011
4. Cisneros, Sandra, The House on Mango Street, Bloomsbury, 2004
5. Diane Larsen-Freeman, Marti Anderson, Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching, Oxford, 2011
6. Esquith, R, Teach Like Your Hair’s on Fire. Penguin Books, New York, 2007, pp. 1-13.
7. Lazar, G. Literature and language Teaching. Great Britain: Cambridge University Press, 1993, pp. 1 – 55.
8. McCourt, F. Teacher Man. New York: Scribner, 2005, pp. 11 – 24.
9. Spada, N. & Lightbown, P. M. Instruction, First Language Influence, and Developmental Readiness in Second Language Acquisition. The Modern Language Journal, (1999). 83 (1),1-22
10. Ur, Penny, A Course in English Language Teaching, Cambridge University Press , 2012
Additional Reading Material:
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 0 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 50 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 50 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
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