Introduction to English Language Teaching
Daejin University, Fall 2000

Prof. Rodney Tyson
rtyson@road.daejin.ac.kr

Course Description: This course is intended for senior English majors who may be interested in becoming English teachers at any level. The course will introduce students to basic language teaching methodology and practice. Students will be required to contribute to and lead class discussions of the readings, complete several written assignments, and make one or more class presentations.

Assignments:

1. Essay: Beliefs about language learning and teaching
2. Teacher Interview/Class Observation & Report
3. Lesson Plan & Demonstration Lesson
4. Group Research Project & Presentation

Grades:

• Midterm Examination 25%
• Final Examination 25%
• Assignments/Presentations 30%
• Attendance & Participation 20%

• Role plays/Simulations/Scenarios
• Drama/Plays
• Songs/Music
• Warm-up activities
• Games/Communicative Activities
• Discussion activities
• Drills (fluency, grammar, pronunciation, etc.)
• Multi-media
• Story telling
• Internet resources
• Pictures/Drawings
• Correction of speech errors
• Video
• Testing oral communication skills

• Brown, H. D. (1994). Teaching by principles: An interactive approach to language pedagogy. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall Regents.
• Harmer, J. (1998). How to teach English: An introduction to the practice of English language teaching. Essex: Longman.
• Lightbown, P., & Spada, N. (1993). How languages are learned. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Richards, J. C., & Lockhart, C. (1994). Reflective language teaching in second language classrooms. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.