Theory and Methods of Reading Instruction

In this TEFL course, you will receive an overview of various theoretical approaches as they apply to:

• reading in the ESL and EFL classroom

• relevant areas of research in foreign language reading

• connection of theory and research to the teaching and learning of reading

You will be provided with a thorough understanding of the reading process and the ways in which to build and assess reading skills, particularly academic and professional material.

There will be an emphasis in how to best teach vocabulary and idioms through reading in an ESL and EFL context.

 

Note: A strong command of English is a prerequisite for this course. (iBT TOEFL:80, TOEIC:760) 

This is a required course for the Professional Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) certificate program.

Course Number: LING-40046
Credit: 3.00 unit(s)
Related Certificate Programs: Teaching English as a Foreign Language

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4/2/2024 - 6/4/2024

$500

In-class

La Jolla

Closed

• SECTION ID:

  181616

• CLASS TYPE:

  This is a traditional classroom setting.
  
  All class meetings held in-person according to published location, dates and times. Students may be expected to engage with course content online during the published course dates.

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Palumbo, Christine

  Christine Palumbo (Chrissy)  earned her PhD from the University of Arizona Second Language Acquisition and Teaching (SLAT) interdisciplinary program, and master’s degrees in Applied Linguistics from the University of Maryland and the University of Arizona minoring in Teacher Training in Education (TTE) from the College of Education. Christine has developed pre and in-service teacher development programs in the United States, Asia, Africa, Central, and South America and has been a second language and foreign language consultant, teacher educator, and international trainer for the US Department of State and the US English Language Fellow Program in Panama where she continues to be an international consultant. Dr. Palumbo served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Sierra Leone and ...Read More

• TEXTBOOKS:

  REQUIRED

  Teaching and Researching Reading 3rd
  by William Grabe & Fredricka L. Stoller
  ISBN / ASIN: 9781138847941

  You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.

• POLICIES:

  No refunds after: 4/7/2024.
  Early Enrollment Discount: $475 ($500 if enrolled after 3/18/2024).
  

• NOTE:

DATE	DAY	START	END	LOCATION
4/2/2024	Tue	4:30 p.m.	7:30 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
4/9/2024	Tue	4:30 p.m.	7:30 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
4/16/2024	Tue	4:30 p.m.	7:30 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
4/23/2024	Tue	4:30 p.m.	7:30 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
4/30/2024	Tue	4:30 p.m.	7:30 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
5/7/2024	Tue	4:30 p.m.	7:30 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
5/14/2024	Tue	4:30 p.m.	7:30 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
5/21/2024	Tue	4:30 p.m.	7:30 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
5/28/2024	Tue	4:30 p.m.	7:30 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
6/4/2024	Tue	4:30 p.m.	7:30 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla