Explore the complexities of English structures and how and when they are used (pragmatics) in this TEFL certificate course. Special emphasis is on areas of syntax unique to English and most difficult to non-native speakers, both prescriptive and descriptive forms.
You will study highly specialized features of English grammar and learn how best to teach and integrate the practice of these features in all types of ESL and EFL lessons.
Areas covered:
- syntactic variations related to gender, age, socio-economics, and other factors
- important connection between syntax, morphology, and semantics
- how best to teach and integrate grammar instruction in all types of EFL lessons
Note: A strong command of English is a prerequisite for this course. (iBT TOEFL:80, TOEIC:760)
Advanced Analysis of English Sentence Structure I and Advanced Analysis of English Sentence Structure II do NOT have to be taken in any particular order.
This is a required course for the Professional Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) program.
Course Number: LING-40045
Credit: 3.00 unit(s)
Related Certificate Programs: Teaching English as a Foreign Language
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4/5/2021 - 6/11/2021
$450
Online
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CLASS TYPE:
Online Asynchronous.
All instruction and course materials delivered and completed online between the published course start and end dates.
Gonzalez, Kim, TEFL Certificate Program Coordinator; ESL Instructor at ELI & teaching English for over 30 years; Presenter for CATESOL, TESOL & NAFSA.
Kim Gonzalez Lawgali is the TEFL Certificate Program Coordinator and instructor at UC San Diego's English Language Institute. She is also adjunct professor of TESOL at Alliant International University in the MA TESOL program. From 1989 to 2005, she taught and was coordinator of the TESOL Certificate program in the Education Department at UC San Diego Extension before creating the TEFL Certificate program through the English Language Institute at UC San Diego where she was teacher of the year in 1995 and 1999. Before joining UC San Diego, she taught at the American Language Institute at San Diego State University for ten years and taught adult education at the Mid City Adult Center for thirteen years. Her first English teaching job was in Tunisia. She has been teaching English for o...Read More
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TEXTBOOKS:
REQUIREDHow to Teach Grammar 1st
by Thornbury, Scott.
ISBN / ASIN: 0582339324
TEFL Program: Advanced Analysis of English Sentence Structure I 1st
by Kim Gonzalez
ISBN / ASIN: 9780100725294
You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.
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POLICIES:
No refunds after: 4/9/2021.
Early Enrollment Discount: $425 ($450 if enrolled after 3/17/2021).
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NOTE:
This is an Online Asynchronous course.
All instruction and course materials delivered and
completed online between the published course start and
end dates. You will have access to your course on the
published start date OR 1 business day after your
enrollment is confirmed, if you enroll on or after the
published start date.
To login to your course, go to your MyExtension
account, select My Courses, select this course and then
click the link that appears under Online Provider.
4/5/2021 - 6/11/2021
extensioncanvas.ucsd.edu
You will have access to your course materials on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
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7/6/2021 - 9/10/2021
$425
Online
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CLASS TYPE:
Online Asynchronous.
All instruction and course materials delivered and completed online between the published course start and end dates.
Quinn, Jessica, ESL instructor since 2008
Jessica Quinn has been an ESL instructor for the English Language Institute (ELI) at UC San Diego Extension since June 2011. She attended UCLA and San Diego State University, where she earned a master's in applied linguistics, before beginning her career teaching at several community colleges and intensive English programs in the San Diego area. She has taught ESL in California and abroad at all levels and in all skill areas, including reading, writing, listening and speaking as well as grammar, vocabulary and test preparation. In addition to her experience teaching ESL, Quinn has worked with native and non-native English-speaking children in both professional and volunteer capacities. She has created curricula for classroom use, book club materials, and tutor-training gu...Read More
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TEXTBOOKS:
REQUIREDHow to Teach Grammar 1st
by Thornbury, Scott.
ISBN / ASIN: 0582339324
TEFL Program: Advanced Analysis of English Sentence Structure I 1st
by Kim Gonzalez
ISBN / ASIN: 9780100725294
You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.
-
POLICIES:
No refunds after: 7/10/2021.
Early Enrollment Discount: $425 ($450 if enrolled after 6/16/2021).
-
NOTE:
This is an Online Asynchronous course.
All instruction and course materials delivered and
completed online between the published course start and
end dates. You will have access to your course on the
published start date OR 1 business day after your
enrollment is confirmed, if you enroll on or after the
published start date.
To login to your course, go to your MyExtension
account, select My Courses, select this course and then
click the link that appears under Online Provider.
7/6/2021 - 9/10/2021
extensioncanvas.ucsd.edu
You will have access to your course materials on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
There are no sections of this course currently scheduled. Please contact the International Programs - Bldg. E department at 858-534-6784 or ipinfo@ucsd.edu for information about when this course will be offered again.