Teaching Language through Art

Learn how to incorporate basic art-making techniques to teach English learners of all ages in this hands-on TEFL certificate course. You will explore a variety of fun art projects to motivate ESL and EFL students with varying learning styles.

Projects include:

• book construction
• collage
• illustration
• dioramas
• drawing exercises

Discussion includes:

• materials management
• designing projects to ensure student engagement and success
• strategies to use art projects as a language assessment tool

Course Number: LING-40120
Credit: 1.00 unit(s)
Related Certificate Programs: Teaching English as a Foreign Language

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11/14/2020 - 11/14/2020

$145

Hybrid

La Jolla

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• SECTION ID:

  151236

• CLASS TYPE:

  In-class + web based.
  
  This learning experience is intentionally designed as a combination of in-class and web-based instruction. In-class meetings follow the published schedule. Students are also expected to engage with course content online during the published course dates.

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Nelson, Annika M., Artist, UC San Diego Instructor since 2004; illustrated seven published books.

  Annika Nelson is an artist and instructor who currently teaches the "Teaching English through Art" workshop for UC San Diego Extension's TEFL program. Her artwork crosses cultural borders, stimulates dialogue between generations and portrays images of everyday life and the environment through her colorful prints and illustrations. Nelson has illustrated a number of books including "Folk Wisdom of Mexico "(Chronicle Books, 1994), "Canto Familiar" (Harcourt Brace, 1995), "Pumpkin Prize" (Macmillan, 1996), "Dancing with Dziadziu" (Harcourt Brace, 1997), "Child of God" (Liturgy Training Publications, 1997), "Dominga’s Wonderful Year" (Liturgical Press, 2003) and "Colors of Me" (Sleeping...Read More

• TEXTBOOKS:

  No textbook required.

• POLICIES:

  No refunds after: 11/13/2020.
  

• NOTE:

  Course instruction will be delivered in-person on the day & time listed. Instructor may supplement the in-person class meetings with online resources, assignments, and tasks.

DATE	DAY	START	END	LOCATION
11/14/2020	Sat	8:15 a.m.	5:30 p.m.	Room 128, UCSD Extension La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla