Learn the best methods for getting ESL and EFL students to speak English and tasks that encourage meaningful interaction in this TEFL certificate course.
This class will address types and idiosyncrasies of the spoken language, and micro skills of speaking that are factors in the oral code.
Review current issues in teaching oral communication by analyzing:
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conversational discourse
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pronunciation
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affective factors
This course will suggest fluency and accuracy activities that can be used in and out of the classroom.
Learn factors that hamper improved speaking skills for ESL and ESL learners including:
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specific contexts
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performable variables
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colloquial language
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pronunciation factors
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interaction
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-40050
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.
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 Speaking 1st
by Scott Thornbury
ISBN / ASIN: 0582853591
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
Hybrid
La Jolla
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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.
Teague, Nicola, ESL Instructor at ELI since 1991. Specializes in reading, writing, listening, speaking, presentations and TOEFL preparation.
After completing her studies in England, Nicola Teague spent four years teaching ESL in Switzerland. She has since taught ESL in San Diego for over twenty years, specializing in designing and delivering interactive communication classes. Teague joined the American Language Institute at SDSU where she taught in both the academic and communicative programs. She taught a range of levels from beginner to advanced in reading, writing, listening, speaking, presentation skills and TOEFL. Not only did she teach in the two primary programs but also in short term programs that included business and teacher training programs.
In 1991 Teague moved to the English Language Program at UC San Diego, where she started in the 10-week program, again teaching a range of skills and l...Read More
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TEXTBOOKS:
REQUIREDTEFL Program: Teaching Speaking Skills 1st
by Nicola Teague
ISBN / ASIN: 9780100725836
You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.
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POLICIES:
No refunds after: 7/10/2021.
Early Enrollment Discount: $425 ($450 if enrolled after 6/16/2021).
1st no meeting date: 9/6/2021.
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NOTE:
Course instruction will be delivered in-person on the days & times listed. Students must attend in-person classes. Instructor will also supplement the in-person class meetings with online resources, assignments, and tasks.
| DATE | DAY | START | END | LOCATION |
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| 7/12/2021 | Mon | 1:30 p.m. | 4:30 p.m. | Room 101, UCSD Extension La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla |
| 7/19/2021 | Mon | 1:30 p.m. | 4:30 p.m. | Room 101, UCSD Extension La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla |
| 7/26/2021 | Mon | 1:30 p.m. | 4:30 p.m. | Room 101, UCSD Extension La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla |
| 8/2/2021 | Mon | 1:30 p.m. | 4:30 p.m. | Room 101, UCSD Extension La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla |
| 8/9/2021 | Mon | 1:30 p.m. | 4:30 p.m. | Room 101, UCSD Extension La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla |
| 8/16/2021 | Mon | 1:30 p.m. | 4:30 p.m. | Room 101, UCSD Extension La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla |
| 8/23/2021 | Mon | 1:30 p.m. | 4:30 p.m. | Room 101, UCSD Extension La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla |
| 8/30/2021 | Mon | 1:30 p.m. | 4:30 p.m. | Room 101, UCSD Extension La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla |
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.