Theories and Methods of Language Teaching and Learning

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Become acquainted with the most generally accepted theoretical and methodological models of English language teaching and learning in this TEFL certificate course.

This practical class offers you pedagogical ideas on how to meet the specific needs of various:

ages
proficiency levels
purposes
skills
contexts

You will build a repertoire of ESL and EFL classroom activities firmly embedded with well-established principles of language acquisition in a step-by-step approach to interactive language teaching.

Focus on:

integration of skills
learner styles and strategies and preferences
multiple intelligences
practical steps in lesson design

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-40110
CREDIT 3.00 unit(s)

10/3/2017 - 11/21/2017 | La Jolla | In-class $395

SECTION ID:

126644
CLASS TYPE:

In-class, Traditional Classroom instruction

INSTRUCTOR :

Inada, Debbie, ESL Instructor for ELI since 1988 and UCSD TEFL Certificate Program since 2006. Also taught overseas in the Dominican Republic.

Debbie Inada has been an ESL instructor for the English Language Institute (ELI) at UCSD Extension since July 1988. She has taught ESL at all levels and in all skill areas, including reading, writing, listening, and speaking as well as grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary. In addition to her extensive experience teaching ESL, Debbie has taught in UCSD's TEFL Certificate Program since 2006 and served on ELI's Curriculum and Assessment Committees since 2009. While serving on these committees, Debbie assisted in the CEA accreditation process for ELI and created libraries for reading classes at the low intermediate to intermediate levels. Debbie has also created and reviewed curriculum and written assessments for ELI. During her early years at ELI, Debbie scored TOEFL (TWE) essays for ETS. Debbie's volunteer work includes teaching English to agricultural workers in San Diego and to agroforestry workers in the Dominican Republic as well as training volunteers to teach English in Ethiopia.

TEXTBOOKS:

REQUIRED
Teaching by Principles 4th
by H. Douglas Brown
ISBN: 9780133925852

You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.

POLICIES:

No refunds after: 10/7/2017.
Early Enrollment Discount: $370 ($395 if enrolled after 9/13/2017).
Note:

DATE	DAY	START	END	LOCATION
10/3/2017	Tue	6:00 p.m.	9:30 p.m.	Room 161, UCSD Extension Complex, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
10/10/2017	Tue	6:00 p.m.	9:30 p.m.	Room 161, UCSD Extension Complex, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
10/17/2017	Tue	6:00 p.m.	9:30 p.m.	Room 161, UCSD Extension Complex, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
10/24/2017	Tue	6:00 p.m.	9:30 p.m.	Room 161, UCSD Extension Complex, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
10/31/2017	Tue	6:00 p.m.	9:30 p.m.	Room 161, UCSD Extension Complex, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
11/7/2017	Tue	6:00 p.m.	9:30 p.m.	Room 161, UCSD Extension Complex, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
11/14/2017	Tue	6:00 p.m.	9:30 p.m.	Room 161, UCSD Extension Complex, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
11/21/2017	Tue	6:00 p.m.	9:30 p.m.	Room 161, UCSD Extension Complex, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla

1/8/2018 - 3/16/2018 | Online $370

SECTION ID:

128552
CLASS TYPE:

Online, Web-based instruction
TEXTBOOKS:

No information available at this time.

POLICIES:

No refunds after: 1/12/2018.
Early Enrollment Discount: $370 ($395 if enrolled after 12/20/2017).
Note:

DATE:
LOCATION
1/8/2018-3/16/2018
ucsdextension.blackboard.com
You will have access to your course on the published start date.

1/9/2018 - 2/27/2018 | La Jolla | In-class $370

SECTION ID:

128551
CLASS TYPE:

In-class, Traditional Classroom instruction

INSTRUCTOR :

Inada, Debbie, ESL Instructor for ELI since 1988 and UCSD TEFL Certificate Program since 2006. Also taught overseas in the Dominican Republic.

TEXTBOOKS:

No information available at this time.

POLICIES:

No refunds after: 1/13/2018.
Early Enrollment Discount: $370 ($395 if enrolled after 12/20/2017).
Note:

DATE	DAY	START	END	LOCATION
1/9/2018	Tue	6:00 p.m.	9:30 p.m.	Room 142, UCSD Extension Complex, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
1/16/2018	Tue	6:00 p.m.	9:30 p.m.	Room 142, UCSD Extension Complex, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
1/23/2018	Tue	6:00 p.m.	9:30 p.m.	Room 142, UCSD Extension Complex, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
1/30/2018	Tue	6:00 p.m.	9:30 p.m.	Room 142, UCSD Extension Complex, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
2/6/2018	Tue	6:00 p.m.	9:30 p.m.	Room 142, UCSD Extension Complex, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
2/13/2018	Tue	6:00 p.m.	9:30 p.m.	Room 142, UCSD Extension Complex, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
2/20/2018	Tue	6:00 p.m.	9:30 p.m.	Room 142, UCSD Extension Complex, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
2/27/2018	Tue	6:00 p.m.	9:30 p.m.	Room 142, UCSD Extension Complex, 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.

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