Theories and Methods of Language Teaching and Learning

***IMPORTANT! DUE TO THE UNIVERSITY'S COVID-19 VACCINATION MANDATE FOR THE FALL QUARTER, ENROLLMENT FOR THIS COURSE WILL CLOSE ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2021 AT 11:59 P.M. PST. ENROLL BEFORE SEPTEMBER 26 TO SECURE YOUR PLACE IN THE COURSE FOR THE FALL QUARTER. QUESTIONS? CONTACT TEFL@UCSD.EDU.***

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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)
Related Certificate Programs: Teaching English as a Foreign Language

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10/18/2021 - 12/10/2021

$425

In-class

La Jolla

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• SECTION ID:

  159393

• 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:
  

  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) essay...Read More

• TEXTBOOKS:

  REQUIRED

  Theories & Methods of Language Teaching & Learning 1st
  by Debra Inada
  ISBN / ASIN: 9780100729797

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

  You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.

• POLICIES:

  No refunds after: 10/20/2021.
  Early Enrollment Discount: $425 ($450 if enrolled after 9/29/2021).
  

• NOTE:

  Instruction will be delivered in-person on the days & times listed. Students must attend in-person classes. Instructor will also supplement with online resources and assignments via Canvas. Students will need to participate in both the in-person classes and the online course to pass. ***IMPORTANT! DUE TO THE UNIVERSITY'S COVID-19 VACCINATION MANDATE FOR THE FALL QUARTER, ENROLLMENT FOR THIS COURSE WILL CLOSE ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2021 AT 11:59 P.M. PST. QUESTIONS? CONTACT TEFL@UCSD.EDU.***

DATE	DAY	START	END	LOCATION
10/19/2021	Tue	4:30 p.m.	7:20 p.m.	Room 161, UCSD Extension La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
10/26/2021	Tue	4:30 p.m.	7:20 p.m.	Room 161, UCSD Extension La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
11/2/2021	Tue	4:30 p.m.	7:20 p.m.	Room 161, UCSD Extension La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
11/9/2021	Tue	4:30 p.m.	7:20 p.m.	Room 161, UCSD Extension La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
11/16/2021	Tue	4:30 p.m.	7:20 p.m.	Room 161, UCSD Extension La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
11/23/2021	Tue	4:30 p.m.	7:20 p.m.	Room 161, UCSD Extension La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
11/30/2021	Tue	4:30 p.m.	7:20 p.m.	Room 161, UCSD Extension La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
12/7/2021	Tue	4:30 p.m.	7:20 p.m.	Room 161, UCSD Extension La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla