Here you will find course information and lecture materials for these courses:
Classroom English & Teaching Techniques (current fall 2008 lectures for Luther University and California State University San Bernardino, Korea Center)
Curriculum Design and Methodology (last updated spring 2008 for Sookmyung Women's Univeristy, YL-TESOL)
Classroom English and Teaching Techniques
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Further Readings
Reading Comprehension Questions from English for Primary Teachers
Unit 1
What are some language strategies for teaching young learners?
Unit 2
What are some types of listening activities that you can use in the classroom?
What types of Listen & Do activities can you use with young learners?
Unit 3
How should you prepare and manage Listen & Make activities?
Unit 4
How should teachers encourage the use of set classroom phrases?
What expressions are useful for young learners' in-class interaction?
What are some strategies for practicing new vocabulary?
Unit 5
How can language teachers encourage cognitive development and educational skills?
How can you model the typical interaction pattern: Initiation- Response- Follow-up?
Unit 6
What are some priorities to consider when teaching reading and writing?
What are some activities that help children connect sounds with letters?
Why should prediction be an important part of our reading lessons?
Unit 7
What are some important things to consider with young learners' handwriting?
How can computers be useful, and how can they be complex for young learners?
How is writing with other children useful and what are some activities that can help them move into free writing?
Unit 8
What are some important reasons for using stories?
Is there a difference between telling and reading a story; if so, what are their different advantages?
What does the gist mean?
Unit 9
How can story activities stimulate young learners' imagination and creativity?
What is the common structure of many children stories?
Curriculum Design and Methodology
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