Introduction to Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)

This course will provide an introduction to the basic theories, methods, and practices of teaching English as a Foreign Language. Experienced teachers needing a further grounding in the most current, up-to-date methods and practices to be more successful in their current teaching will also benefit. This course will explore skills, language, and the learning process while introducing practical applications to the EFL/ESL classroom. The course will introduce the basic skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing as well as grammar, pronunciation, and culture. Issues in methodology, including activity and lesson design, will also be discussed to orient the participants into the field of language education.

Introduction of issues in methodology as well as the basic skills:

• listening
• speaking
• reading
• writing

Introduction to the teaching of the micro-skills:

• pronunciation
• vocabulary
• grammar
• discourse

Other issues covered:

• learning styles and strategies
• learner autonomy
• content-based instruction
• assessment

Course Number: LING-40096
Credit: 3.00 unit(s)
Related Certificate Programs: Teaching English as a Foreign Language

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10/10/2022 - 12/9/2022

$500

Online

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• SECTION ID:

  166620

• CLASS TYPE:

  Online Asynchronous.
  
  This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
  You will have access to your online 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.

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Brown, Melissa, Teaching English as a Second Language since 2009; served as a Teacher Trainer in the US Peace Corps in Thailand (2010-2012)

  Melissa completed her Master’s in TESOL from Sacramento State University in conjunction with serving as a Teacher Trainer Peace Corps volunteer in rural Thailand from 2010 to 2012. She started teaching ESL in 2009 and has since lived and taught in Thailand, France, and in the U.S. She taught Business English and Writing at the University of Blaise Pascal in France and at the University of Oklahoma. Melissa currently teaches English to international students at UCSD's English Language Institute (ELI). She specializes in teaching ESL Grammar, ESL Reading & Writing, ESL Conversation, and Business English, and is skilled in teaching both online and in-person. She loves learning about her students' cultures and perspectives, as well as their interests and goals. Not o...Read More

• TEXTBOOKS:

  REQUIRED

  Introduction To Teaching English As A Foreign Language 1st
  by Melissa Brown
  ISBN / ASIN: 9780100732211

  You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.

• POLICIES:

  No refunds after: 10/12/2022.
  Early Enrollment Discount: $475 ($500 if enrolled after 9/19/2022).
  

• 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.

• DATE & LOCATION:

  10/10/2022 - 12/9/2022
  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.