Theories and Methods of Language Teaching and Learning

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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10/11/2022 - 12/6/2022

$500

In-class

La Jolla

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• SECTION ID:

  166623

• 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: 10/13/2022.
  Early Enrollment Discount: $475 ($500 if enrolled after 9/19/2022).
  

• 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 via Canvas. Students will need to participate in both the in-person classes as well as the online course via Canvas in order to be successful in this course.

DATE	DAY	START	END	LOCATION
10/11/2022	Tue	4:30 p.m.	7:50 p.m.	Room 163, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
10/18/2022	Tue	4:30 p.m.	7:50 p.m.	Room 163, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
10/25/2022	Tue	4:30 p.m.	7:50 p.m.	Room 163, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
11/1/2022	Tue	4:30 p.m.	7:50 p.m.	Room 163, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
11/8/2022	Tue	4:30 p.m.	7:50 p.m.	Room 163, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
11/15/2022	Tue	4:30 p.m.	7:50 p.m.	Room 163, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
11/22/2022	Tue	4:30 p.m.	7:50 p.m.	Room 163, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
11/29/2022	Tue	4:30 p.m.	7:50 p.m.	Room 163, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
12/6/2022	Tue	4:30 p.m.	7:50 p.m.	Room 163, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla