Theory and Methods of Reading Instruction

In this TEFL course, you will receive an overview of various theoretical approaches as they apply to:

• reading in the ESL and EFL classroom

• relevant areas of research in foreign language reading

• connection of theory and research to the teaching and learning of reading

You will be provided with a thorough understanding of the reading process and the ways in which to build and assess reading skills, particularly academic and professional material.

There will be an emphasis in how to best teach vocabulary and idioms through reading in an ESL and EFL context.

 

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-40046
Credit: 3.00 unit(s)
Related Certificate Programs: Teaching English as a Foreign Language

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1/9/2023 - 3/17/2023

$500

Online

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• SECTION ID:

  170651

• 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:
  

  Corona, Andreea, Linguistics Lecturer at UCSB; English Language Fellow in Turkey 2013-2014; online TESOL Program Subject Matter Expert and instructional developer

  Andreea Corona currently serves as a Continuing Lecturer in the Linguistics Department in the English for Multilingual Students (EMS) Program at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where she teaches multiple levels of academic reading and writing courses for international undergraduate and graduate students. In her fifteen years of teaching thus far, she has taught a variety of academic courses in intensive language programs such as at the University of San Diego, where she also received her Master’s in Education in TESOL, Literacy, and Culture, as well as several composition courses at community colleges throughout the San Diego area. She has also taught internationally in Italy, Mexico, Romania, and Turkey, where she served as an English Language Fellow for the U.S. Dep...Read More

• TEXTBOOKS:

  REQUIRED

  Teaching and Developing Reading Skills 1st
  by Peter Watkins
  ISBN / ASIN: 9781316647318

  You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.

• POLICIES:

  No refunds after: 1/12/2023.
  Early Enrollment Discount: $475 ($500 if enrolled after 12/19/2022).
  

• NOTE:

  **PLEASE READ THIS INFORMATION*** In order to be successful in an online TEFL course, students must have the following: a reliable computer that has updated software, reliable internet connection, a web camera, and intermediate computer/technology skills. Online courses require students to do word processing, create presentations, record videos/presentations, download and upload documents/videos/recordings, view videos, complete quizzes/exams, and more. Questions? Contact tefl@ucsd.edu.

• DATE & LOCATION:

  1/9/2023 - 3/17/2023
  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.