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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10/10/2023 - 12/14/2023

$500

In-class

La Jolla

Closed

• SECTION ID:

  176832

• 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:
  

  Palumbo, Christine

  Christine Palumbo (Chrissy) earned her PhD from the University of Arizona Second Language Acquisition and Teaching (SLAT) Interdisciplinary Program, minoring in Teacher Training in Education (TTE) from the College of Education. She earned her master’s degree in systems design from the University of Maryland, and she also has a master’s degree in applied linguistics from the University of Arizona. Most recently, Dr. Palumbo worked together with the DGEC in Costa Rica to develop the theoretical framework for their new national English exam and has been a Program Specialist in the US concentrating on online Live Facilitated Training delivery for both synchronous and asynchronous online training for standardized assessments. She has developed pre- and in-service teacher developm...Read More

• TEXTBOOKS:

  REQUIRED

  Teaching and Researching Reading 3rd
  by William Grabe & Fredricka L. Stoller
  ISBN / ASIN: 9781138847941

  You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.

• POLICIES:

  No refunds after: 10/11/2023.
  Early Enrollment Discount: $475 ($500 if enrolled after 9/25/2023).
  

• NOTE:

DATE	DAY	START	END	LOCATION
10/11/2023	Wed	1:45 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
10/16/2023	Mon	1:45 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
10/18/2023	Wed	1:45 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
10/23/2023	Mon	1:45 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
10/25/2023	Wed	1:45 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
10/30/2023	Mon	1:45 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
11/1/2023	Wed	1:45 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
11/6/2023	Mon	1:45 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
11/8/2023	Wed	1:45 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
11/13/2023	Mon	1:45 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
11/15/2023	Wed	1:45 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
11/20/2023	Mon	1:45 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
11/22/2023	Wed	1:45 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
11/27/2023	Mon	1:45 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
11/29/2023	Wed	1:45 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
12/4/2023	Mon	1:45 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
12/6/2023	Wed	1:45 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
12/11/2023	Mon	1:45 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
12/13/2023	Wed	1:45 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	Room 160, UCSD Division of Extended Studies La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla

1/16/2024 - 3/22/2024

$475

Online

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• SECTION ID:

  178725

• 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

  Theories and Methods of Reading Instruction 1st
  by Virginia Berger
  ISBN / ASIN: 978010072493

  You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.

• POLICIES:

  No refunds after: 1/20/2024.
  Early Enrollment Discount: $475 ($500 if enrolled after 12/20/2023).
  

• NOTE:

• DATE & LOCATION:

  1/16/2024 - 3/22/2024
  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.