Teaching and Testing ESL Listening and Speaking Skills
EDUC-40408
This course presents the fundamental concepts of oral discourse as well as practical classroom techniques for teaching spoken English. Working from individual sounds to stretches of continuous speech, and considering stress, intonation, and rhythm, participants will learn effective ways to teach pronunciation. Topics include such interesting features of conversation as turn taking, the role of world knowledge, and reduced speech. Participants will also learn numerous exercises to enhance fluency and accuracy.
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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.
Textbooks:
How to Teach Speaking 1st
by Scott Thornbury
ISBN / ASIN: 0582853591
Teaching American English Pronunciation 1st
by Peter Avery and Susan Ehrlich
ISBN / ASIN: 9780194328159
You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.
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- No refunds after: 10/8/2024
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Instructor:
Melanie Alca, M.A. in Linguistics
Holds a TESOL certificate and has several years of experience in multiple countries
Melanie Alca has taught ESL since 2003. She began her teaching career overseas and taught in Ecuador, Grenada and Taiwan before transitioning to teaching ESL at the post-secondary level in the U.S. in 2008. She has a TESOL certificate and has taught courses in linguistics and writing composition in addition to ESL classes in all skill areas. Alca also holds a master's in linguistics from San Diego State University.
