33002 METHODOLOGY IN TEACHING A SECOND LANGUAGE

Year	No.	Offer	Mode	Description			Cred. Pts
97	33002 	S2  	D 	METHOD TEACH 2ND LANGUAGE 	1.00

Contents

• Staffing
• Pre-requisite(s)
• Synopsis
• Objectives
• Topics
• Texts
• Recommended References
• Student Workload
• Assessment Details
• Other Requirements

STAFFING:

Other Teaching Staff:

PRE-REQUISITE(S)

33000/33001

SYNOPSIS:

Teachers not only need theory about second language learning but  also
need  to  know  how this theory has been translated successfully  into
practice  in the classroom. This unit, in essence, tries to  link  the
theory  and practice together. The unit looks at the teaching  of  the
four  macroskills: listening, speaking, reading and writing.  It  also
looks  at  the  teaching of vocabulary and grammar so that  these  two
types of activities are situated in a teaching program in their proper
place.

OBJECTIVES:

At the end of the unit, students will demonstrate an
understanding of:

1. the way each macroskill operates by being able to describe
   their operation;
   
2. the complex inter-relationships that exist between the
   macroskills by citing research evidence which shows such
   relationships;
   
3. the techniques used in classroom in each of the macroskills by
   showing how they are derived from theory and are supported by
   research;
   
4. how vocabulary development takes place and discussing the many
   techniques that can be used to enhance such development;
   
5. an understanding of the place of grammar in second language
   teaching.
   

TOPICS:

 Description                                                    Weighting(%)

Listening                                                             15.00

Talking                                                               15.00

Reading                                                               25.00

Writing                                                               25.00

Vocabulary                                                            10.00

Grammar                                                               10.00

TEXT and MATERIALS to be PURCHASED:

RECOMMENDED REFERENCE MATERIALS:

Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching. J Richards T Rodgers.
Cambridge: CUP. 1986.

Nunan, David, Language Teaching Methodology, Hertfordshire: Phoenix
ELT

Teaching Foreign Language Skills. (2nd Ed.). Wilga M Rivers. Chicago:
The University of Chicago Press. 1981.

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language: (2nd Ed.) M. Celce-
Murcia (Ed.). New York: Newbury House. 1991.

STUDENT WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS:

	ACTIVITY				HOURS
Practice Teaching                             	20
Directed Study                                	87
Private Study                                 	40
Examinations                                  	3
Assessments                                   	25

ASSESSMENT DETAILS:

No  *F/S Marks     Due        Description                              Wtg(%)    LBL
1   S              WK 5      ASSIGNMENT 1 (2000-2500 WORD ESSAY)       20.00     Y
2   S              WK 5      JOURNAL KEEPING                                     N
3   S              WK 13     ASSIGNMENT 2                              20.00     Y
4   S              WK 13     JOURNAL KEEPING                           10.00     N
5   S              END S2    3 HOUR EXAMINATION                        50.00     N

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

0    Over  the  two assignments and journal keeping students  will  be
     expected to achieve at least half the marks.
1    Students must submit both assignments as well as the journal.
2    To pass, students must achieve an overall mark of 60%.