Alternate April Schedule

April 17 - Introduction: What Should an English Teacher Do?
Activities
1) do class member introductions

• instructor, including contact information and office hours
• class members

2) discuss aspects of class

• class goals
• texts
• amounts and types of assignments
• grading policies
• attendance and participation policies
• class blog as home base

3) work with Chapter 1: What Should an English Teacher Do?

• do Presentation: What Should an English Teacher Do?
• do Discussion Worksheet 1
• discuss and assign Chapter 1 reading

Homework
1) read Chapter 1 reading
2) complete Unit 1 Discussion Worksheet 1


April 24 - What Should an English Teacher Do?
Activities
1) review, discuss and collect homework - Discussion Worksheet 1
2) do Nation Text Chap. 1 Vocabulary Quiz

Now, let's look at examples from Table 1.2!

2) do Presentation and Discussion: Example of Activities for 4 Strands
3) do various example activities as time permits
4) discuss and assign HW

• reading assignment: Chap. 2, pp. 21-24

Homework
1) TBD
2) read Chap. 2, pp. 21-24

January in TESOL

Jan. 15 - Teaching Writing
Activities
1) discuss today's schedule
2) return checked HW, collect outstanding HW
3) distribute and read through TKT Unit 6 Writing (new text)

• work along with Comprehension Worksheet for Unit 6

4) discuss and assign HW - Ur Text Unit 11 Teaching Writing

Homework
1) complete Comprehension Worksheet for Unit 6


Jan. 21 - Teaching Writing
Activities
1) check HW - Comprehension Worksheet for Unit 6
2) do TKT Unit 6 - Writing Practice Task 6
3) do Cohesion exercises from the Academic Writing text
4) discuss and assign HW

• TKT Unit 6 Opinion Writing

Homework
1) do Practice 4: Genetic Engineering (Coherence Chapter)
2) do TKT Unit 6 Opinion Writing


Jan. 22 - Teaching Writing
Activities
1) review, revise and hand in TKT Unit 6 Opinion Writing
2) do Unit 6 Worksheet - Accuracy or Communication?
3) discuss Ur Teaching Writing Presentation
4) Ur Text Unit 11 Teaching Writing (first half, make copies)
5) preview and discuss 2015-16 Winter Term TESOL Test

Homework
1) study for Final Exam


Jan. 29 - Final Exam
Activities
1) take Final Exam

Homework
1) none assigned - end of term