Download as pdf or txt
Download as pdf or txt
You are on page 1of 4

Van Lang University

Faculty of Foreign Languages

M.A. IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES


Course name: SEMINAR ON ADVANCED METHODS OF TEACHING LANGUAGE

Course code: 81AMTL5234


Lecturer: NGUYEN DANG NGUYEN, PHD.
Credits: 4
Learning instruction hours: 60

COURSE OVERVIEW
(TÓM TẮT MÔN HỌC)

The course aims (A) to provide students with

A1: Knowledge of advanced approaches and teaching methods in ELT


A2: Mental skills to judge applications of approaches and teaching methods in ELT
A3: Demonstration of planning and delivering lessons

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES


(CHUẨN ĐẦU RA MÔN HỌC)
By the end of the course, graduate students will be able to

CLO1: understand and apply approaches and teaching methods in ELT


CLO2: analyze materials in local teaching contexts
CLO3: evaluate pedagogical applications in local teaching contexts
CLO4: demonstrate teaching practices in local teaching contexts

Course Learning Outcomes


CLOs PLO
The students are capable of doing the following skills

CLO 1 understanding and applying approaches and teaching methods in ELT PLO1

CLO 2 analyzing materials in local teaching contexts PLO2

CLO 3 evaluating pedagogical applications in local teaching contexts PLO3

CLO 4 demonstrating teaching practices in local teaching contexts PLO1,2,3

RATING RUBRICS FOR THE COURSE (ĐÁNH GIÁ MÔN HỌC)


ASSESSMENT WEIGHTING LEARNING OUTCOMES
TASKS

Participation 10% CLO4: Demonstrate teaching practices (Vocabulary,


Pronunciation, Grammar, Listening, Speaking, Reading
& Writing) in local teaching contexts

Final Project 50% CLO3: Evaluate pedagogical applications in local


teaching contexts

Weekly 20% CLO2: Analyze materials in local teaching contexts


assignments

Presentation 20% CLO1: Understand and apply approaches and teaching


methods in ELT
100%

MODE OF INSTRUCTION (TEACHING METHODS)


(PHƯƠNG THỨC GIẢNG DẠY)
➢ Lectures
➢ Discussion
➢ Presentation
➢ Q&A

COURSE-BOOKS & SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS


(GIÁO TRÌNH VÀ TÀI LIỆU BỔ TRỢ)
Brown, H. D., & Lee, H. (2015). Teaching by principles: An interactive approach to language
pedagogy (4th ed.). White Plains, NY: Pearson Education.

• Harmer, J. (2017) How to teach English, Pearson: England.


• Nunan, D. (2015) Teaching English to speakers of other languages: An introduction,
New York: Routledge.
• Richards, J. and Rogers, T. (2014) Approaches and methods in language teaching,
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 3rd edition.

COURSE-WORK OUTLINE
(PHÂN BỐ LỊCH MÔN HỌC)

SESSION 1
Part I: Methods, approaches, and theoretical insights for a post-method era
Learners, teachers, and classroom management

• Harmer, J. (2017) Chapters 1+2+ 4


• Brown, D.H. and Lee, H. (2015) Chapter 14: Classroom management, pp. 289-312.
SESSION 2
A century of language teaching
• Brown, D.H. and Lee, H. (2015) Chapter 2, pp. 14-38.
SESSION 3
Contextualizing communicative approaches

• Brown, D.H. and Lee, H. (2015) Chapter 3, pp. 39-65.


SESSION 4
Teaching by principles

• Brown, D.H. and Lee, H. (2015) Chapter 4, pp. 66-87.


Lesson planning

• Brown, D.H. and Lee, H. (2015) Chapter 10, pp. 196-217.


SESSION 5
Part II: Pedagogical practices
Teaching vocabulary and grammar
• Brown, D.H. and Lee, H. (2015) Chapter 19: Teaching Grammar and Vocabulary, pp.
462-486.
• Further reading: Nunan, D. (2015) Chapters 8+9
SESSION 6
Teaching listening and speaking

• Brown, D.H. and Lee, H. (2015) Chapter 15, pp. 314-344.


• Further reading: Nunan, D. (2015) Chapters 3+4
SESSION 7
Practice: Group micro-teaching demonstrations
Peers’ and instructor’s feedback
SESSION 8
Teaching reading and writing
• Brown, D.H. and Lee, H. (2015) Chapter 17, pp. 389-424.
• Further reading: Nunan, D. (2015) Chapter 5
SESSION 9
Practice: Group micro-teaching demonstrations

Peers’ and instructor’s feedback


SUGGESTED TOPICS FOR THE FINAL PROJECTS
(CHỦ ĐỀ CHO BÀI NGHIÊN CỨU CUỐI MÔN HỌC)

Topic 1: An Evaluation of Primary English Textbooks in Vietnam: A Sociolinguistic Perspective


Topic 3: Contextualizing young learners’ English lessons with cartoons: Focus on grammar and
vocabulary
Topic 3: The effects of repetition, comprehension checks, and gestures, on primary school
children in an EFL situation

DEAN Of FOREIGN LANGUAGES FACULTY LECTURER

PHAN THE HUNG, PHD. NGUYEN DANG NGUYEN, PHD.

THE RECTOR

ASSOC. PROF. TRAN THI MY DIEU, PHD.

You might also like