Brigham Young UniversityHawaii Campus TESOL 375: Observation in TESOL Earl D. Wyman, Instructor Tel. 5-3614; Email wymane@byuh.

edu; Office MFB 109

CatalogueDescription:TESOL375.ObservationinTESOL (2) (W, F,S)Supervisedobservationofprofes sionals and programs in teaching English to speakers of other languages for the purpose of creating awarenessofdifferentteachingstyles,programpurposesandstructures.

ScheduleforClasses:ThisclassisscheduledtomeetTThfrom9:50to10:50inGCB182.

CourseReadings/Materials

Intensive vs. Extensive Approaches: Some teachertraining instructors take an extensive approach whenassigningreadings;sometaketheintensiveapproach.Extensivemeansalargeamountofmateri al is assigned and general knowledge or information is expected. The amount of assigned material is impossible to read intensively. Intensive means a small amount of material is assigned, but thorough familiaritywiththematerialisexpected.Yourinstructorin TESOL375takestheintensiveapproachand may spend several days discussing a single chapter. Experience has taught that students seldom read toomuchortoooften.

Textbook:Wajnryb,R.(1992)ClassroomObservationTasks.Cambridge.(Required) StudentLearningOutcomes/TESOLProgramOutcomes ThegoaloftheTESOLprogramisthatallstudentscompletingthemajorwillachievetheoutcomeslisted inthetablebelow.Eachcourseinthemajorfocusesontheoutcomestodifferentdegrees.Thetable indicateswhichoutcomesareapplicabletoTESOL375andhowtheywillbecoveredand/orassessedin thecourse.

OutcomesandCompletionMatrixforTESOL240(Outcome/Emphasis/HowCompleted)

1.Understandthehistoryofsecond languageteachingmethodology. 2.Understandthemajorsystemsof humanlanguage(phonology,seman tics,morphology,syntax). 3.Understandthemajortheoriesof secondlanguagelearningandhow theyinformpractice. 4.Demonstrateprofessionalismand afamiliaritywithprofessionalre sourcesandorganizations. 5.Haveapersonalphilosophyof secondlanguageeducation.

N/A N/A N/A Significantly Significantly

Significantlyintermsofdemonstratingpro fessionalismbecausetheentireclassisfocused onlearningthroughinformedobservations eachofthe35tasksrequiresthis. Apartofthefinalexaminationrequiresthe writingofapersonalphilosophybasedonob servedteachingpractices.

 N/A 6.Befamiliarwithandapplylan guagelearningtechnology. Significantly Asignificantpartofthegradeforallwritten 7.HaveahighlevelofEnglishlan workandoralpresentationsisbasedonlan guageproficiency(oralandwritten) guageuse. andacommitmenttocontinualim provement. N/A 8.Assesslearnersforplacementand instruction. N/A 9.Demonstrateeffectivetutoring techniqueswithESLlearners(one onone). Significantly Mostofthetextbooktasksfocusonidentifying 10.Demonstrateaknowledgeofthe whatis/isnoteffectiveinlanguagelearning: qualitiesandstrategiesofeffective languagelearners. Moderately Severaltasksinthetextdirectattentiontobe 11.Demonstrateaknowledgeofthe haviorwhichresultsfromasocioculturalinflu socioculturalvariableswhichaffect enceincluding1.3,1.5,4.5,5.4,5.5,and6.3. languagelearninganduse. Slightly Task1.5specificallydirectsattentiontothe 12.Demonstrateaknowledgeofthe learnerasculturalbeing.Observationreports roleofcultureandcrosscultural awarenessinlanguageteaching. askforresponsetoattentiontoculturalas pects. 13.Recognizeappropriatemethods N/A andstatisticalproceduresinsecond languageresearch. Eachstudentpresents/teachesthecontentof 14.Demonstrateeffectiveteaching Significantly assignedchaptersinthetext. skillsinaclassroomenvironment. InstructorsCourseObjectives The overall objective is to make you aware of specific practices that ESOL teachers should consider in order to become excellent. To that end, the required text will be studied thoroughly, and you are ex pectedtodevelopawarenessandexamplesofselectedtasksfromeachofthefollowing: 1. TheLearner 5. TeachingSkillsandStrategies 2. Language 6. ClassroomManagement 3. Learning 7. MaterialsandResources 4. TheLesson InstructionalMethods: Thefollowingteachingtechniquesmaybeusedinthepursuitoftheprogramandcourseobjectives:lec tures,observationofEILclasses,observationofGEclasses,observationofvideotapedESLclasses,small groupdiscussion,privateinstruction,journalwriting,useofCanvas,individualorgrouppresentations, panels,guestspeakers,fieldtrips,orspontaneousactivities.

CoursePolicies

1. You are expected to attend classes regularly and on time. Absence on the first day of class will resultina5%penalty. 2. Pleasedonoteat,ordrink,orchewguminclass. 3. Occasionalsleepingisallowedbutnosnoringordrooling. 4. Ifanyofyourelectronicdevicesareheard,youbringcookies. 5. Donotuselaptopcomputersorotherelectronicdevices(cellphones,ipads,etc.)inclass. 6. YourLearnersJournalassignmentsmustbepostedonCanvasontime.

DescriptionofAssignments

1. InclassPresentations(4%foreachof5presentations=20%) Ontheassignedclassdaysyouwillbegivenonetasktoreportontothegroup.Youwillbecome aspecialistonthatparticulartaskandwillberesponsibleforhelpingtheothersinthegroup understandthenatureofthetask,howitcanbecarriedout,etc.Aseparatechartisincludedon Canvaswhichwilltellyouthegroupyouarein,thedateofthereports,andthespecifictaskthat youaretoprepareforthatweek.

GRADINGRUBRICFORTASKPRESENTATIONS Content 1 Littlepreparation (wingingit).Noor ganization,exam ples,orreflection. Failuretoexplainthe taskandtheprocess. Failuretoanswer questions. 2 3 Superficialunder standingofthe task;basically repeatedthe textbook;incom plete;unableto answergroup questions. 4 5 Demonstratesa complete, thought fulunderstanding ofthetask;able tomanageques tions;includes procedureand examples. 5 Followedinstruc tions;virtually errorfree;clear communication ofideas.

QualityofSpeech/Communication 1 2 Failuretofollowas signmentinstruc tions;ideasunclear; poorlystated.

3 Somelapsesin orgnorclarity, ideasgenerally communicated; somegramler rors.

2. Quizzes(5%foreachof5quizzes=25%) AspostedontheDailySchedule,intheTestingCentertherewillbeamultiplechoicequiz(2540 questions)onthechaptertasksandclassdiscussions.Thedatesforthesequizzescanbefoundon theclassschedulethatispostedseparatelyonCanvas.

3. LearnersJournal(8%foreachof3submissions=25%) Description:EveryotherMondayyouaretosubmitonCanvasyourlearnersjournal.Usethe handoutpostedonCanvastoguideyouintheentries.

TheduedatescanbefoundonthedailyclassschedulepostedonCanvas.Makesurethecorrect weeknumberisenteredintheupperrighthandcornerafteryourname. ThepurposeoftheLJisforyoutoreflectonwhatyouarelearningaboutteachingandlearning fromtheexperiencesyouhaveinconnectionwithTESOL375.Entrieswillinclude: a.whatyoulearnedaboutyourownpresentationtopic b.whatyoulearnedfromyourclassmatespresentationtopics c.commentsandexamplesfromvideoobservations d.commentsandexamplesfromotherteaching/learningsettings e.whatyoulearnedfromclassdiscussionsandactivities

GRADINGRUBRICFORLEARNERSJOURNALENTRIES Content 1 Littlereflection.No focusorfailureto addresstheintent. 2 3 Mostlyasuperfi cialreflection; failedtoanswer someaspectsof theintent;ad dressedthein tentverygeneral ly. 4 5 Demonstrates thoughtfulreflec tionandathor oughassessment oftheactivity includingwhat youlearned aboutteaching andyourself. 5 Followedinstruc tions;virtually errorfree;clear communication ofideas.

QualityofWriting/Formatting 1 2 Failuretofollowas signmentinstruc tions;ideasunclear; poorlyedited.

3 Somelapsesin formattingor clarity,ideasgen erallycommuni cated;some grammaticaler rors;organization unclear.

4. FinalExamination(30%) Description:Thefinalexaminationwillconsistoftwoparts:

PartOne(15%)willbeanessaystyleobservationreportbasedonavideowhichwillbeshownin classneartheendofthesemester.TheessaymustbesubmittedonCanvasontheduedate. PartTwo(15%)willbeacomprehensive,objectiveexaminationconsistingofmultiplechoiceand othershortanswertypequestions.Detailsaboutthefinalwillbeprovidedattheendofthe course.

DeterminationofYourGrade

Allworkwillbeevaluatedforcontentandlanguageuse.Demonstratedfamiliaritywiththecontent coveredinclasswillearnaBgrade;familiaritywithandinclusionofrelevantknowledgefromaddi tionalsources(library,electronic,personalexperiences,etc.)willearnanA.

GradingScale A=93%+;A=9092%;B+=8789%;B=8386%;B=8082%;C+=7779%;C=7376%;C=7072%;D+=6769%;
D=6366%;D=6062%;F=059%

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