MASTER IN BILINGUAL EDUCATION: ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE

MAESTRIA EN EDUCACION BILINGÜE

WELCOME TO THE COURSE

Methods and Approaches of a Second Language

Professor: César Hernández

April 2010

Wednesday and Friday 6:00 - 9:00pm

Methods and Approaches of a Second

Language

Technology Integration at MEB

Evaluation Course

Calendar Course

Information about the Course

MINDMAP

Blogs, Wikis Skype

CALENDAR COURSE

EVALUATION COURSE

EXERCISES AT CLASSROOM 15 %PRESENTATION 25 %FORUM ON WEB 10 %SHORT ESSAYS 20 %COEVALUATION 10 %FINAL WORK 20 %TOTAL 100%

• The score limit to pass the course is 80%.• You need to complete at least 80% of sessions.

CLASSROOM RULES

• KEEP IN ORDER YOUR WORK AREA.

• NOT FOOD OR SNACK AT CLASSROOM.

• KEEP YOUR CELLPHONE ON VIBRATOR.

• AVOID TO LEAVE THE CLASSROOM OUT OF TIME.

• PUNTUALITY.

EVALUATION COURSE

EXERCISES AT CLASSROOM 15 %

- Participation in Class. - Diagrams. - Charts. - Questions. - Collaborative activities. - Education Games.

PRESENTATION 25 %

- Induction. - Eye Contact. - Position. (Motion)) - Transition. - Attitude. - Material of Presentation.

EVALUATION COURSE

FORUM ON WEB 10 %

- Watch the videos. - Enter to the links. - Mention at least 2 references to support your opinion. - Write a consist paragraph and not main ideas .

SHORT ESSAY 20 %

- Presentation Page - Introduction - Body - Conclusion - Reference Between 4 and 5 pages without counting the presentation page and reference.

EVALUATION COURSE

COEVALUATION 10 %

- In the presentation 3 members of the group are going to evaluate the participation. - At the end of the presentation each team is going to coevaluate themselves.

FINAL WORK 20 %

There are 3 options - Continue with the 2 Chapter of the Thesis. - Design a Webside. - Final Essay.

TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATIONAT MEB

TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATIONAT MEB

TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATIONAT MEB

INFORMATION OF THE COURSE

GENERAL PURPOSE

That the teacher-student learn the basic principles of the acquisition theory of a second language, and the differents methodologies to teach the English Language.

INFORMATION OF THE COURSE

UNIT 1. PRINCIPLES FOR SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

PURPOSE: Guide the teacher-student analyzes the communicative competence of an individual and recover the fundamental acquisition theory of a second language.

UNIT 2. ORIENTED METHODOLOGIES FOR SECOND LANGUAGE TEACHING

PURPOSE: The MEB´s student observe the different approaches and methods that the professors applied in the second language teaching during their practices at school.

UNIT 3. APPROACHES, COMMUNICATIVE AND INTERACTION PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICAL GUIDELINES FOR LANGUAGE TEACHING

PURPOSE: Give to the teacher-student a variety of approaches, methods, techniques and principles, besides the elements necessary to design a syllabus course to build the process of a second language.