Irakasgaiaren azalpena eta testuingurua

This course aims to present the fundamental concepts of syllabus design and language teaching, specifically as they apply to second / foreign language teaching and learning, and to explore to what extent pedagogical practices in ESL/EFL classroom contexts are supported by what is currently known about how languages are learned.



More specifically, by the end of the course, students will be able to:



(i) Identify the main approaches to syllabus design and methodology;

(ii) Analyze the main teaching methods / approaches in second / foreign language teaching;

(iii) Recognise current trends in classroom research and how they can inform the syllabus design practice.

(iv) Design an instructional sequence for an ESL/EFL classroom which is informed by theory and research in second/foreign language acquisition.

Ohiko deialdia: orientazioak eta uko egitea

Distribution of final grade



 Oral presentation (30%)

 class participation (15%)

 classroom / homework assignments (15%)

 final exam (40%), which will be based on key concepts presented during class discussion and seminar readings.

The percentage corresponding to the oral presentation, class participation and homework assignments will be considered if and only if the final exam has been passed.



For the practical component of the course, you will be required to do classroom / homework assignments, as well as an oral presentation (in pairs) consisting on the design of an instructional sequence in a teaching unit (6-8 hours of instruction) framed within one of the approaches (at your choice) that will be presented in class. Guidelines on the presentation will be provided in due course. Homework will be assigned throughout the course and will be returned the following week with the necessary comments.



Attendance policy: This is a graduate course; adequate class preparation, active and responsible class participation, and timely preparation are expected. Your contribution is encouraged and expected for productive class discussions. Therefore, class attendance is compulsory. You are not permitted to be absent without a very good reason and you should let me know of any planned absences in advance.



Exam: The use of mobile or electronic devices, notes, books is not allowed



Home-assignments: the work submitted by the students must be their own work and must have been written completely by themselves. The students must identify and include the source of all facts, ideas, opinions and viewpoints of others through in-text referencing and the relevant sources should all be included in the list of references at the end of their work. Direct quotations from books, journal articles, internet sources or any other source must be acknowledged and the sources cited must be identified in the list of references.

Ezohiko deialdia: orientazioak eta uko egitea

Students who fail any of the evaluation tasks will resit them in the Second and/or subsequent calls. Grades obtained in the grading tasks (if 5 or above) will be carried over to the Second Call.

Irakasgai-zerrenda

Course syllabus





Unit 1. Classroom research: current trends



4.1 Interactionist classroom research

4.2 Sociocultural classroom research

4.3 Action research

4.4 The effect of instruction

4.4.1 The effect of different types of instruction

4.4.2 The effect of explicit vs. implicit instruction



Seminar readings



De Graaff, R. & Housen, A. (2009). Investigating the effects and effectiveness of L2 instruction. In M. H. Long & C. J. Doughty (eds.), The Handbook of Language Teaching (pp. 726-755). Oxford: Blackwell.





Unit 2. Curriculum and syllabus design



1.1 Some preliminary questions

1.2 Defining basic concepts: Curriculum, syllabus, methodology, method, syllabus design, course design, lesson plan.

1.3 Curriculum theory: main approaches



Seminar readings



Finney, D. (2002). The ELT curriculum: A flexible model for a changing world. In J. Richards & W.A. Renandya (eds.), Methodology in Language Teaching. An Anthology of Current Practice (pp. 69-79). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.



Richards, J. C. (2013). Curriculum approaches in language teaching: Forward, Central, and Backward design. RELC Journal, 44(1): 5-33.







Unit 3.Teaching methods in second / foreign language teaching



2.1 Historical overview of methods

2.2 Current approaches



Seminar readings



Harmer, J. (2015). Popular methodology. In The Practice of English Language Teaching (5th ed.). (pp. 54-79) Harlow: Pearson Longman.







Unit 4. Approaches to curriculum and methodology



4.1 Structural syllabus



Seminar readings

Ellis, R. & Shintani, N. (2014). Linguistic syllabuses and SLA. In Exploring Language Pedagogy through Second Language Acquisition Research (pp. 52-82). New York: Routledge.





4.2 Task-based language teaching



Seminar readings

Nunan, D. (2004). What is task-based language teaching? Task-based Language Teaching. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.



Nunan, D. (2004). A framework for task-based language teaching. Task-based Language Teaching. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.





4.3 Content and Language integrated learning



Seminar readings

Fernández Fontecha, A. (2012). CLIL in the Foreign Language Classroom: Proposal of a Framework for ICT Materials Design in Language-Oriented Versions of Content and Language Integrated Learning. Alicante Journal of English Studies, 25, 317,334.



Lyster, R. (2017). SLA perspectives on learning and teaching language through content. In A. Llinares & T. Morton (Eds.), Applied Linguistics Perspectives on CLIL (pp. 19-31). Amsterdam: John Benjamins.





4.4 Project work



Seminar readings

Stoller, F. (2002) Project Work: A Means to Promote Language and Content. In J. Richards & W.A. Renandya (eds.), Methodology in Language Teaching. An Anthology of Current Practice (pp. 107-119). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.





Class material



The material for the course will be available in eGela (https://egela1819.ehu.eus). You will find a copy of the reading assignments in the photocopy shop if needed (ground floor).



Requirements for written work



1. All written homework must be done by computer, double-spaced.

2. Assignments of more than one page must be stapled together.

3. Assignments must be handed in prior to the beginning of the class period that they are due.

4. Late assignments will receive no credit.

Bibliografia

Oinarrizko bibliografia

References



Clark, J.L. (1987). Curriculum Renewal in School Foreign Language Learning. Oxford: Oxford University Press.



Council of Europe (2001). Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, teaching, assessment. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.



Council of Europe (2017). The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, teaching, assessment. https://www.coe.int/en/web/common-european-framework-reference-languages.



Coyle, D. (2007). Content and language integrated learning: Toward a connected research agenda for CLIL pedagogies. The International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism 10: 543-562.



Decreto 236/2015, de 22 de diciembre, por el que se establece el currículo de Educación Básica y se implanta en la Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco.



Decreto 127/2016, de 6 de septiembre, por el que se establece el currículo del Bachillerato y se implanta en la Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco.



Ellis, R. & Shintani, N. (2014). Exploring Language Pedagogy through Second Language Acquisition Research. New York: Routledge.



Gobierno Vasco. Heziberri 2020. Marco del Modelo Educativo Pedagógico.

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