Syllabus
Week/Topic 
Context of the week

Readings

(to be selected from the list)

In Class Discussions

Due Dates 
Week 1: Sep 1, 3
  • Introductions
  • OnCourse
  • EFL/ENL 
 

Reading List:

  • Tarnopolsky (ER)*
  • Kubota (ER)*
  • Thatcher (ER)*
  • Readings
  • APA Test due: Friday, Sep 5

Week 2: Sep 8,10


EFL and ENL

EFL or ENL?

Reading List:

  • Discussion of readings
  • KWLW discussions
  • KWLW due: Monday, Sep 8
  • Readings
Week 3: Sep 15,17
Constructivism: Principles and Practice
 
Teaching &Learning Incognito? 

Reading List:

  • Readings
Week 4: Sep 22,24
Content- Based Instruction
(Theme-based & Problem-based)
Mrs. DiSimone

Reading List:

  • Student-led discussions
  • WebQuest Discussions
  • Webquest Review Due:Friday, Sep 26
  • Readings
Week 5 : Sep 29, Oct 1
Content-Based Instruction
(Sustained Content & Corpus-based)
Kolya

Reading List:

  • Student-led Discussions
  • Readings

Week 6: Oct 6, 8

ENL Expert

Okauda (IDOE)

L.Harvey (IDOE)

  • FL: Indiana Department of Education (Hoyt-Okauda)
  • ESL: Indiana Department of Education (Harvey)
  • Webquest  due: Friday, Oct 10

Week 7: Oct 13, 15

Standardized Assessment

Adaptive Assessment



Balthazar

Kiri Mama

Reading List:

 

  • Assessment Trends
  • Assessment Methods
  • Assessment Types and Purposes
  • Adaptive Assessment
  • Wes Bruce :Guest Speaker
  • TOEFL Demo,ETS
  • TOEFL Demo,ESLprep.com
  • GRE (opt.)
  • Readings

Week 8: Oct 20, 22


Authentic Assessment: Principles and Practices

 

Eva-Alice

Min Jung

Reading List:

  • Performance Assessment and Portfolios
  • Self-Assessment and Peer Assessment
  • Student-led Discussions
  • Readings
  • Language Test Critiques

OR

  • Portfolio Evaluation

Due: Friday, Oct 24

Week 9: Oct 27, 29

Sheltered Instruction &SIOP

Phaik Yin Reading List:
  • Abadino &Turner (ER)*
  • Bunch et al (ER)*
  • SIOP Discussions
  • SIOP due: Friday,Oct 31

Week 10: Nov 3, 5
INTESOL
(Nov 1)

 

 

  • TBA
  • Students share insights and materials from conference on Wed.
  • INTESOL debriefings

Week 11: Nov 10,12

Interdisciplinary Collaborative Approach

Phaik Yin

Reading List:

  • Dong (ER)*
  • Kaufman & Brooks (ER)*
  • Sagliano & Greenfield (ER)*
  • Readings

Week 12: Nov 17, 19

Tandem Learning & Communicative Approach

Methus

Ikra and Garrett Jan

Reading List:

  • Tandem Learning Experiment
  • Readings Discussion
  • Readings

 

Week 13: Nov 24
Thanksgiving

 

 
TBA
  •  No Class on Wed 26
  • Research Issue Paper due in class Monday, Nov 24

Week 14: Dec 1, 3

ESL and EFL standards

 

 

Reading List:

  • Valencia & Wixson (ER)*
  • Vinson (ER)*

  • Readings

 

Week 15: Dec 8,10
Standards
Presentations

 

TBA
  • Standards Presentations
  • Standards Presentations & Submissions
  • Complete KWLW & Class evaluation by Dec. 12

Week 16 : Dec 15

Tie up loose ends


Laissez Les Bontemps Roulez!

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Last updated: August 21st, 2003
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