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Seminar 1/2 (Thursday, 7:30 - 9:00 pm)

Syllabus | Writing assignments
Homework due today
In-class work
1
4/15
Introductions & orientation
2
4/22
Writing #1: A language teacher
Discussion: A SHS grammar class
4/29
National holiday
3
5/6
Reading #1: Grammar-translation

Q & A: Principles of GT;
Lecture: From GT to Yakudoku
4
5/13
Writing #2: Rethinking GT


Guided discussion: GT from various viewpoints
5
5/20
Observation #1: DM film
Analysis of film: Direct Method
6
5/27
Reading #2: Direct Method

Q & A: Principles of DM
Lecture: From GT to DM
7
6/3
Writing #3: DM

Guided discussion: DM from various viewpoints
Lecture: Global English
8
6/10
Reading #3: Use of L1 and NEST & NNEST
Q & A: L1 and NNESTs
9
6/17
Observation #2: ALM film
Analysis of film: ALM
10
6/24
Reading #4: ALM

Q & A: Principles of ALM
Lecture : DM to ALM
11
7/1
Writing #4: ALM

Direct experience: ALM

12
7/8
Micro-teaching Preparation
Micro-teaching Preparation
13
7/15
Micro-teaching Preparation
Micro-teaching
　 　
Summer break
 　
9/23
National holiday
14
9/30
Lecture: Form and function; speech acts
15
10/7
Reading #5: Form and Function

Q & A: Form, function, and
the functional approach
16
10/14
Reading #6: What is communicative ability?

Analysis of textbooks: a functional approach
Q & A: communicative ability
17
10/21
Lecture: communicative competence
18
10/28
Experiential activity: information gap
19
11/4
Analysis: Information gap in a "communicative" JHS textbook
Discussion: Information gap in a "communicative" JHS textbook
20
11/11
Information gap micro-teaching preparation
Information gap micro-teaching preparation
21
11/18
Information gap micro-teaching preparation
Information gap micro-teaching presentation
22
11/25
Reading #7: Communicative Activities
Activities with dialogs: jigsaws, role-plays
23
12/2
Reading #8: Communicative Language Teaching
Discourse competence: strip story and cloze
24
12/9
Observation #3: A Task-based lesson
Analysis of film: Task-based approach
25
12/16
Writing #5: A language teacher

Introduction to thesis writing
(4th year students only)

12/23
National holiday
26
1/13
Introduction to thesis writing
(4th year students only)

　

Last revised: May 4, 2004