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Seminar 1 (Wednesday, 2:20 - 3:50)

Syllabus
Homework due today
In-class work
1
4/14
Introductions & orientation
2
4/21
Writing #1: A language teacher
Discussion: A SHS grammar class
3
4/28
Reading #1: Grammar-translation

Q & A: Principles of GT;
Lecture: From GT to Yakudoku
5/5
National holiday
4
5/12
Writing #2: Rethinking GT


Guided discussion: GT from various viewpoints
5
5/19
Observation #1: DM film
Analysis of film: Direct Method
6
5/26
Reading #2: Direct Method

Q & A: Principles of DM
Lecture: From GT to DM
7
6/2
Writing #3: DM

Guided discussion: DM from various viewpoints
Lecture: Global English
8
6/9
Reading #3: Use of L1 and NEST & NNEST
Q & A: L1 and NNESTs
9
6/16
Observation #2: ALM film
Analysis of film: ALM
10
6/23
Reading #4: ALM

Q & A: Principles of ALM
Lecture : DM to ALM
11
6/30
Writing #4: ALM

Direct experience: ALM

12
7/7
Micro-teaching Preparation
Micro-teaching Preparation
13
7/14
Micro-teaching Preparation
Micro-teaching
Summer break
14
9/22
Lecture: Form and function; speech acts
15
9/29
Reading #5: Form and Function

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

Analysis of textbooks: a functional approach
Q & A: communicative ability
17
10/13
Lecture: communicative competence
18
10/20
Experiential activity: information gap
19
10/27
Analysis: Information gap in a "communicative" JHS textbook
Discussion: Information gap in a "communicative" JHS textbook
11/3
National holiday
20
11/10
Information gap micro-teaching preparation
Information gap micro-teaching preparation
21
11/17
Information gap micro-teaching preparation
Information gap micro-teaching presentation
22
11/24
Reading #7: Communicative Activities
Activities with dialogs: jigsaws, role-plays
23
12/1
Reading #8: Communicative Language Teaching
Discourse competence: strip story and cloze
24
12/8
Observation #3: A Task-based lesson
Analysis of film: Task-based approach
25
12/15
Introduction to thesis writing
26
12/22
Writing #5: A language teacher
Introduction to thesis writing
27
1/12
Presentation of thesis themes

　

Last revised: May 4, 2004