The University of Kragujevac
Faculty of Education in Jagodina
Course:
The English Language
(General English and ESP)
for preschool teachers and
boarding school teachers
COURSE GUIDE
AUTUMN SEMESTER,
2008/2009
Teacher:
Ivana Cirkovic Miladinovic, MA
1. COURSE INFORMATION
Welcome to the English Language Course (General English and ESP)!
This course is provided by the Faculty of Education in Jagodina.
This course is taught by Ivana Cirkovic Miladinovic.
2. SESSIONS
Sessions will be on Monday and will take the form of interactive lectures with the input
from the tutor and a variety of reflective, analytical and evaluative tasks. Active
involvement in tasks, discussion and sharing of ideas and experience will be related
especially to the week’s topic in exercise classes.
3. AIMS
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to provide you with the linguistic knowledge, and language skills you will
need to use in target language.
to provide a basis for further development through self-directed language
enhancement activity, peer exchange and reading.
4. OBJECTIVES
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Reading
Listening
Writing
Speaking
FOCUS WILL BE ON: Grammar & Vocabulary
5. TRANSFERABLE SKILLS:
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Greater confidence in four language skills: reading, listening, writing, speaking
Revised grammar and more proficient usage of it
Expanded vocabulary
Bigger confidence in oral and written communication
The ability to engage in critical thinking.
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6. IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PRESCHOOL INSTITUTIONS AND
BOARDING SCHOOLS
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Taking individual differences into account;
Encouraging learner autonomy;
Organising students’ free time;
Improving students’ motivation, their cultural, educational, linguistic and
affective needs
Developing of language learning strategies.
7. LEARNING ACTIVITIES
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Interactive lectures
Workshop sessions
Student-led presentations
Group discussions
Independent study
Library research
Internet research
8. LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of this course you will have:
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Revised and expanded knowledge you already posses on grammar and vocabulary
Enhanced four language skills: reading, writing, speaking and listening
Developed a greater critical awareness and understanding of the linguistic
demands placed on learners by the English language for teacher purposes
Have taken steps to familiarise yourself with resources for developing awareness
of the English language
Implemented a self-diagnosed and self-planned programme of language
proficiency enhancement related to your own needs, priorities and interests for
future professional development.
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9. COURSE OUTLINE
Autumn Semester
WEEK
DATE
TOPIC
6 Oct
Introduction
L
Content: Beliefs about personal language learning,
aims and objectives of the course, learning
activities, resources, learning journal, exam.
Topic: Learning Journal (What is its purpose, How
do I keep a journal? What do I write?)
E
It’s absolutely true!
L
Content: Past simple and continuous, adjectives
and intensifiers, telling stories
Text: The Place of English
(Taken from The Practice of English Language
Teaching, by Jeremy Harmer, 2003)
E
Are you a morning person?
L
Content: Subject and object questions, asking
about and describing routines, phrasal verbs
Text: What is different about teaching
children?
(Taken from The Primary English Teacher’s
Guide by J. Brewster & G. Ellis, 2004)
E
What’s in a name?
L
Content: Future with will and going to, choosing
decisions and giving reasons for decisions,
products’ names
Text: How children think and learn
(Taken from The Primary English Teacher’s
Guide by J. Brewster & G. Ellis, 2004)
E
Career paths
L
Content: Comparatives and superlatives,
comparing lives and careers, education
Text: Learner Autonomy
(Taken from The Practice of English Language
Teaching, by Jeremy Harmer, 2003)
E
1
13 Oct
2
20 Oct
3
27 Oct
4
3 Nov
5
10 Nov
6
On the other hand
Content: Modal verbs for ability, describing
abilities and difficulties
Text: Cooperative Learning
(Taken from Cooperative Learning.htm)
4
NOTES
Power point
presentation
A
questionnaire
Handouts
PPT
Handouts
PPT
Handouts
PPT
Handouts
PPT
Handouts
L
Group
tutorials to
discuss test 1
E
Handouts
17 Nov
7
24 Nov
8
1 Dec
9
8 Dec
10
Corporate spying
L
Content: Adverbs of purpose, describing reasons
for actions, role play
Text: Learner Autonomy
(Taken from The Practice of English Language
Teaching, by Jeremy Harmer, 2003)
E
Teamwork
L
Content: Present perfect simple, talking about your
experience, work
Text: Children Differ
11
22 Dec
12
PPT
(Taken from UNESCO (2001)
Understanding and Responding to Children's Needs
in Inclusive Classrooms, a Guide for Teachers
Retrieved from
E
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0012/001243/124394e.pdf)
Handouts
Nice to meet you
L
Content: Managing a conversation, what to say in
social situations, topics of conversation
Text: Children’s Basic Needs
PPT
(Taken from UNESCO (2001)
Understanding and Responding to Children's Needs
in Inclusive Classrooms, a Guide for Teachers.
Retrieved from
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0012/001243/124394e.pdf)
Handouts
Australia
Content: First conditional, travel items, making
suggestions
Text: Responding to Diversity
E
L
(Taken from UNESCO (2001)
Understanding and Responding to Children's Needs
in Inclusive Classrooms, a Guide for Teachers.
Retrieved from
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0012/001243/124394e.pdf)
15 Dec
Test 1
E
Take it easy
L
Content: Verb constructions for likes and dislikes,
expressions with take, discussing sport
Text: Listening to Stories
(Taken from Teaching English to Children by W.
Scott and L. Ytreberg)
E
Determination
L
Content: Used to and would, comparing past and
present habits, determination
5
PPT
Handouts
PPT
Handouts
PPT
Text: Why Plan at All?(Taken from How to
Teach English, by Jeremy Harmer, 2004)
29 Dec
13
5 Jan
14
E
Money matters
L
Content: Verbs with two objects, money and
banks, e-banking
Text: Children’s Delight in a Good Story Knows
no Bounds
(Taken from Modern Elementary Curriculum, by
Celia Burns)
E
The river
L
Content: Present simple and continuous for future,
phrasal verbs about tourism, planning a day trip
Text: Post-Modern Teacher – Future
Challenges for the Teacher Profession
(Taken from STEP Closing Conference, 2006, by
M. Meri & K. Volmari)
E
Legend:
L= lectures
E= exercises
6
Handouts
Group
tutorials to
discuss test 2
Handouts
Test 2