Trinity Cert TESOL
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Contents Self-study 2 Reading list 3 Assignment overview 7 Teaching practice 8 Language Awareness test 1. 10 Language awareness test 2 10 Language awareness test 3 11 Unknown foreign language journal 12 Materials assignment 24 Observation journal 29 Teaching practice journal 49 Learner profile 51 Agreement to participate in learner profile 59
Self-study
Self study follows the day’s input. Although there is flexibility in how you spend this time and the times we would recommend at least the following, which reflects the very intensive nature of this course.
During the week
1 hour – background reading (as indicated on the main timetable)
1 hour – assignment
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Klippel, F. (1985). Keep Talking. CUP.
Murphy, R. (1993). English Grammar in Use: A Self-study Reference and Practice Book for Intermediate Students – second edition. CUP.
Rinvolucri, M. (2000). Grammar Games: Cognitive, Affective and Drama Activities for EFL Students. CUP.
Ur, P. (1988). Grammar Practice Activities. CUP.
Ur, P. (1981). Discussions That Work. CUP.
Watcyn-Jones, P. (1995). Grammar Games and Activities. Penguin English Photocopiables.
Willis, J. (1996). A Framework for Task-based Learning. Longman.
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING & ACADEMIC STUDY SKILLS
Cottrell, S. (2003). Skills for Success – the Personal Development Planning Handbook. Palgrave Macmillan.
Cottrell, S. (2003). The Study Skills Handbook, 2nd Edition. Palgrave Macmillan.
Self-access Resources for Students on Personal Development Planning http://www.uclan.ac.uk/ldu/resources/pdp/index.htm JOURNALS (available through E –journals in the library, search through A-Z index EBSCO or JSTOR databases)
Applied Linguistics
ELT Journal
International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching
Language Learning
Language, learning and technology
TESL e-journal (http://www-writing.berkeley.edu/TESL-EJ/index.html)
WEBSITES http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/ (useful for lesson plans, teaching ideas and discussions on methodology) http://www.onestopenglish.com/ (useful for lesson ideas)
Where do you find scholarly articles that you read on a regular basis? Search a scholarly database such as CINAHL, which is available in the CCN online library.
Directions: Identify whether each group of words is a PH (phrase) or a CL (clause).
These can be found in the Ashford Online Library by going to a research database such as JSTOR or ProQuest and searching for your topic. If available, narrow your search category to scholarly journals, including peer-reviewed and full-text documents only. At least three of your sources must be from peer-reviewed scholarly journals.
The YouTube channel Raymond Murphy Grammar in Use will establish a consolidated plan to pave the road towards a successful grammatical product that fulfills the syllabus objectives.
Growing up we’re told repeatedly that, “grammar is important, and you will need it in college.” As I sit in these lectures, however, I see that claim hasn’t fazed anybody. I sit in an English class expecting to read these great, well put together papers, and I get the same writing level I saw my senior year in high school. I should expect this, I mean, no kid is going to magically learn the rules of writing over the summer. I didn’t. It took nine grueling months of an English class that, quite frankly, was hell on earth to learn most of them. The class was the toughest class I have ever sat through, and yet, I’m blessed. I’m in my second semester as a college student, and Sandra Stebbin’s English class has saved me more times than I care to count. It’s time for the United States education system to start taking grammar seriously. This is a huge concern, because our future leaders can’t afford to have writing skills equivalent to a 7th grade middle school kid.
The search for academic articles in my field of study begins by signing into the University of Mississippi library. The journal finder link was used to find journals that were related
The best source to begin your search would be in my opinion scholarly searches: scholarly search include publications such as certain books and scholarly journals. Scholarly Journals are collections or articles written by scholars or academics in a field of study or by someone whom has done research in a particular field. These searches have been proven to have actual studied facts that may be used as a credible source. There is another search you can used when gathering information for assignments that is called doing a popular search. A popular search could include any research that are not scholarly, which could included but are not limited to magazines, newspaper, some website and even professional blogs. They are written by journalist or other professional in the field of study you are searching. The normally cover topic of general interest intended to inform and even entertain the general public. Popular Journals can be tricky due to the fact that you really have to be certain about your search, seeing as though popular search involve the internet and in the day and age we are in now anyone is allowed to post on the internet so the source might not be
*Use your English book right now to practice grammar because the English book that you are study right now are focusing on the grammar.PS.(If you have extra time , just buy an English grammar practice book to practice)
Fourth, study throughout the course; do not wait till the last day before the test to sit and cram your notes. In order to follow your course material schedule, you will have to decide approximately how many hours you will need to study for tests. Get a calendar and clearly mark off the hours each week that
The materials I have selected for my chosen learner is a chapter (64) from Raymond Murphy’s Essential Grammar in Use. This chapter specifically deals with the usage of the definite article “the” and provides exercises for the students to learn and practice from. When using this material i will adapt it to make suitable for my particular student, and i will also shorten its length so it doesn’t become too tedious for my student.
It is not uncommon to say that grammar instruction plays an important role in language teaching. Regarding the status and importance of grammar teaching, a variety of opinions have been made. Batstone (1994) states that “language without grammar would be chaotic: countless words without the indispensable guidelines for how they can be ordered and modified” (p. 4). More vividly, Wang (2010) makes two similes. She compares grammar to the frame of a house, which is a decisive factor to ensure the solidness of it. Additionally, she regards grammar as a walking stick, whose function is to help and support students to learn English. Thus, the nature of grammar instruction manifests its own significance as it helps students
Larsen-Freeman (2001) as cited in Mart (2013), describes grammar as a system of meaningful structures and patterns that are governed by particular pragmatic constraints. This clearly indicates that grammar plays a crucial role in learning the target language. Grammar instruction is one of the most difficult issues that people have encountered in language learning and teaching. Therefore, the best way to overcome this issue is by
There is often confusion between what is prescriptively correct under the rules of standard English grammar within different varieties, which results in various options for classroom grammar teaching for second language learners.
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