EML504

EML504 Language & language development

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Week Commencing	Topics & Text Book Readings Bibliography	Forum Activities & Assignments
MODULE 1 *Understanding approaches* *to TESOL*
1 23 July	Introduction Text Readings: Nunan (1995) Chapter 1 Luke (Cope & Kalantzis (Eds) 2000) Ch 3 Lo Bianco (Cope & Kalantzis (Eds) 2000) Ch 4	Forum: Introductions (essential) TESOL Links LeLoup, J. W. & Ponterio, R. (2000) Enhancing Authentic Language Learning Experiences Through Internet Technology, ERIC Digest. May. (SUNY Cortland; Moderators, FLTEAC) http://www.ncbe.gwu.edu/links/biesl/esl.htm English Made in Brazil ® http://www.sk.com.br/sk.html#menu [Accessed 19 March 2001] *ESL Links http://hsc.csu.edu.au/pta/atesol/links.htm
2 30 July	Theories of Language *Skinner's theory* Must read now: Fromkin et al (Booklet) Nunan, D. (1995). Language teaching methods: a critical analysis, pp. 228-248.	Forum: Formation of sub-groups TESOL Links *B.F. Skinner 1904-1990 http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/bhskin.html
3 6 August	Chomsky's theory - psycholinguistics Nunan, D. (1995). Focus on form: the role of grammar, pp. 143-166.	TESOL Links *Chomsky http://pratt.edu/~arch543p/help/Chomsky.html Chomsky vs Skinner http://www.cogsci.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Hypermail/Thinking.Psychologically96/0097.html
4 13 August	*Sociolinguistics* Must read now: Savignon (1983) (Booklet) Nunan (1995) Chapter 9, pp. 167-188 Nunan (1995) Chapter 7, pp. 116-142	TESOL Links Crystal (1999) Estuary English. http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/estuary/crystal-2.htm Estuary English Home Page. (Last revised 2001 04 09) http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/estuary/home.htm Eades, D. A matter of survival - Aboriginal english http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/special/rsjproject/rsjlibrary/parliamentary/language/39.html Language Varieties. http://www.une.edu.au/langnet/links.htm [Accessed 30 April 2001] Bradley, l. (1998) One Word Two Meanings [Accessed 2 May 2001] (Vocabulary games) http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/quizzes/lb/oneword.html SILoffers a downloadable IPA. http://www.sil.org/computing/fonts/ipareadme.html
5 20 August	*Language as Social Interaction* Cazden (Cope & Kalantzis (Eds) 2000) pp. 261-266 Cope & Kalantzis (Cope & Kalantzis (Eds) 2000) pp. 30-37. *Language and culture* Must read now: J. Lemke (1996) (Booklet)	TESOL Links Cole, M. & Wertsch, J. V. Beyond the Individual-Social Antimony in Discussions of Piaget and Vygotsky. [Accessed 7 March 2001] http://www.massey.ac.nz/~ALock/virtual/colevyg.htm Guerra, C. & Schütz, R. (nd) Vygotsky [Accessed 19 March 2001] http://www.sk.com.br/sk-vygot.html Schütz, R. (nd) Stephen Krashen's Theory of Second Language Acquisition* [Accessed 10 June 2001] (Should read) http://www.sk.com.br/sk-krash.html
6 27 August	*Halliday's social semiotic theory* Must read now P. Jones & J. Phillip (1999). Towards a Grammar for the 21st Century. Paper presented at ISFC26, July, Singapore. (with permission) & Derewianka (1991) (Booklet) Kress (Cope & Kalantzis (Eds) 2000) Ch 9, pp. 193-202 Text	TESOL Links Unsworth L. (2001), Using visual and verbal grammar: Lesson plan development Browse Len Unsworth's sites. http://www.edfac.usyd.edu.au/staff/unswortl/ Self Study Quizzes for ESL students (Copyright (C) 1995-2001) http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/quizzes/#WRI
7 3 September	*Halliday's social semiotic theory* cont Must read now M.A.K. Halliday (1978) Christie (1998) Booklet Nakata (Cope & Kalantzis (Eds) 2000) Ch 5, pp. 106-120 Text Must read now J. Taylor (2001). Purnululu School Policy (with permission) Final editing and group coordination of Assignment 1	TESOL Links A guide to Grammar and Writing http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/index.htm An Account of Coherence [Accessed 2 may 2001] http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/taste/taste2.htm Forum tutorial: Concluding conversations and reflections on Module 1 (5 Marks)
	MID-SEMESTER BREAK 10-28 SEPTEMBER	Assignment 1 Due Date: Monday 10 September Forum submission: 10-17 September
MODULE 2 Teaching and learning in TESOL communities
8 1 October	Schools and communities: A language and multiliteracy pedagogy Must read now Jones, Pickford et al (2000) Baker (1996) Malin (1994) (Booklet)	TESOL Links Richard Skiba (1997). Code Switching as a Countenance of Language Interference http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/Articles/Skiba-CodeSwitching.html from: The Internet TESL Journal, Vol. III, No. 10, October 1997 http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/ [Accessed 13 April 2001]. GEN – Special Theme: Computers and the Internet: http://www.english.co.uk/cgis/archive.cgi?data/gen/gen1
9 8 October	A language and multiliteracy pedagogy cont Must read now Moore (1993) Hernandez (1997) Kemelfield (1996) Brice Heath (1982) I. Singh (1999) (Booklet) Nunan (1995) Chapter 6, pp. 100-115	TESOL Links BBC World Service Learning English http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/teachersinaction/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/teachersinaction/programmes2.shtml Dave's ESL Cafe Web Guide (Last Modified: 31-Mar-2001) http://www.eslcafe.com/search/
10 15 October	The Language Teacher: *Roles and responsibilities* *within the school* N. Nunan (1995), pp. 189-207	TESOL Links Lo Bianco, J. (2001). One Literacy or Double Power? Babel Summer 2000-2001. Volume 35 Number 3. http://www.afmlta.asn.au/afmlta/papers/Joe%20Word%202.doc
11 22 October	The Language Teacher cont *Roles and responsibilities* *within the classroom* C. Cazden (Cope & Kalantzis (eds) 2000), pp. 321-332	TESOL Links Homan, Yuka (2000) Building Schema in a Reading Class. The Language Teacher On-line. December. (Last modified: 14 December 2000) [Accessed 2 May 2001]. http://langue.hyper.chubu.ac.jp/jalt/pub/tlt/00/dec/sh_homan.html Nunan, David (1990) Second Language Classroom Research. ERIC Digest. [Accessed 22 March 2001]. http://ericae.net/db/edo/ED321550.htm
12 29 October	Preparing assignment (Review subject notes, texts and readings for assignment) Assignment 2	Forum tutorial: Concluding conversations and reflections on Module 2 (5 Marks) TESOL Links
13 5 November	Completing Assignment 2	Forum
12 November 19 November	Examination period (No exam this subject)	EML503 Forum still open Assignment 2: Due Date: Monday 12 November