• Davis Nathaniel

• Davis Nathaniel

This seminar is the second of two courses on the theory and practice of foreign language pedagogy. The first course (LLC I, offered in the Autumn Semester) introduces ELT discourse, teaching methodologies, teacher roles, classroom language, and the use of technology. This complementary course covers testing and assessment, error correction and feedback, task- and project-based learning (TBL/PBL), classroom management, student motivation, and the use of coursebooks and self-designed materials. Both courses assume that participants will teach English in Swiss state schools at Secondary I level.

Coursework will consist of regular homework, two presentations, and two written assignments. Written versions of the main assignments will be compiled in a semester portfolio to be handed in at the final class. All written work must be submitted in digital form according to guidelines posted on Moodle. There is no final exam.

• Review a variety of practical techniques for designing pedagogical activities and assessments
• Gain strategies for effective lesson planning and task design
• Learn how to conduct assessment in an effective and fair manner and gain practical experience writing tests
• Acquire powerful techniques of classroom management and a deeper understanding of classroom power dynamics
• Understand how error correction should be undertaken to maximize learning potential in a communicative environment
• Learn how to integrate coursebooks and self-made materials in a coherent pedagogical program
• Develop a personal teaching philosophy and express it through practical guidelines

All required materials will be posted on the course Moodle site, for which you must register after the first class.

The following two books are recommended, but not mandatory, and can be purchased from Librophoros (Rue de Rome 1) or consulted at the Bibliothèque des langues étrangères (Rue du Criblet 13).

• Ur, Penny. A Course in English Language Teaching. 2nd ed., Cambridge UP, 2012.
• Harmer, Jeremy. The Practice of English Language Teaching. 5th ed., Pearson, 2015.