Syllabus of Innovation in Language Education

SYLLABUS

1. About the course

Course title             : Innovation in Language Education

Course code            :  

Credit                     : SKS

Graduate                 : Postgraduate

Study program        : English Education

Instructor code       : 1813

2. Objectives

At the end of the course, the students are expected to be able to:

1) Describe the current practice of language education in their own places.

2) Identify factors responsible for the improvement of language education standard.

3) Improve their present language education through innovative teaching and learning techniques.

3. Course description

This course is aimed at providing you opportunities to look at critically at the practice of teaching and learning in the places where you work at the moment. You will be introduced to some possible techniques in improving their present teaching practice. You will have an introductory lecture on innovation in language education. Next, you will read articles or reports related to innovation in language learning. Finally, you will try to innovate language teaching practices you are doing based on the information.

4. Approaches to Teaching and Learning Process

Approach: Learner-centered

Method: Lecturing, discussion, presentation, peer teaching

Assignment: Reading article, presentation, preparing a lesson plan, peer teaching,

Media: OHP, Power Point

5. Evaluation

Attendance: 80%, weight 15%

Quizzes: 2 times, weight 25%

Mid test: weight 25%

Final test: 35%

Interpretation: Criterion Referenced Tests            

6. Topics

Session 2

Helping Students to see "Genres" as More Than "Text Types"

Session 3

Communicative Group Activity: What's Your Opinion?

Session 4

Rhymes, Stories and Songs in the ESL Classroom

Session 5

Ten Good Games for Recycling Vocabulary

Session 6

Using Video to Develop Writing Fluency in Low-Proficiency ESL Students

Session 7

Using Situation Comedy (Sitcom) to Enrich Learners' Vocabulary

Session 8”

Mid Test

Session 9

Teaching the Beatles' "Yellow Submarine": A Handout for ESL/EFL Students

Session 10

Phone Tag - A Practical Activity for Using English

Session 11

Group Forming Activities for ESL/EFL Students

Session 12

Combining Communication Strategies and Vocabulary Development

Session 13

Using a Peer Assisted Writing Activity to Promote ESL/EFL Students' Narrative Writing Skills

Session 14

ICT in Education/CALL

Session 15:

Using available resource for language education.

Session 16

Final Test