Description
In this course, you will:
- Compare teaching methods and experiences with those from around the world.
- Consider the factors that influence learner motivation and their consequences for our teaching practices.
- Discuss many sorts of knowledge and what a teacher should know.
- Consider different methods for assessing comprehension and practicing language.
- Identify and value diversity, and implement solutions for inclusive education.
- Evaluate several sorts of assessments and consider evaluation criteria and activities for speaking and writing.
Syllabus:
1. Understanding Learners
- Learner motivation
- Building rapport
- Getting learners talking
2. Subject knowledge
- What should a teacher know?
- Different kinds of knowledge
- Language analysis for learners
- Practising new language
3. Inclusive practices
- What is diversity?
- Differentiating content
- Differentiating process
- Differentiating product
4. Assessing Learning
- Why do we assess learners?
- Types of assessment
- Assessing speaking
- Assessing writing