Home / Resources / Teaching Resources / Teaching Guides / Using Service-Leaming in Writing Courses 7 Sample Sylabus: £224 - Teaching English as.» Second/Foreign Language Sample Syllabus: E324 - Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language Instructor Dr. Sarah filing Texts Poregoy,S.F. & Boyle, O.F (2000), Reading. writing, 8 learning in ESL: A resource book for K-12 teachers sacond edition. NY, NY Longman Wiis J (1996). & frameworks far task-based leaning. NY, NY: Longman Course Objectives ‘+ to gain an understanding of learning theory as applied tothe teaching of ESL. + to develop skis and gain practical experience in teaching ESL ‘to lear strategies in evaluating and adapting materials for ‘+ to gain insights int leacning strategies and styles ‘to work cooperatively with classmates on lesson planning and other tasks + to.promete professional developmentin teaching ESL ching ESL Course Requirements Senice Learning Each participant will provide a minimum af fieen hours af ESL service tothe community thraugh an approved agency. Students may choose service projects to suit their own interests and career purposes. There are several goals of this servic experience including: 1) providing pract Iteracy agencies in our community, and 3) preparing students ta teach ina variety of ESL contents teaching experience to complement theorstical components ofthe cours. 2) providing service to €SL learners and Service Learning Case Study The Service Learning Case Study wil have the following components 1A bref report onthe intake experience in the service context (2 points) 2 Areport of ebsenations of one session of teaching/tutoring by experienced volunteers or professionals inthe service earning context (3 points, 3. journal enty for each service learning encounter. This should include nates about your lesson plan, and brief post-teaching notes about what went well ang what din, and how the lesson might be modified for next time. Also note a few points to keep in mind for teaching the next lessons. The journals willbe used in class several times, so journals mast be kept up to date (5 points) 4.43.5 page description of the service learning context. Information to include: 1) a description ofthe physical space 2) a statement ofthe agency's goals 3) an explanation of the agency’ funding source, 4) the number of regular paid employees in the agency, 5) a description of the curiculum and materials used withthe ESL learners, 6) a descrition ofthe teaching processtes) employed vith the ESL learners (10 points 5.Amini case study ~ 3 3-5 page description of one ESL learner in the service leaming cantext. Information about the student's learning styles and strategies should be included, Discuss what you percelve to be your own strengths and weaknesses as 2 teacher/tutor in working with this particular leamer. Do 3 need analysis of this student and make language instruction (10 points mmmendations about further Students will exchange ideas with Intensive English Program students once per week through an electronic forum linked tothe course We site students will pose questions, and the £324 students will respond to these as well as pose questions of heir own Mid-Term and Final xams ‘These exams will cover the readings and course discussions to date, Exams will nchide open-ended as well as shor answer and filkin= the-blank types of tems 7sdents wll choose 3 articles to read from the following journals (TESOL Journal, ELT Journal, ESP Journal -- a east two journals must be represented), The articles shoule be selactad to focus on a coherent topic or tham (for example, task-basad lasing. a target age group). Review each article Include in each revieuca bibliographic reference in APA or MLA format, a brief summary of the article, and your reaction tothe article - How can you apply what you've learned in the articles? Have you seen this technique/theory in action? ate ivi for Textbook Analyses cents will review three ESL cbooks suitable for targeted leamers, suchas those in the service learning contest, Review templates willbe provided an the course Web ste and ince erteria for analyzing such textbook features as content, use of graphics/visval elements, hela items such as glossaries, te Grading Required Components may earn the fllowing points: Service Learning Case Study 30 poin Mid-Term and Final xams 10 points each (20 total) Textbook Analyses 7 points each 21 total Forum 10 points Annotated Bibliography 10 points Class Work (pop quizzes. group wark) 10 Points Total possible points = 101 90-101 = A, 80-89 = 8, and soon, + /- awarded rarely Course Schedule * PUB = Peregoy & Boyle W = Wills Date Topic Text Due Jan. 16 Jan, [Leaming | PRB Chpt 1 18 context Jan 28-Jan, | Contextand | W cht 2s Learning teow PAB Chot 2 Jan.30-Feb. 1. Classroom PALBChpt 32/1 Part 1, service case study Practices went 2 Feb.6-Feb.8 | Oral Language | P&B Chpt A | 2/6 Textbook Review 1 Development Feb, 13+ Feb, Wehpt 3 15 Went Feb. 20- Fab. | Literacy PAB .Chpt 5 | 2/22 Part2, service case study 2 0b, 27- PRB Chpt 6 3/1 Textbook Review 2 TesoL March 3-11 26Mar. 13-Mar. | Literacy (cont) | P&B Cpt. 7 6 Mar, 20- Mas, PRB Chpt 8 | 3/20:Mid-Term Exam 2 Wept 5 Mar.27-Mar. Task-Based — WChpt 6 3/27 Part 4, service case study 2 Teaching Wehpt 7 April 3+ Apes Wehpt @ | 4/3 Textbook Review 3 Werpt 9 pil 10-Ap. | Content-Based | PAB Crpt & 2 Teaching April 17- Ap. Article TBA | 4/17 Annotated Bibliography 19 Apr 24-Ap. Assessment PAB Capt 10 2% May 1-May3 | Wrap-Up PAB Chpt. 11 5/1 Part 5, service case study, 5/3 Par3, service case study May Final Exam Service Learning Possibilities Public Schools (in Poudre School District, required application with mandatory background check withthe VIPs offic} ‘+ Bonnett Elementary School 4 Irish Elementary, After schoo! t 4 Laurel Elementary, ESL classes «+ FortColins High School + Poudre High School ‘+ Thompson Valley Schoo! Dstt, Loveland, Tutors from elementary to HS, ing M-Th 3:10-4:10, Other Agencies for Kids ‘+ Even Start Family Centered Learning ‘+ The Tutor Center, Loveland, ESL Kids Adult Education ‘+ Education and Life Taining Center «+ Front Range Community College, Literacy Tutoring or Classroom Assistant ‘+ IEP Conversation Partners (CP), Classroom Experience organized by an ESL teacher. 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