230616 English Language Teaching Methodology (weiterführende Schulen) (S) (WiSe 2010/2011)

This seminar is intended for those intending to teach at secondary school level: Hauptschule, Realschule, Gymnasium or Gesamtschule.

Of the three courses in Profile Module 8 this should be taken first, as it functions as an introduction to the module. The other two courses in the module assume knowledge from this course and build upon that knowledge. The course offers an historical survey of methods of teaching English as a foreign language and of major contemporary approaches, emphasising the linguistic and didactic premises underlying the various methods. The course will demonstrate the hybrid nature of much current English language teaching and show how the various methods reviewed have influenced teaching and textbooks to the present day.

Requirements for participation, required level

This is an introductory course and should be the first taken in Module 8. It is specifically aimed at those planning to teach at secondary level.

Bibliography

Please make sure you have the basic reading for the course, which is

Richards, J.C., & Rodgers, J.S. (2001). Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching. Second edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Further reading will include

Lennon, P. (2008). "Learner Autonomy and Teaching Methodology" in: Gramley, S. & Gramley, V. (eds.) Bielefeld Introduction to Applied Linguistics. Bielefeld: Aisthesis Verlag, pp. 39-50.

as well as selected readings from

VanPatten, B. (ed.) (2004). Processing Instruction: Theory, Research, and Commentary. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Cook, V. (ed.) (2002). Portraits of the L2 User. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters.

An extensive list of sources for background reading for your presentations, papers and general interest can be found on StudIP. Please also spend some time browsing through the books in the Semesterapparat for this seminar.