239995 Introduction to English Language Teaching Methodology (weiterführende Schulen) (S) (WiSe 2012/2013)

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.

There will be no written exam but participants will be required to prepare a 30-min presentation as a small group.

Bibliography

Coursebook:
Richards, J C & Rodgers, T S (2001) Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching. Cambridge: CUP
Further readings from:
Brown, H D (2007) Principles of Language Learning and Teaching. 5th ed. New York: Pearson Education
Cameron, L (2001) Teaching Languages to Young Learners. Cambridge: CUP
Candlin, C N & Mercer, N (2001) English Language Teaching in its Social Contexts. Abingdon: Routledge
Lennon, P (2008) 'Learner Autonomy and Teaching Methodology.' In: Bielefeld Introduction to Applied Linguistics, Part I. Bielefeld: Aisthesis, pp 39-50
Readings on StudIP:
Willis, D (1996) 'Accuracy, fluency and conformity.' In: Willis, J & Willis, D (eds) (1996) Challenge and Change in Language Teaching. Oxford: Macmillan Education (out of print)