SLA/TMA (Hanyang)

1 Assignments

Error analysis. Examine a video of an L2 speaker of English, and identify at least 10 errors. For each error, indicate the following:

• [1] the specific problem,
• [2] classify the error, e.g., phonological, syntactic, morphological, etc.;
• [3] the possible source of the error; possibilities include: L1 interference (e.g., confusion between the English and an analogous structure in the L2); L1/L2 difference (e.g., the speaker's L1 has no structure like the problematic structure in English; or "don't know" - you cannot identify the source of the error.

Your write-up should be about two pages long.

• Teaching video analysis. Examine the CLT or TBLT sample video below (or both, if you like), and critique it, in terms of their effectiveness. Discuss the aspects of the teaching example that you find effective, and those that might be useful for your teaching; also discuss aspects of the video that you don't agree with, and why. Length: at least two pages, typed and 1.5x or double-spaced.

1.1 Youtube videos

Youtube videos of various teaching methods * Audiolingual Method

• TPR #1
• TPR #2
• Suggestopedia #1
• Suggestopedia / Desuggestopedia
• Silent Way (with Cuisenaire rods)
• Silent Way #2
• Direct Method
• Community Language Learning
• Communicative Language Teaching
• TBLT

Youtube videos of English lessons * Teaching kindergarten kids (toddlers, actually) English for children (plants, plurals lesson)

• English hagwon lesson
• English class, Bundang
• Yongin grade school
• Pronunciation: Teaching linking
• Pronunciation: Vowel phonemes in context
• Pronunciation: Compound stress

2 Course handouts

2.1 Grammar topics

• Gerunds & infinitives
• Perfect tense
• Summary of article patterns
• Definite & indefinite articles: Complete guide

2.2 Pedagogy

• Scaffolding
• CLT / group activities
• Introduction to course, syllabus, and lesson design

3 Interactive classes and activities

• Questions: using questions and leading class discussions
• Intro to group work in classrooms: understanding why group activities and active learning methods work; understanding group dynamics; grading and assessment; and making groups work
• Group activities: different types of group activities that you can try in teaching

4 Assessment

• Formative assessment: informal pre-class and end-of-class assignments
• Rubrics: systematic and time-saving methods of grading and providing better feedback