Mei 1202 sequence and scope

MEI-1202 Principles of Language AcquisitionBy Dr. Gilberto Hernández Quirós

1Educational material created by Dr. Gilberto Hernández Quirós for ULATINA Centro Interamericano de Posgrados. MEI-1202 TEFL. 2012

Master’s Degree in TEFL

• Centro Interamericano de Postgrados (CIP)– Course code: MEI-1202

– Course name: Principles of Language Acquisition

– Schedule: Saturdays 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

– Professor: Dr. Gilberto Hernández Quirós

• [email protected]

• www.gilbertohernandez.blogspot.com

• www.gilbertohernandez.wordpress.com

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Targets

• “Towards the Attainment of Creativity and CreActivity in TEFL.”

• “Effectiveness in TEFL Under Premises of Mutual Cooperation.”

• “Self-organization, Interconnectivity and Pedagogical Mediation.”

• “The Use of 7 Lessons Chaos.”

• “Uncertainty as Part of Unexpected Know-How.”

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A SUPPORTIVE SYSTEM

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COURSE CHRONOGRAM

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WEEK DATES

WEEK 1 January 19th

WEEK 2 January 26th

WEEK 3 February 2nd

WEEK 4 February 9th

WEEK 5 February 16th

COURSE DESCRIPTION• MEI-1202 Principles of Language Acquisition aims

at introducing and engaging teaching professionals in active discussion and ongoing research regarding key concepts on principles of language acquisition, learning and teaching.

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Objectives• General

– Become acquainted with systematic reliable information and articles to better understand how people acquire and/or learn (or fail to learn) different languages.

• Specific– Discuss different chapters on how language is acquired or learned.

– React critically to readings and socialize contents with classmates by creating dynamics and/or exercises.

– Create a PLE: Personal Learning Environment to mediate information from the readings.

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Contents based on Principles of Language Learning and Teaching by H. Doublas Brown

Language, Learning, and Teaching

First Language Acquisition Age and Acquisition

Human Learning Styles and Strategies Personality Factors

Sociocultural Factors Cross-Linguistic Influence and Learner Language

Communicative Competence

Theories of Second Language Acquisition

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COURSE CONTENTS

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ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL

PROJECTION

TECHNOLOGICAL MEDIATION

INNOVATION OTHER

READINGS from The

English Teaching FORUM

SLIDE SHAREBLOG

TEMPLATESWISE WORDLE

Practice Test for TOEIC mappedonto CEFR

PODCASTS EDUCATIONAL WEBSITES

WORKSHOPS(presentation of activities)

PREZIBLOGGER

SOCIAL NETWORKSPODERATO (podcasts)

METHODOLOGY• MEI-1202 will rely upon all participants’ active interaction and professional

engagement to enrich the creation of information, conducive to knowledge. The use of paper will be minimized and technological platforms and social networking will be highly fostered. Central Core and ATP (Automatización de Tareas y Proyectos) will be employed to maximize the use of the University’s applications to facilitate the exchange of information and improve interaction between students and professors. Students will be required to create their own Personal Learning Environment (PDL) as a way to help learners take control of and manage their own learning.

help learners take control of and manage their own learning

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EVALUATION

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TASKS UNDERTAKEN PERCENTAGE

Blog, Slide Share, Podcast 30%

Class participation and discussion of readings

20%

Mediated Presentation 30%

Workshop and Final Demo Activity Around a Specific Teaching Approach

20%

Expected projects created

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• A blog (publish reactions from reading)

• A podcast or vodcast

• Slide Share PPT’s

• Mediated Demo (workshop presentation)1. Do I have a blog? YES NO NOT YET

2. Do I have a podcast? YES NO NOT YET

3. Do I have a Slide Share account? YES NO NOT YET

4. Will I present the activities with a colleague? YES NO NOT YET

KNOWLEDGE

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Useful Links for Week 1– http://exchanges.state.gov/englishteaching/foru

m-journal.html English Teaching Forum

– http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/Sounds of English from the University of Iowa

– http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/dialects//Dialectoteca del Español

– http://www.templateswise.com/ Templates Wise14

Thank you!

• Q&A

– [email protected]

– [email protected]

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