Gayane Hovhannisyan: Teaching English as a Second Language.

Syllabus

Gayane R. Hovhannisyan
Ph.D., Professor
TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
Syllabus
English Language Teacher Training and Compusory Attestation State Program
2011-on

Course Description

This course and its materials were initially created for the purpose of In-service English language teacher
compulsory training with an exit certificate. However, the scope and volume of the course avail it for pre-
service English language teacher education also. While the In-service teacher training program was
considered for a total of 80 hours, including a demo lesson planning and teaching as the final attestation,
the pre-service course is covered in 150 hours, with 72 contact and 60 self study hours. 18 hours go on
midterm quizzes, lesson plan/portfolio, assessment samples presentations, discussions, and the final
exam.
The present document is the English summarized translation of the Armenian course syllabus and the
detailed guide, used by English language teacher trainers and educators from 2011 to present. Ref.
(https://www.academia.edu/2205781/English_A_Training_Guide_for_Language_Teachers_and_Teacher
_Trainers).
Covering the main questions of TESL, this course has been adapted and used in diverse cultural contexts,
teacher education and training programs following both general and specialized educational objectives.
The Guide contains summaries of all the lectures, references and other useful sources for both students
and the lecturers.

Course Contents
Part 1. Learner psychology, Classroom Management and Instructional Technologies 1
Part 2. Language Learning and English Language Teaching 4
References and sites 6

Teaching Plan

Part 1. Learner psychology, Classroom Management and Instructional

Technologies

Unit1. Psychological and Instructional Competences of the Teacher

1a. Teaching prerequisintes
1b. Planning and organization of the teaching process
1c. Ability to conduct the teaching process
1d. Lesson planning
1e. Competence in and evaluation of teaching resources
1f. Learner assessment
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Unit 2.
Classroom Management
2a. learners’ control
2b. teaching the subject
2c. work duties
2d. parents’/community involvement
2e. professional activities and behavior

Unit 3. Age and Developmental aspects of Learners

3a. Periods of development. Theories of Torndyke, Vigotski and Piajet
3b. Maslow’s and Bronfenbrenner’s theories of human needs and circles of socialization.
3c. The Learning Cycle.
3d. organizing education based on learningand socialization needs of learners

Unit 4.
4a. constructivist approach to teaching
4b. learner-centeres instruction
4c. consolidation
4d. feedback
4e. motivation vs. inspiration
4f. first and last impressions

Unit5.
5a. types of the learning cycle
5b. autonomous learning
5c. tailoring instruction to learning strategies
5d. how to choose a relevant teaching method

Unit 6. Teaching Materials (Didactics) and Performance

6a. teaching materials
6b. tasks and assignments
6c. relating task with exams and standards
6d. lesson planning

Unit 7.
7a. project-based learning
7b. reporting results and discussion
7c. assessment of project process and results

Unit 8. Assessment
8a. ontology and types of assessment
8b. objectives of assessment
8c. dynamics of assessment
8d.outcomes-based assessment
8e. other parameters of assessment
(Achievement assessment) (Proficiency assessment)

Norm-referencing (NR) Criterion-referencing (CR)

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Mastery learning CR Continuum CR

Continuous assessment Fixed assessment points

Formative assessment Summative assessment

Direct assessment Indirect assessment

Performance assessment Knowledge assessment

Subjective assessment Objective assessment

Checklist rating Scale rating

Impression Guided judgement

Holistic assessment Analytic assessment

Series assessment Category assessment

Assessment by others Self-assessment

Part 2. Language Learning and English Language Teaching

Unit 1. The Concept of TESOL and Global English

1a. objectives of TESOL
1b. contents of TESOL (core concepts and components)
1c. ESL/EFL teacher’s competences: linguistic, instruuctional, cultural, communicative, psycholinguistic,
materials development, testing.. etc.
1d. each competence goes as a detailed discussion

Unit2. Stages and styles of ELL.

2a. The 5 stages of foreign language acquisition
2b. Language Learning Styles

Unit 3. Current Issues of ELT

3a. mulitilingualism and multiculturalism
3b. Contemporary features of TESOL: regional variation.
3c. transformations of teaching objectives and norms.

Unit 4. Contents and spheres of TESOL

4a. classification of TESOL spheres: personal, professional, public.
4b. themes and topics related to the spheres.
4c. selection and teaching of content-based vocabulary
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4d. selection and teaching content-based grammar (educational grammar).

4e. practice and consolidation.
4f. assessment and feedback: contextualized performance assessment.

Unit 5. Continuity And Relevance Of TESOL Programs And Levels

5a. the principle of consistency
5b. consistence and clarity of level-wise objectives
5c. identification of content materials
5d. defining skill foci
5e. adopt target approaches to assessment
5f. self-study activities and plans
5g. relevance of teaching materials
5h. self-assessment

Unit 6. Teaching English Communication

6a. selection of course topics
6b. minimal requirements by skill: speaking, reading, writing, listening, communicating.
6c. piloting and continuous adjustment of syllabi

Unit 7. ESL/EFL Assessment

7a. Depending on target skills and contents, as well as the overall outcomes expected from teaching,
various descriptors are utilized to create a specific assessment system.
7b. types of Language Assesment. Formative, summative assessment. The objectives and functions of
each of them.
7c. ways and forms of Formative assessment
7d. forms of Summative assessment
7e. Why is it important to differentiate knowledge assessment from performance assessment?
7f. Norm based or reference based? Finding relevance.
7g. Self assessment scales.

Unit 8. Testing
8a. definition of testing as per its objectives, forms and outcomes.
8b. what should an exam test writer consider before, in the course and after writing a test?
8c. test types and specifications. Validity, reliability.
8d. Diagnostic and practice tests. Analysing the results and application for exam tests.
8e. Final tests: objectives and considerations.

Unit 9. Language Profiling

9a. Cambridge program of English Vocabulary profile. Applications.
9b. The purpose and goals of language and skill profiling. How important is it to understand a student’s
language profile?
9c. Listening.
9d Speaking
9e Reading
9f Writing.

Unit 10. Portfolio. What does it reflect?

10a. the functions of language portfolio.
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References and sites

 http://www.brusov.am/docs/CEFR_FINAL_02.02.06.pdf
 Գ. Հովհաննիսյան, Ա.Զոհրաբյան և ուրիշներ, Կառուցողական կրթության
հիմունքները և մեթոդները, ձեռնարկ, Երևան 2005.
 Գ. Հովհաննիսյան . Լեզվական թեստավորման տեսություն. հարցեր
և զարգացումներ, ՀՊՄՀ գիտական տեղեկատու, 2011
 Գ. Հովհաննիսյան. Ինչպես պարզել լեզվական թեստի
օգտակարությունը. ՀՊՄՀ գիտական տեղեկատու, 2011
 Հանրակրթական դպրոցի առարկայական չափորոշիչ և ծրագիր: Անգլերեն
լեզու, Երևան, 2007։
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պետական չափորոշիչ, Երևան 2004։
 Սովորողների գնահատման հայեցակարգ, ՀՀ ԿԳՆ, Կրթական ծրագրերի
կենտրոն, Երևան, 2005։
 Սովորողների առաջադիմության գնահատման ընթացակարգ. նախագիծ ,
ՀՀ կրթության և գիտության նախարարություն, Երևան, 2007.
 Carter R., Nunan D. (ed.-s),The Cambridge Guide to Teaching English to Speakers of Other
Languages. CUP, 2001
 Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching,
Assessment, Council of Europe, 2001
 Darn, S., Content and language integrated learning, retrievable from:
http://teachingenglish.org.uk/think/methodology/clil.shtml
 Ellis, R. Modelling learning difficulty and second language proficiency: Th differential
contributions of implicit and explicit knowledge. Applied Linguistics 27(3), 431–63.,
2006
 Ellis, R. Task-based language learning and teaching. Oxford UniversityPress., 2003
 Ellis, R. The methodology of task-based teaching. Asian EFL Journal 8(3).2006
 Ellis, R. Current issues in the teaching of grammar: An SLA perspective. TESOL
Quarterly 40(1), 83–108. 2006
 Laborda, J. G. Review of “How to teach writing”. Electronic Journal of Foreign
Language teaching 3(2), 246-248. 2006

 General dictionaries
 http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page
 en.wiktionary.org/wiki/
 http://www.thefreedictionary.com/
 wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
 http://www.answers.com/
 http://dictionary.reference.com/
 http://www.yourdictionary.com/
 http://www.merriam-webster.com/
 Dictionaries with specific content
 http://www.proofrock.com/construction_terms.htm#i
 http://www.homebuildingmanual.com/Glossary.htm
 pghbridges.com/termsMet.htm
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 http://www.excalibursteel.com/glossary.htm
 http://www.houston-slab-foundations.info/glossary_of_terms.htm
 http://www.learn4good.com/science/physics.htm
 http://www.geocities.com/physolv/glossary.htm

 Encyclopedia
 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
 http://www.britannica.com/
 http://www.encyclopedia.com/
 http://encarta.msn.com/

 Other useful ESL sites

 http://englishforuniversity.com/
 http://www.mlg.am/DocLib/Forms/AllItems.aspx
 http://www.itn.am/default.aspx
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Latin_words_with_English_derivatives
 http://owll.massey.ac.nz/index.htm
 http://www.cambridgeesol.org/exams/general-english/cpe.html#cpeResourcesT
 http://www.usingenglish.com/teachers/lesson-plans/themes/.
 http://www.focusenglish.com/dialogues/conversation.html
 http://esl.about.com/
 http://www.blueteach.com/en/community.php - անգլերենի վիրտուալ
դասարան
 http://library.thinkquest.org/5585/rootwords.htm
 http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayIssue?iid=534568
 http://www.eslgold.com/teacher/handouts.html
 http://www.englishclub.com/
 http://www.englishprofile.org/
 http://iteslj.org/links/TESL/Lesson_Preparation_Tools/;
 http://iteslj.org/links/
 http://www.blueteach.com/en/search.php?
typesearch=everything&soustypesearch=class&keyword=
 http://www.edgateteam.net/wl/profdev.htm
 http://www.britishcouncil.org/learning-professional-development.htm
 http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/index.asp
 http://www.pearsoned.com/2010/03/22/new-pearson-website-offers-free-resources-and-
professional-development-to-help-teachers-of-english-language-learners/
 http://www.inspiration.com/Parents/Visual-Thinking-and-Learning?fuseaction=concept_maps
 http://www.inspiration.com/WebspirationClassroom