Week 1
April 9

  Jazz Chants
  Icebreaker: Find Someone Who . . .
  Explanation of Journals
 

Week 2
April 16

  Strategy Inventory for Language Learning
  Learning Intelligences
  Explanation of Portfolios
  Chapter 1, Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching
 

Week 3
April 23

  The Grammar-Translation Method
  Chapter 2, Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching
  Translation Activities
 

Week 4
May 7

  Computers in the Classroom
  Moodle (Note: you must be enrolled in this course to access the site)
 

Week 5
May 14

  Pronunciation: Stress, Intonation, Katakana
 

Week 6
May 21

  The Direct Method
  Chapter 3, Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching
  Daily Activities as Sources for Vocabulary
 

Week 7
May 28

  Vocabulary Building Exercises
  Cognitive Mapping
 

Week 8
June 4

  The Audio-Lingual Method
  Chapter 4, Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching
  Creative Drills
  Creative Minimal Pairs (pronunciation)
 

Week 9
June 11

  Learning Disabilities
 

Week 10
June 18

  Schema Theory
  Reading: Skimming and Scanning
 

Week 11
June 25

  Reading: Phonics
  Creative Approaches to Reading
 

Week 12
July 2

  The Communicative Approach
  Chapter 9, Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching
  Introduction to Strip Stories
  Introduction to Information Gap Exercises
 

Week 13
July 9

  Quiz Shows; TV Game Shows
 

Week 14
July 16

  Quiz Shows; TV Game Shows
  PORTFOLIOS & JOURNALS DUE!