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GLT 101
Teaching Reading & Vocabulary Coordinator/Lecturer: Associate Professor Lawrence Zhang, Ph.D. Phone: 67903474 (Blk3, NIE3-03-98) Email: lawrence.zhang@nie.edu.sg |
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Course Description
The course will cover
research related to reading and vocabulary from psycholinguistics,
cognitive and educational psychology, literacy studies, and sociocultural
theory. Useful perspectives from areas such as schema theory, cognitive
processing, metacognition, discourse theory, textual analysis, multiliteracies,
and sociocultural theory will be integrated into the various approaches and
methods for the teaching of reading and vocabulary and organising extensive
reading programmes together with the diagnosis of learner needs. Course
participants are expected to read the core readings to reflect on their own practices. A designated textbook and carefully selected
articles from periodicals (both research-oriented and pedagogically prepared)
form core readings for classroom presentation and discussion as
input for extended hands-on activities.
Objectives
On completion of the course, participants will be able to:
§ identify key theories and issues related to EFL reading and vocabulary instruction
§ review and appraise recent contributions in the area of EFL reading and vocabulary instruction
§ appraise new “trends” in reading and vocabulary instruction and their implications for EFL classrooms
§ integrate and apply vocabulary acquisition theories, reading theories and instructional approaches to teaching EFL vocabulary and reading
§ critique
and evaluate lesson plans or unit of work intended for EFL reading classrooms
§ become more confident EFL teaching professionals