Applied Linguistics/Unit II

Desired Results
Essential Questions:

Evidence
Assessments include informal discussions (f2f and online) and academic prompts taken from current research.

Through-line Questions
How can teachers create a learning environment around each language domain?

Evidence of Understanding (Assessment)

 * Socratic Seminar
 * Informal discussion
 * Academic prompts

Topics

 * Reading
 * Writing
 * Listening
 * Speaking

Readings

 * Schmitt, N. (2002). An introduction to applied linguistics. New York: Arnold. - Chapters 11-14

Through-line Questions
How should EFL/ESL teachers cultivate communicative capacities among English language learners from a discursive perspective?

Evidence of Understanding (Assessment)

 * Socratic Seminar
 * Informal discussion
 * Academic prompts

Topics

 * Discourse Analysis

Readings

 * Mitchell K. & Myles, F. (2004). Second language learning theories. London: Arnold. - Read pages 17-28

Through-line Questions

 * How will I plan and begin implementing my research design?
 * How will my method best address my action research: (a) the development of a plan around a particular issue or problem, (b) the implementation of the plan, (c) the observation and measurement of data, and (d) the reflection-in/on-practice around all stages of the action research process.

Evidence of Understanding (Assessment)

 * Socratic Seminar
 * Informal discussion
 * Academic prompts

Topics

 * Instrument design and data collection techniques

Activities for this week

 * Review Action Research Template.
 * Copy and paste the template to your user page subpage (User:your user name/research)
 * Update the method section.

Readings

 * Review Action Research Template.
 * Review all prior readings

Evidence of Understanding (Assessment)

 * Socratic Seminar
 * Informal discussion
 * Academic prompts

Topics

 * Review midterm exam.

Readings
Review prior readings and notes.