Unit 2: Domains and Discourse

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Unit 2 - Language Skills and Discourse Analysis

Desired Results

Essential Questions:

Evidence

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

Learning Progression

Skill Domain: Reading, Writing, Listening, & Speaking (Week 5)

Through-line Questions

How can teachers create a learning environment around each language domain?

Evidence of Understanding (Assessment)
Topics
  • Reading
  • Writing
  • Listening
  • Speaking
Readings
  • Schmitt, N. (2002). An introduction to applied linguistics. New York: Arnold. - Chapters 11-14

Discourse Analysis (Week 6)

Through-line Questions

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

Evidence of Understanding (Assessment)
Topics
  • Discourse Analysis
Readings
  • Mitchell K. & Myles, F. (2004). Second language learning theories. London: Arnold. - Read pages 17-28

Action Research Revision (Week 7)

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)
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 (Week 8)

Through-line Questions
Evidence of Understanding (Assessment)
Topics
  • Review midterm exam.
Readings

Review prior readings and notes.