Second Language Learning and EFL Teaching.pptVIP

Second Language Learning and EFL Teaching General Introduction Teaching Arrangement Credit: 2 points Credit hour: 32 hours Evaluation: Performance (30%): attendance 10% participation 10% trial teaching 10% Final Exam (70%): contents of teaching notes contents of textbook Today’s class focuses on the following topics Definition of second language acquisition Aims of SLA Areas of SLA History of SLA EFL Teaching : Teaching Listening, speaking, reading and writing Lesson planning Managing class testing and evaluation Pre-learning Tasks When did you begin to learn a foreign language? Do you feel it difficult or easy to learn a foreign language as a child or as an adult? Why are you motivated to learn a foreign language? A. to learn it for fun B. to meet school requirements C. to improve personal quality and ability D. to go abroad What is SLA SLA is the processes by which people learn languages in addition to their native tongue ( Jognson Johnson, 1998) Why is SLA important? To understand the SLA Phenomena To apply SLA research in Second Language Learning and teaching language teaching language examinations and tests syllabi and curricula course materials Which areas does SLA study? learner language: second language learners’ linguistic and pragmatic performance and products. Learner external factors: social environment, family background, school facilities, teaching conditions, teaching methods, and so on. Learner internal factors: aptitude, intelligence, learning styles, learning strategies, and so on. Individual learner differences: learners’ age, gender, personality, motivation, native language level, second language level, and so on. concepts Competence and performa