Reviews and analyzes curriculum, materials, and assessment tools currently used in professional teaching of English to speakers of other languages. Includes research-based discussion of up-to-date practices in course design that most effectively reach second-language students.
Introduces modern linguistics analysis including semantics, syntax, phonology, structural, and transformational-generative approaches to grammar. Introduces a brief history of the English language including historical forces leading to changes, internal changes based on structure and phonetics, and English dialects.
Discusses pedagogical English grammar for English Language Learners of all ages with an emphasis on assessment practices.
Explores issues related to English Second Language (ESL) teaching situations in K-12 schools in the United States. Topics include the following: making content accessible to English Language Learners (ELLs) through scaffolding and sheltering techniques; aligning formative and summative assessments for ELLs with non-language assessments; and working with classroom teachers and administrators.
Explains theories and models of second language acquisition. Includes psychological, political, and socio-cultural factors' contribution to second language acquisition, processes involved in acquiring a second language, and instructional implications of recent findings.
