Week - 1 |
Introduction to the course. Discuss the learning outcomes, talk about previous reading experiences, review the strategies, and pre-view to the course-pack. |
Week - 2 |
Critical thinking and reading in scope.
What is Critical Reading?
Critical reading strategies
Questions to consider while reading critically
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Week - 3 |
Reading 1- Guided meditation in the English language classroom by Amy Jenkins
Reading 2- Extended Icebreaker by Alex Barret
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Week - 4 |
Reading 1- Book clubs as a tool for community building and language enhancement by Jessica McCaughey
Reading 2- Literature circles as support for language development by Elhess &Egbert;
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Week - 5 |
Reading 1- Creating cartoons: A learner-centered approach to comprehending texts by Malu & McNeal
Reading 2- Storytelling with a twist
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Week - 6 |
Reading 1- New ideas for teaching English: Using songs and music by Kristin Lems
Reading 2- Using percussion to teach English pronunciation
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Week - 7 |
Midterm |
Week - 8 |
Reading 1- Using narrow reading to develop fluency by Guy Redmer
Reading 2- Online reading strategies for the classroom by Nicole Brun-Mercer
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Week - 9 |
Reading 1- Listening cloze meets info gap: A hybrid listening activity to exploit listening materials by J.B. Zuniga Vargas
Reading 2- Listening journals for extensive and intensive listening practice by Anthony Schmidt
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Week - 10 |
Reading 1- The use of podcasts to enhance narrative writing skills by Kinana Gaddour
Reading 2- Radio drama for speaking practice by Jonathan Maiullo
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Week - 11 |
Reading 1- Increasing awareness and talk time through free messaging apps by Andrew Pollard
Reading 2- Embracing social media to engage students and teach narrative writing by Jennifer Borch
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Week - 12 |
Reading 1- Using concept mapping to teach young EFL learners reading skills by Teo, Shaw, Chen & Wang
Reading 2- Vocabulary games: More than just wordplay by Nico Lorenzutti
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Week - 13 |
Reading 1- English homework: What makes sense? By L. Loder Buchel
Reading 2- Good instruction-giving in the second language classroom by Jimalee Sowell
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Week - 14 |
Free Reading |