This is a practical course for those interested in teaching English in the EFL (English as a Foreign Language) setting. Students taking the course will self-study basic theories and skills through video clips and articles given as assignments. In class participants are expected to discuss findings and questions from the assignments, with insights from one’s own learner experience in language courses. Toward the end of the course the participants will lead a 15-minute language activity in the real classroom at TCU so that the “mini-teachers” can learn from actual teaching. Learning how to teach with textbooks, the participants will study learner materials available in Japan, then choose a topic to make a mock teaching plan. Through taking the course the students will come to grasp what EFL learners’ needs and motivations are, yet also how varied individual classrooms are.
- teacher: Keiko Mori