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1 Basic Principles of TESOL for the Fulbright ETA Emily Ellis September 9 th, 2014

2 Common Acronyms ESL- English as a Second Language TESL- Teaching English as a Second Language TEFL- Teaching English as a Foreign Language TESOL- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages SLA- Second Language Acquisition EMI- English Mediated Instruction (also Content-Based Instruction)

3 TEFL- Role of Native Language Positive Transfer of Knowledge Similarities in syntax and grammar Voy a ir al restaurante. I’m going to go to the restaurant. Similarities in lexicon – Cognates – Borrowed words – Identical Collocations Negative Interference Differences in syntax and grammar Differences in lexicon – False cognates – Collocation differences – Idiomatic expressions La diferencia entre A y B The difference between A and B It I have. (??) The students are smarts. (??) The woman is embarrassed, and will give to light soon. (??)

4 Language Competence Receptive Reading Listening Productive Writing Speaking Culture & Vocabulary

5 CREATE Effective Lessons Effective language lessons are… Communicative Reflective Emergent Ascending Targeted Evaluative

6 Quick Activities Info- gap Question Strips Circle in Circle Seat Swap Find Someone Who… Picture Associations Taboo / Catch Phrase Guess Who/ What I am “Tertulias”

7 Error Correction

8 Free Internet Resources Schoology Kahoot ESL Lab Scholastic Magazine ESL Café Ted Talks Movie Segments OWL at Purdue

9 Thank you! emily.ellis@unx.uci.edu


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