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TEFL Portfolio

Here are the courses required in the TEFL program. I put some descriptions of those courses, and you also could visit the SNHU webpage for details. I also put my works done during taking this program. There are some courses I haven't taken. I'm looking forward to them, and I hope you also could wait for the work and project samples until I finish them. I will update in time. Please feel free to contact me, if you have any suggestions and questions to share.


Course	Instructor	Description	My work
EFL 501 Language Learning & Acquisition	Dr. Katherine McCarthy	This course explores contemporary knowledge about foreign language acquisition, including the influences of age, environment and motivation; learning styles, including ELSIE, Barsch Learning Style Inventory and other cognitive and behavioral scales; multiple intelligences; and learner language and inter-language.
EFL 502 Evaluation & Assessment	Unknown	The first part of this course is an introduction to proficiency, achievement, diagnostic and placement testing. The use of student portfolios in the EFL classroom and self-evaluation and observation techniques, including checklists and anecdotal reports, also are covered.	None
EFL 503 Descriptive Linguistics of American English	Unknown	This course covers the American English sound system and American English grammar. Students learn the basics of AE phonetics and phonology; including vowels, consonants, diphthongs, pitch and stress; place and manner of articulation; and the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). They also learn the basics of AE morphology and syntax, including the parts of speech, words and their constituents, inflection, sentence types, sentence diagramming, surface and deep structure and transformational process.	None
EFL 504 Curriculum Development & Design	Dr. Katherine McCarthy	Topics include curriculum, syllabus and lesson planning. with emphasis on observable performance objectives; lesson stages and principles of effective EFL lesson construction; effective procedures for choosing, editing and managing EFL lesson content; long-term lesson planning; teacher roles in the classroom; and principles and techniques for teaching mixed-proficiency level classes.
EFL 505 Overview of TESOL Methodologies	Dr. Gary Carkin Prof. Fran Kelly	This course emphasizes communicative language teaching. Specific methods and approaches to be explained include grammar translation, audio- lingual method, total physical responses, natural approach, language experience approach, literature-based approach, phonics, whole language, community language learning, Suggestopedia, Silent Way, cognitive academic language learning, content- and theme-based instruction and computer-assisted language learning.
EFL 523 Listening & Speaking Techniques	Prof Tim DiMatteo Prof. Rosemary Orlando	This course explains and describes listening and speaking actively and techniques for students with varying proficiency levels and includes teaching simulations by the instructor and participants.
EFL 525 Reading & Writing Techniques	Unknown	This course explains and describes reading and writing activities and techniques for students with varying proficiency levels and includes teaching simulations by the instructor and participants.	None
EFL 531 Pronunciation Techniques	Unknown	The course begins with an explanation and description of basic activities and techniques for teaching vowels, consonants, consonant clusters, vowel reduction, assimilation, elision, stress, pitch and juncture. Resonance and oral muscle control and teaching pronunciation according to first-language background (involving contrastive linguistics and error analysis) also are covered.	None
EFL 536 Content-Based Instruction	Unknown	This course explains how to develop theme- and content-based lessons and classes using US cultural topics and adapting and controlling material for various proficiency levels.	None
EFL 537 Computer-Assisted Language Learning	Prof. Jeff Lebow	Topics include techniques for using computer laboratories, software and the Internet for EFL instruction.
EFL 540 Socio-Cultural Context of Language Teaching	Unknown	Topics include sociolinguistics, regional variation and cultural diversity as they apply to TESL/TEFL. A unit on the history of the English language is also included.	None
EFL 599 Supervised Practice Teaching	Unknown	Participants have the opportunity to teach a wide variety of courses in the Manchester area. Options include teaching children and adults and teaching life skills and academic English, among others. Participants first will meet to design, develop and prepare for lessons.	None