TSL 3370 Spring 2002

Meeting time & place: MWF 3: 9:35 - 10:25 a.m., AND 19

Instructor: Dr. Kevin M. McCarthy Office: 4360 Turlington Hall

Phone, with voice mail: 392-6650, ext. 281 Office hours: MWF 5^th period or by appointment.

Please do not call me at home. Email: kmccarth@english.ufl.edu

Text: More Than a Native Speaker by Don Snow (1996); available at the Campus Bookstore.

Objective of course: to learn more about the teaching of English to speakers of other languages (TESOL) for a career in this country or abroad; to learn more about the English language so as to be able to teach it to speakers of other languages. The main points we will cover in class lectures and discussions are the status of English in the world today, its main grammatical points, its development (punctuation, syntax, pronunciation, semantics, morphology), and the future of the language.

Requirements:

1. Tutor a non-native speaker of English for at least ten sessions outside of our class. Keep a journal of your activities, making note of the name and phone number of student, materials used, teaching sequence, time spent, and effectiveness. - due Friday, March 22. Subject to be tutored: English. 20% of final grade

2. Prepare and demonstrate teaching materials, including a handout for everyone in our class, dealing with assigned problems in English 15% of final grade

3. Speak extemporaneously about an issue in English. The teacher will randomly call on every student during the term. The student will demonstrate "coolness under fire" and intelligently discuss for five minutes the issue of the day without using "um" and other distracters. 5% of final grade

4. Read an article about TESOL in an academic journal and critique its usefulness in a one-page paper. Due Friday, April 5, 2002. 10% of final grade

5. Demonstrate your knowledge of the teaching principles underlying TESOL, of English grammar, and of the notes given in class in five tests on the following dates: Jan. 28, Feb. 18, March 18, April 8, & April 24). 50% of final grade

Grading: 90-99 = A; 80-89 = B; 70-79 = C; 60-69 = D; 0-59 = E

The top three numbers in each category of B, C, and D will earn a +. For example, 77, 78, 79 = C+. Late papers will be penalized 1 point for each day, including weekend days, it is late. Papers will be graded on the basis of content, mechanics (grammar and diction), and completeness. Students on the borderline of a grade will be helped by participation in class discussions.