SALRC Sponsored Workshops
SALRC Pedagogy Workshop II
South Asian languages: Rethinking Curriculum (SALRC)
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Schedule
Monday, June 7th, 9 AM - 1 PM
Room 259, Van Hise Hall
Curriculum Development: Goals and Methods
Readings:
- Jones, Barry. 2000. "Developing cultural awareness". In Kit Field (ed.) Issues in modern foreign languages teaching. London: Routledge. 158-170.
Recommended readings:
- Kramsch, Claire. 1993. Context and culture in language teaching. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Kramsch, Claire. 1998. Language and culture. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- McKay, Heather & Abigail Tom. 1999. Teaching adult second language learners. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Nunan, David. 1999. Second language teaching and learning. Boston, Mass.: Heinle & Heinle.
Featured Speaker - 12 PM
- Curriculum Development: The SEASSI Experience- Professor Robert Bickner (UW-Madison), http://seasia.wisc.edu/
Tuesday, June 8th, 9 AM - 1 PM
Room 259, Van Hise Hall
Curriculum Planning and Syllabus Design
Recommended Readings:
- Kasper, Gabby and Ken Rose. 1999. "Pragmatics and SLA", in W. Grabe (eds) Annual Review of Applied Linguistics. New York: Cambridge University Press, 81-104.
- Pachler, Norbert. 2000. "Re-examining communicative language teaching". In Kit Field (ed.) Issues in modern foreign languages teaching. London: Routledge. 21-37.
- Stoller, Fredricka, 2004. "Content-based Instruction: Perspectives on Curriculum Planning". Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 24: 261-84.
- Wesche, Marjorie and Peter Skehan. 2002. "Communicative, task-based, and content-based language instruction". In Bob Kaplan (ed.) The Oxford handbook of applied linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 207-228.
Participants' presentations - 9 AM
- Demonstration of an outline of a syllabus design based on Communicative Language Teaching.
Featured Speaker - 11 AM
- On Curriculular issues in Less Commonly Taught Languages- Professor Antonia Schleicher (UW-Madison), http://african.lss.wisc.edu/yoruba/pages/prof.html
Wednesday, 9th June, 9 AM - 1 PM
Room 259, Van Hise Hall
Teaching Language Skills: Grammar, Reading, Writing, Speaking
Readings
- Carrel, Patrcia, 1988. "Three components of background knowledge in reading comprehension". Language Learning, 33.2, 183-205.
- Nambiar, Subramaniyan A. 1993. "Pop Songs in Language Teaching". In John W. Oller (ed.) Methods That work: Ideas for Literacy and Language Teachers. Boston: Heinle & Heinle Publishers. 335-38.
- Nassaji, Hossein and Sandra Fatos. "Current Developments in research on the teaching of grammar". Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 24: 124-145.
- Seaver, Paul W. 1993. "Pantomime as an L2 Classroom Strategy". In John W. Oller (ed.) Methods That work: Ideas for Literacy and Language Teachers. Boston: Heinle & Heinle Publishers. 342-51.
Participants' presentations - 9 AM
- Demonstration of a Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) lesson plan.
- Demonstration of teaching grammar and reading, based on CLT.
Thursday, 10th June, 9 AM - 1 PM
Room 259, Van Hise Hall
Assessing Learning: from Input to Output
Recommended Readings:
- Lee, James and Bill van Patten. 2003. Making language teaching happen. New York: McGraw Hill.
- Van Patten, Bill. 2003. From Input to output. New York: McGraw Hill.
Featured Speaker - 11:30 AM
- Five things that teachers should know about second language acquisition. Professor Bill van Patten (University of Illinois, Chicago), http://www.uic.edu/depts/sfip/index.htm
Friday, 11th June, 9 AM - 1 PM
Room 259, Van Hise Hall
Language teaching and technology
UW Learning Support Services and technology support personnel will hold a web development orientation session. They will discuss possible technology training summer options for SASLI faculty and give information on the use of the UW language lab and how SASLI faculty can interact with the lab to submit audio and visual materials for student use.