Teaching English as a Foreign Language Pedagogy

This course will discuss approaches to teaching English in a non-English speaking context, referred to as Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL).There will be a brief overview of the methodical history of foreign language teaching. Strategies, approaches and techniques to develop learners’ receptive (listening and reading) and productive skills (writing and speaking) will be presented. In addition, the course will present ways to integrate language and content instruction. Please note: This course does not satisfy the requirements of the ISBE ESL endorsement.