1. Introduction of major trends in language teaching; Post-methods era (Richards & Rodgers 2015, Chapter 20)


2. Communicative language teaching; Listening and speaking instruction (Richards & Rodgers 2015, Chapter 5; Nunan (ed.) 2003, Chapters 2 and 3)


3. Competency-based language teaching (Richards & Rodgers 2015, Chapter 8)


4. Task-based teaching (Richards & Rodgers 2015, Chapter 9)


5. The lexical approach (Richards & Rodgers 2015, Chapter 11)


6. Reading


7. Writing


8. Vocabulary


9. EMI/ CLIL


10. Learner/Teacher's beliefs


11. Learner/Teacher's anxiety, self-efficacy


12. Learner/Teacher's identity, agency, 


13. Teaching English as a Lingua Franca


14. Translingual Approach

30%  Midterm oral presentation—Research Proposal (15 minutes; Introduction+Literature Review+Method Design)

20%  Reflection (x2)—Choosing one or two discussed papers/issues and reflect upon your critical opinions based on your teaching experience, other research findings, examples, or other supporting evidence.

40%  Research Project

10%  Participation

Links to the materials for the first five classes:

1.

https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/approaches-and-methods-in-language-teaching/340332E115A61DCBC3408E034FC706FC

2.

https://www.academia.edu/34135090/Practical_English_Language_Teaching_pdf

3.

Link to the book chapter: 

https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/perspectives-on-pedagogical-grammar/words-and-their-properties-arguments-for-a-lexical-approach-to-pedagogical-grammar/D865B2762DDCA2779BEB1C59197EF8C6#access-block