Why shall I take the course?

Course objectives:

By the end of this course, learners are able to

(General objectives)

--be a better prepared pre-service English teacher with enhanced skills of teaching observation and improved understandings of the new curriculum reform, its classroom application.

(Specific objectives)

--better understand core competences and the ways to realize them in English teaching, especially, reading classes;

--enhance English reading competences by doing text analysis and working out mind maps and question chains;

--develop knowledge and competence of observing, analyzing, appreciating, and critical thinking of English classroom teaching.

What will I learn?

Course contents:

Exemplar teachers’ classroom teaching

The whole set of their teaching resources, including

--Teaching design

--Classroom teaching videos

--PPT

--Students’ worksheet

--Teaching reflection

How will I learn?

Teaching methods and procedures:

--Do text analysis and work out mind maps, question chains and learning objectives.

--Read experienced teachers’ teaching designs and compare yours with theirs. 

--View and analyze class videos from the four aspects of teachers’ instruction, students’ learning, ---classroom life, and teacher quality.

--Appreciate as well as critically think of experienced teachers’ teaching design and actual classroom teaching, and create alternatives of teaching at some points. 

--Reflect on what have you learned from the whole process.

Assessment scheme: 100%

1. Video viewing 50% 观看所有教学视频

2. Participation into the discussion of the teaching videos: 50% 在讨论区对教学视频需首先以“回复”的方式回复教师提出的问题，进行讨论；讨论/回复每个教学视频不少于5次，每条讨论不少于20字；所有讨论/回复满20次，即得满分。