2. Interview
1. Other towns lived in
2. Married: yes/no
3. Present job
4. School/College/University
5. Interests/Hobbies
6. Reason for learning English
7. Other foreign languages spoken
8. Favorite food
9. Pet that you hate
10. Last foreign country visited – reason
11. (My) good points
12. (My) bad points
13. Main ambition
14. TDC – Why?
PETER WATCYN-JONES, Grammar: Games and Activities for Teachers. Penguin Books. Middlesex. 1995.
3. Course Structure
TDC1 - Pedagogical Grammar (1 semester)
TDC2 - Writing (2 months) and Phonetics and Phonology (2
months)
TDC3 - Principles of Language Learning and Teaching (1
semester)
TDC4 - English Teaching Methodology (3 months) and
Educational Technology (1 month)
TDC5 - Special Topics in TEFL (2 months) and Supervised
Teaching Practice (STP) (2 months)
4. TDC 1 – Pedagogical Grammar
• Syllabus
- An Introduction to Grammar for ELLs
- Basic English Grammar: Usage and Terminology
- 15 Keys to ELL Grammar
- Grammar Questions from ELLs
- Sentence Analysis
• Grading Policy
- Exams
- Quizzes
- Written Work
- Participation
8. Discussion Topics
1. The word grammar has two different
meanings. What are they?
2. English is also studied by native
speakers at school. How does it differ
from those who studied it as their
second or foreign language?
3. What do you know about the history
of the English language?
9. Grammar
• [U] (the study or use of)
the rules about how
words change their form
and combine with other
words to make
sentences
• [C] a book of grammar
rules
Cambridge Advanced
Learners’ Dictionary
10. Native Speakers X ELLs
• Structure • Communication +
Structure
• Focus on Saying Things • Focus on Words /
Better and Avoiding Idioms and Putting this
Common Native Errors new Vocabulary
Together
• No Need for the • Need for the Reasons
Reasons Why Why Something is
Something is (In)Correct
(In)Correct
11. History of the English Language
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3r9bOkYW9s
