EDUC 276 - Critical Perspectives on English Language Teaching

Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)

This course provides an overview of the multidisciplinary field of English language teaching (ELT) and draws on literature from linguistic anthropology, global/world Englishes, critical language policy, discourse analysis, and (applied) linguistics. Framed by critical social theory, students (a) examine the politics and power dynamics of teaching a colonial language, (b) explore and practice language teaching methods and post-method approaches, and (c) analyze English language and grammar in context for pedagogical purposes. These three strands are integrated throughout the semester to build students’ competency in teaching English, reflection on the ideologies that shape the field of ELT, development of critical consciousness and a socially just, anti-racist approach to language teaching. This course may appeal to students interested in teaching English or other colonial languages in the United States or abroad. Students will be required to observe and participate in a language teaching setting outside of the regularly scheduled class meetings times and should reserve a 2-3 hour block of time weekly between the hours of 8 am and 3 pm in order to meet this requirement. Mark Emerick.

Prerequisite(s): EDUC 162 or EDUC 235.

Two 90-minute periods.

Course Format: CLS