English in a Changing World

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• English in a Changing World
• Wu Ligao
• BeiwaiOnline

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Overview

• The goal of the course
• What is the course about?
• Tutorial plans
• Video-based analysis of tutorial
• Resources
• Learner support

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I. The goal of the course
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I. The goal of the course

• A system of knowledge about English
• The medium of instruction and learning is in
  English
• We use English to learn about English!

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II. What is the course about
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II. What is the course about(1)

• Explain language change and language variation.
• Give students an understanding of the origins of
  the English language.
• Understand how and why the English language
  spreads throughout the world.

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II. What is the course about(2)

• Understand language equality, social and
  educational variation, and observe differences
  between the spoken and written forms of the
  English language.
• Examine language use in trade situation and learn
  about Creole and Pidgin.

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II. What is the course about(3)

• Analyze the impact of colonialism on the spread
  of English and learn about New Englishes.
• Review the impact of English as a global language.

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II. What is the course about(4)

• Compare two differing perspectives of prominent
  ELT experts regarding what standards need to
  be followed when teaching foreign and second
  language learners English

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III. Tutorial plans
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III. Tutorial plans (1)

• To organize assessment-orientated activities to
  check students performance and to identify the
  support they need.

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Assessment-orientated activities

• 1. Where did Jutes, Angles, Saxons come from?
• 2. Where did Standard English start?
• 3. How did printing influence the English
  Language in the 15th century?
• 4. What does bi-dialectal mean?
• 5. What does productive vocabulary mean?

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III. Tutorial plans (2)

• 2. To provide necessary background information
  and explain difficult points.
• 3. To facilitate interaction between the tutor
  and the students and among the students.

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Background Information

• The birds were singing at the edge of the woods
  and in the open field back of the sawmill the
  Prussian soldiers were drilling. It was all much
  more tempting than the rule for participles, but
  I had the strength to resist, and hurried off to
  school. (The Last Lesson by Alphonse Daudet)

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Classroom Interaction

• Pair work
• Group work
• Q A
• Walking to students
• Eye contact
• Feeling

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III. Tutorial plans (3)

• To offer guidance to autonomous study skills
  using examples from the unit and teach learning
  strategies.
• To encourage and motivate students.

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Empowerment

• In what ways does the introduction of the English
  language into Australia differ from that of
  India?
• Explorationoccupationsending convictssettlersb
  ecoming an English speaking country

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III. Tutorial plans (3)

• Some points to remember
• Kinds of tutorial tasks(variety)
• Relating knowledge to students life
• Learner Involvement, Learner / Tutor Interaction

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IV. Video-based analysis of tutorial
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IV. Video-based analysis of tutorial

• 1. Watch a video of ECW
• 2. Pay attention to 1) task type 2) relating
  knowledge to students life 3) students
  involvement
• If you were teaching, what would you do?

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IV. Video-based analysis of tutorial

• Describing your experience of tutorials.
• 1. How do you explain important points?
• 2. How do make your students interested?
• 3. How do you motivate your students to
  participate?
• 4. How do you make your students learn?

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V. Resources
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Exam resources

• Study progress card (5, automatic, on the
  platform)
• Assignments (3 for the course, 15)
• Final exam (80)

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Other resources

• Learning orientation, Test preparation
• Course forum (FAQ, Textbook correction, Q A)
• Tutorial resources (PPT, language samples)
• Courseware

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Assessment
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Progress Records (5)

• Test how well students read the material in the
  unit.
• Students must do it in order to pass the course.
• Can be found on the e-learning platform at
  http\\www.beiwaionline.com.
• Online delivery, submission and automatic-
  marking.
• The e-learning platform provides details and
  submission deadlines.

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Assignments (15)

• Each assignment is worth 100 marks.
• Covers material from 3 units.
• Assignment I (Units 1-3)
• Assignment II (Units 4-6)
• Assignment III (Units 7-9)
• Online delivery, submission, tutor-marked
• Can be found on the e-learning platform at
  http\\www.beiwaionline.com. Check for details
  and deadlines.

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Final Exam (80)

• Testing students knowledge of English language
  history and English variety.
• Analyzing English spreading to the world and use
  of English as a global language.
• Testing knowledge of new Englishes.
• To be completed within 2 hours.

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VI. Learner Support
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VI. Learner Support

• Guide resources online, learning skills
• Tutor tutorial
• Facilitator motivate
• Assessor assess and make judgment
• Manager manage resources
• Counselor guide your students

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Summary

• The goal of the course
• What is the course about?
• Tutorial plans
• Video-based analysis of tutorial
• Resources
• Learner support