Please consider for Winter 2012 semester the following courses offered by U-M’s English Language Institute (ELI) for those who might want to learn about teaching English as a Second Language (ESL).
These courses support students who want to teach in the community as well as those who may want to teach abroad or in the Peace Corps (or other programs—see below). The ELI will also provide a panel discussion during the first weeks in January to inform students about opportunities for teaching abroad.
ELI 390 Community Service and Language--Education and Culture in ESL Teaching Contexts is a service learning course. The overall theme of this service-learning course is “Language and Community.” This service-learning approach enables students to prepare for and reflect on their experiential practice in a local ESL classroom or tutoring program. For further information contact one of the following instructors and click on website below. Recommended for students who have completed at least one year of their degree.
Elizabeth Axelson (eaxelson@umich.edu) and Pamela Bogart (pbogart @umich.edu) 3 credits, MW 1:00- 2:30 2333 Mason Hall
ELI 391 Topics in ESL: Teaching English as a Second Language Internationally is an introduction to Teaching ESL abroad. The course introduces students to the essentials of classroom methodology and practice for teaching English as a Second Language internationally. Lectures and discussion focus on communicative teaching practices in international settings and activities include designing and developing appropriate materials and resources for culturally specific contexts. For further information contact the instructor and click on the flyer (http://bit.ly/teaching-esl) for details of the course. Recommended for students who are Juniors or Seniors.
Mindy Matice (mmatice@umich.edu) 3 credits, T Th 2:30 – 4:00 1448 Mason Hall
For any further inquiries about the ELI, please contact Carolyn G. Madden (cagm@umich.edu)
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