Principles and Theories of Language Acquisition and Learning
1. The Nature of Language and Learning
• Definition of Language
• Definition of Learning
2. Theories of First Language (L1) Acquisition
• The Behavioristic Approaches
• The Nativist Approach
• Cognitive theory
• The Functional Approaches
• Stages in Child Language Acquisition
3. Schools of Thought in Second Language Acquisition
• Structural Linguistics and Behavioral Psychology
• Generative Linguistics and Cognitive Psychology
• Constructivism: A Multidisciplinary Approach
4. Theories of Second Language (L2) Acquisition
• The acquisition-learning distinction
• The natural order hypothesis
- Transitional forms
• The Monitor Hypothesis
- Individual variation in Monitor use
• The input hypothesis
- Statement of the hypothesis
- Evidence supporting the hypothesis
• The affective filter hypothesis
5. The Causative Variable in Second Language Acquisition
• The causative variables
• Language teaching: does it help?
- When language teaching helps
- When language teaching does not help
• Exposure variables
• Age
• Acculturation
Approaches to Language Teaching
• Present-day Teaching Methods
- Grammar-translation
- Audio-lingualism
- Cognitive-code
- Direct Method
- Natural approach
- Total Physical Response
- Suggestopedia and Desuggestopedia
• The Principles of Interactive Language Teaching
Language Programs and Policies in Multilingual Societies
1. Languages in the Philippines: An Overview
2. Language – in - Education Policy Evolution
• Dept. Order No. 25, s. 1974
• 1987 Constitution of the Philippines
• Department Order No.53, s.1987 Constitution- The 1987 Policy of Bilingual Education
• DECS Order No.11, s.1987- An Act Granting Priority to Residents of the Barangay, Municipality or City where the School is
Located, in the Appointment or Assignment of Classroom Public School Teachers.
• Executive Order No. 335 s.1988
• The Language Policy of the Commission on
Higher Education (Higher Education Act of 1994)
• Executive Order No.210 (May 17, 2003)- “ Establishing the Policy to Strengthen the Use of the English Language as Medium
of Instruction in the Educational System”
• DepEd Memorandum No.81,s. 2003-English language be used as medium of instruction
3. Implementation of the Bilingual Education Policy
• • Early Childhood
• • Primary Grades
• • Lingua Franca Project (1999-2003)
4. Multilingualism in the Classroom
5. Multilingual Philippines
• Mother Tongue-Based-Multilingual Education
i. Underlying Theories and Assumptions
ii. RA 10533-An Act Enhancing the Philippine Basic Education System By Strengthening Its Curriculum and Increasing the
Number of Years for Basic Education, Appropriating Funds Therefor and For Other Purposes
iii. DepEd Order 31 s.2012
iv. DepEd Order 31 s.2013
• Gaps, Issues, and Challenges in the implementation of Mother Tongue Based –Multilingual Education
Language and Millenium Development Goals
7. Language and Inclusive Basic Education Issues and Challenges
8. From Monolingual to Multilingual: Language Programs and Policies Across Asean Countries
Language Learning Materials Development
1. Introduction to Materials Development
1. Defining materials and materials development
2. Current trends and issues in materials development
3. Who should develop the materials
4. Principles of second language acquisition (SLA) relevant to the development of materials
5. Principles and Procedures of Materials Development
2. Materials Evaluation
1. Definition and principles in materials evaluation
2. Qualities each unit of material should reflect
3. Types of materials evaluation
3. Adapting Materials
1. Teacher-centered and learner-centered approach to adaptation
2. Key features in materials adaptation
3. Materials and Digital Technology
4. Developing Specific Types of Materials
1. Materials for the Teaching of Grammar
- Criteria
2. Materials for Teaching Vocabulary
- designing input and output activities to encourage/help vocabulary learning and fluency development
3. Materials for Developing Reading Skills
- alternative approach to materials for teaching reading
4. Materials for Developing Writing Skills
- the role of writing materials
- selecting writing materials (textbook and internet creative writing materials)
5. Developing Materials for Speaking Skills
- speaking skill and the need for relevant materials
- trends in materials for speaking skills
- utilizing verbal sources from real life
6. Developing Materials for Listening Skills
- intake rich activities and multidimensional listening skills lessons
7. Materials for Developing Viewing Skill
- activities and materials to strengthen viewing skills
8. Materials for Cultural Awareness
- the culture of language and the language of culture
Teaching and Assessment of Literature Studies
1. Overview on the Nature of Literature and its Genres
1. Literature as Significant Human Experience
2. Purposes of Literature
3. Prose vs. Poetry vs. Drama
4. Fiction vs. Non-Fiction
5. A Survey of Authors
a. Filipino Authors
b. International Well-Known Authors
6. Literature Competencies in English K to 12 Curriculum
2. Teaching Literature – An Overview
1. Value of Literature
2. Factors Affecting Interests in Literature
3. Choosing Books and Reading Materials
4. Models of Teaching Literature
5. Language Model
6. Cultural Model
7. Personal Growth Model
8. Approaches to Teaching Literature
9. Language-Based Approach
10. Paraphrastic Approach
11. Moral-Philosophical Approach
12. Stylistics Approach
13. Levels of Comprehension Questions
14. Assessment Strategies in Teaching Literature
3. Teaching Poetry and Dramatic Poetry
1. Review on the Genres of Poetry
2. Literary Devices
3. Fun Poetry
• Riddles
• Limericks
• Haikus
4. Shape Poems
5. Comprehending Poetry
6. Strategies in Teaching Poetry
7. Reading Aloud
8. Choral Reading
9. Silent Reading
10. Literary Appreciation and Valuing in/of Poetry
11. Lesson Design in Teaching Poetry
12. Materials and Resources in Teaching Poetry
13. Assessment in Teaching Poetry
4. Teaching Prose and Dramatic Prose
1. Review on the Genres of Prose
2. Comprehending Prose
3. Strategies in Teaching Prose
• Silent Reading
• Prose Performances
• Dramatic Performance
4. Literary Appreciation and Valuing in/of Prose
5. Lesson Design in Teaching Prose
6. Materials and Resources in Teaching Prose
7. Assessment in Teaching Prose
Teaching and Assessment of the Macroskills
1. An Overview on the Teaching of the Macro Skills
• Receptive vs. Expressive Macro Skills
• Macro Skill Competencies in the English K to 12 Curriculum
• Viewing as a New Macro Skill
• Connection of the Macro Skills with Vocabulary, Grammar and Literature
• Review on Communicative Competence
• BICS vs. CALP
• Content-Based Instruction
• Communicative Language Teaching
• Qualities of an Effective English Macro Skills Teacher
2. The Expressive Macro Skills – Speaking
• Nature and Purposes of Speaking
• Mechanics and Process of Speaking
• Speech Styles and Registers (Frozen, Formal, Consultative, Casual, Intimate, Aggressive, Passive, Assertive)
• Austin and Searle’s Speech Acts
(Locutionary, Illocutionary, and Perlocutionary)
• Review on Segmentals, Suprasegmentals, Modes of Communication, Types of Speech Delivery)
• Speaking Formats (Interaction, Transaction, Performance)
• Lesson Design in Teaching Speaking
• Materials and Resources in Teaching Speaking
• Performance-Based Assessment in Teaching Speaking
• Feedbacking in Assessing Speaking
3. The Expressive Macro Skills – Writing
a. Nature and Purposes of Writing
b. Mechanics and Process of Writing
c. Concerns and Strategies in Pre-Writing, Drafting, Revising, Editing, Proofreading, and Publishing
d. Lesson Design in Teaching Writing
e. Materials and Resources in Teaching Writing
f. Performance and Portfolio-Based Assessment in Teaching Writing
g. Feedbacking in Assessing Writing
4. The Receptive Macro Skills – Listening
• Active Listening Skill
• Nature and Purposes of Listening
• Listening Comprehension and Sub-Skills in Listening
• Listening Techniques and Strategies
• Approaches in Teaching Listening (Bottom-Up, Top-Down, Interactive)
• Lesson Design in Teaching Listening
• Materials and Resources in Teaching Listening
• Performance and Observation-Based Assessment in Teaching Listening
• Feedbacking in Assessing Listening
5. The Receptive Macro Skills – Reading
• Nature and Purposes of Reading
• Reading Comprehension and Sub-Skills in Reading
• Reading Techniques and Strategies
• Approaches in Teaching Reading (Bottom-Up, Top-Down, Interactive)
• Goddell’s Reading Skills Ladder and Stages of Reading
• Reading Program and the Good Reader
• Lesson Design in Teaching Reading
• Materials and Resources in Teaching Reading
• Performance and Observation-Based Assessment in Teaching Reading
• Feedbacking in Assessing Reading
Teaching and Assessment of Grammar
1. Key Terms and Concepts in Managing and Implementing Standards-based Grammar Teaching
1. Grammaring
2. Grammaticalizing
3. Error correction vs feedback
4. Spoken vs written grammar
5. Grammatical assessment
6. Pedagogical Issues
2. Issues of Grammar Teaching and Assessment
1. Why should we teach grammar?
2. Pedagogical Issues
3. Sequencing
4. Choice of Methods
5. Patterns and Reasons, Not Rules
6. From Structuralism to Transformational Generative Grammar
7. Fossilization
3. Methods of Teaching Grammar
1. Diagramming sentences
2. Learning through writing
3. Inductive teaching
4. Deductive teaching
5. Interactive teaching
6. Functional-notional approach
7. Situational contexts
8. Using texts, stories, songs and rhymes
9. PPP
Modes for Teaching Grammar
1. Linguistic mode
2. Story-telling mode
4. Rules for Teaching Grammar
1. Rule of context
2. Rule of use
3. Rule of economy
4. Rule of relevance
5. Rule of nurture
6. Rule of appropriacy
5. Assessing Grammar Effectively
1. Ways to address grammar in the writing classroom
2. Ways to assess grammar skill
3. Methods of marking grammatical errors
4. Grammar resources
5. Three- Dimensional Grammar Framework
6. Innovations in grammar assessment
7. Redefining the construct
8. Partial scoring
9. Social dimension
10. The standard
Speech and Theater Arts
1. Speech Arts – An Overview
1. Concepts of Speech and Communication
2. Levels of Context of Communication
3. Modes of Communication
4. Review on the Communication Process
5. Review on Speech Sounds
6. Focus on the Suprasegmentals as Tools for Speech and Theater – Stress, Pitch, Volume, Enunciation, etc.
7. Public Speaking
2. Creative Speech Productions
1. Impromptu, Extemporaneous, Memorize, and Manuscript Speaking
2. Argumentation and Debate
3. Speeches for Special Occasion
4. Oral Interpretation
5. Storytelling
6. Interpretative Reading
7. Declamation
8. Monologue
9. Group Interpretation
10. Readers’ Theater
11. Chamber Theater
12. One Playlet
3. Theater Arts – An Overview
1. The History and Elements of Drama
2. Role of Drama and Theater
3. Theater as an Art, Socializing Activity, and a Way of Learning
4. Drama as a Learning Medium
5. Creative Drama
6. Role Playing
7. Improvisation and Pantomime
8. Scripted and Non-Scripted Performances
9. Puppetry and Mask Making
10. Multiculturalism and Drama
4. Theater Production
1. The Theatrical Process
2. Audience and Criticism
3. Theater Space and Design
4. Playwriting and Dramaturgy
5. Scene Design
6. Theater Acting
7. Directing and Producing a Stage Play
Language Research
1. Fundamentals of Language Education Research
1. What Makes a Good Language Research
2. Concepts in Language Education Research
3. Identifying a Research Topic
4. Parts of a Language Research Paper
2. Writing the Rationale/ Introduction
1. Parts of a Rationale
2. Organizing the Rationale
3. Writing the Literature Review
1. Purpose of a Literature Review
2. Organizing the Review
3. Synthesizing the Related Literature
4. Citing and referencing
4. Methodology in Language Education Research
1. Design
2. Locale
3. Participants
4. Instruments
5. Data Collection
6. Data Analysis
7. Ethics in Research
5. Conducting the Language Education Research
1. Components of Data Collection
2. Rigors in Research
3. Collection of Data
4. Data Treatment
6. Writing and Presenting the Research Report
Technical Writing
1. Review on the Structure of
English with emphasis on:
1. S-V agreement
2. Sentence structure
3. Fragments
4. Run-ons
5. Parallelism
6. Misplaced and
7. Dangling modifier
8. Paragraph
9. Structure
2. Introduction to Technical Writing
1. Why study Technical Writing
2. Technical Writing vs. Essays
3. Communication Continuum
4. Five Components of Technical Writing
3. Five Traits of Technical Writing
1. Clarity
2. Conciseness
3. Accessibility
4. Audience Recognition
5. Accuracy
6. Five Trait Rubric
4. Technical Writing
Assignments
1. Sales Letters
2. Letters of Inquiry
3. Memos
4. E-Mail
5. Reports
6. The Job Search
7. Instructions
8. Web Pages and PowerPoint
9. Brochures/
10. Newsletters
11. Fliers
12. Grouped Assignments
