CSC TEACHING SEMINAR SYLLABUS
Instructor: Jason Homer
E-mail: [email protected]
Office: Extension Room 152
Days: Tuesday and Thursday
Class Times: Group 1: 9:00 � 10:30
Group 2: 10:45 � 12:15
Group 3: 12:30 � 2:00
All materials in the seminar packet are taken from:
� The Professor�s Practice, Part One: Teaching by Rosalind Streichler.
� Excerpts from Communicate: Strategies for International Teaching Assistants by Smith, Meyers and Burkhalter.
� Excerpts from Tools for Teaching by Barbara Gross Davis
� Excerpts from Professional Presentations: How to Succeed in International Business by Tracy Hemminger and Judy Reel
� Exerpts from Teaching Matters: Skills and Strategies for International Teaching Assistants by Teresa Pica, Gregory A. Barnes, and Alexis Gerard Finger.
Course Goals:
This class in professional development is designed to improve your teaching skills in two ways. Foremost, through practice, you will become skilled at delivering a lecture in a foreign language (English) and will be more comfortable and confident when teaching students in English. Additionally, you will learn and practice new pedagogical styles which will aid your teaching performance, no matter what language it is done in or what your level of previous teaching experience is.
We will spend a portion of each week�s class discussing a specific topic. You will then prepare and give a short presentation making use of the information we have discussed in class. It is important to remember that the point of these short presentations is not to teach us material from your field, but rather to put into practice the skills and techniques we will be studying and discussing.
Over the next six weeks, you will give a series of three short lectures and receive feedback from both your instructor and your colleagues on all aspects of your teaching, from pronunciation and grammar to the organization of your ideas. In class, each seminar participant will be expected to give feedback on each presentation, so it is important that you give your complete attention to presenters.
Even on days when you are not giving a graded presentation, you will have a homework assignment (usually a short reading), which we will discuss during the following class meeting. It is essential that you do all assigned readings and related homework, so that you are prepared for all class discussions.
At the end of the six weeks, you will deliver a 5-minute lecture on a topic from your field of research. Invitations will be given to all E.L.I. instructors and students, as well as UCSD professors and undergraduates, to attend and comment on these final presentations.
Grades:
At the end of the quarter, you will be given a letter grade (A, B, C, D, or F, with A being the highest grade) and a letter of completion describing your work in the course. Your grade will be based on the following:
- Class Participation and Attendance 20%
- Ungraded Presentations/Homework 25%
- Graded Presentations (2) 30%
- Final Presentation 25%