1. Action Project: SLS 303 for “Second” Language Teaching? Yongsi Huang (Emily) Cai Ling Chi SLS 480P

2. SLS 303 Course focus -Text book: How to teach English -Two mirco-teaching(productive and receptive skills) -Teaching methods/techniques relate to English -Lesson Plan

3. Problem: SLS 303: Second Language Teaching Focus: English Second Language Teaching Other Language: Japanese, Chinese, Korean...

4. SLS 303 Student Learning Outcomes Understand the historical development of theories and methodologies in second/foreign language teaching Demonstrate teaching skills that are necessary for future work with second/foreign language learners Become familiar with the institutional and curricular contexts within which teaching and learning take place Q: Are these SLO related to Second Language Teaching (other than English)?

5. Question Scale Yes Ma Y B e No 1. Do you think the SLS class prepares you for the language teaching job? 123 2. Are you going to be working as English teacher? 123 3. Did you take SLS 303 before? 123 4. Did you learn about second language teaching from 303? 123 5. Did you learn many teaching methods from SLS 303? 123 6. Do you think those teaching methods useful for your language teaching (except English)? 123 What are some suggestions you had to improve SLS 303 to better prepare you for your career? Questionnaires done by SLS 480P students (Ones who’ve already taked SLS 303)

6. Survey Result: Students opinion Native English Speakers - Plan to become an English teacher -Helpfulness of Teaching methods: Yes - Suggestions: No Non-native English Speaker -Does not plan to be an English teacher - Helpfulness of Teaching methods: Maybe - Suggestions: SLS 303 focus on some other language

7. Possible Solutions: -Project: compare different education systems, include diverse teaching methods -Explore methods on teaching real class: videos of foreign language class setting -Reading article: Student finds their own reading topic and then lead the discussion -Input other country languages into the microteaching

8. -Banned powerpoint (course reading, microteaching) -Students choose their own material for second microteaching (give students chance to explore on their own interest) -Final reflection -Reading material: try relate more to children C.R: Bonny Sylwester A Current SLS 303 Teacher’s Suggestions add on to current course

9. Final Action:Possible changes -Video (English, Chinese, Japanese classroom) -Reading facilitation(articles related to other languages teaching) -Micro-teaching: own teaching material(choose native language or interested language to teach)

10. Possible Video(Sample) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E9Wm0zVU j4http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E9Wm0zVU j4 (China) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyClt5S0gF8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyClt5S0gF8 (US) handout the letter for SLS department B.A. program director