ENG 431 - Principles and Practices of TESOL

• Plan and modify instruction to assure learner engagement and achievement.
• Explain how to create supportive environments that promote respectful classroom interactions and engage all learners in purposeful language learning.
• Differentiate between formative and summative assessment strategies used to promote the continuous intellectual and linguistic development of each learner.
• Incorporate in lesson plans evidence of knowing who learners are and understanding how their communities, heritages, and goals shape learning and expectations of learning.
• Demonstrate proficiency in social, business/workplace or academic English, with attention to the four traditional skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing.
• Articulate processes by which learners acquire a new language in and out of classroom settings.
• Design lessons to help learners acquire the language they need to successfully communicate in the subject or content areas they want/need to learn about.