Lecture/Seminar: 4 hours/week
and
Practicum: 5 hours/semester
This course is offered in the hybrid format. Some or all of the following methods will be used:
- lecture/demonstration, both in person and online
- large- and small-group discussion
- pair work
- tutoring practice
- principles of tutoring
- needs assessment strategies
- individual learning plan development
- structuring the tutoring session
- tutoring challenges
- appropriate resource selection for tutoring
- record keeping
- ethics of tutoring
- academic language support for EAL learners
- development of tutoring skills through reflective practice
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- assess an EAL learner’s needs for tutoring support.
- create an individual learning plan for an EAL learner needing tutoring support.
- support an EAL learner in improving English fluency and accuracy in specific language skills by selecting and applying appropriate tutoring strategies.
- develop strategies for dealing with tutoring challenges.
- apply reflective practice strategies for improving tutoring practice.
Assessment will be in accordance with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy. It will be based on learning outcomes and course content, and it will include, but need not be limited to, the following tasks:
- at least two written assignments
- at least one in-class quiz
- practicum reflection tasks
- tutoring practice analysis
Sample grade breakdown:
- Needs assessment assignment worth up to 10%
- Individual learning plan worth up to 20%
- Reflective assignments (tutoring record-keeping logs) worth up to 20% (total)
- Tutoring communication data analysis worth up to 15%
- In-class quiz(zes) worth up to 25% (total)
- Participation worth up to 10%
- Total: 100%
Students in the program Teaching English as a Second Language are required to attain a minimum of 60% (C letter grade) in all courses.
A list of required and optional textbooks and materials will be provided for students at the beginning of the semester. Students may be required to purchase one or more of the following materials:
- coursepacks
- textbooks such as MacMillan’s Learning Teaching by Scrivener, TESOL Press’s Pace Yourself: A Handbook for ESL Tutors by Dalle & Young, or Cengage Learning’s Handbook for Training Peer Tutors and Mentors by Agee & Hodges
- Longman's Dictionary of Contemporary English
Courses listed here must be completed prior to this course:
- No prerequisite courses
Courses listed here are equivalent to this course and cannot be taken for further credit:
- No equivalency courses