Course

Classroom Skills

Faculty
Language, Literature & Performing Arts
Department
Teaching English as a Second Language
Course Code
TESL 4205
Credits
1.50
Semester Length
15 weeks
Max Class Size
25
Method(s) Of Instruction
Lecture
Typically Offered
Summer
Winter

Overview

Course Description
This is one of a group of six courses that together lead to a Douglas College Certificate in Teaching and Tutoring English as a Second Language to Adults. During this course, students develop practical skills needed in a teaching career. They apply theory to practice by planning and teaching mini-lessons and develop classroom management and communication skills. Students also develop reflective practice strategies necessary to ongoing teacher development and learn to conduct themselves professionally in the teaching workplace.
Course Content
  1. Recognizing student characteristics relevant to learning
  2. Classroom communication strategies
  3. Whiteboard  use
  4. Instructional delivery strategies – individual, small groups & whole class
  5. Time management techniques
  6. Professional conduct in the TESL work environment
Learning Activities
  1. Lecture/demonstration
  2. Practice teaching with TESL classmates
  3. Instructor and peer feedback
  4. Self-reflection
  5. Reading and writing assignments
Means of Assessment

Students are assigned grades according to their level of achievement on assigned tasks which may include preparation and delivery of mini-lessons, observation of teaching reports and reflective tasks.

Learning Outcomes

Participants successfully completing the course will demonstrate ability to:

  1. Create a lesson plan to address specific learning objectives for a specific group of students
  2. Select and apply various lesson delivery strategies to enable specific learning outcomes
  3. Apply reflective practice strategies to improving lessons
  4. Apply reflective practice strategies to improving teaching skills
  5. Communicate effectively in the professional teaching environment
Textbook Materials

Students may be required to purchase textbooks.

Requisites

Prerequisites

Admission to TESL Program

Corequisites

TESL 4201

TESL 4202 

Equivalencies

No equivalent courses.

Course Guidelines

Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.

(Current)

Course Transfers

These are for current course guidelines only. For a full list of archived courses please see https://www.bctransferguide.ca

Institution Transfer Details for TESL 4205
Simon Fraser University (SFU) No credit
University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBCO) No credit
University of British Columbia - Vancouver (UBCV) No credit
University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) UFV TESL 4XX (1.5)

Course Offerings

Winter 2025