CLT Teachers course contents

I. Introduction to the Second Language Acquisition (SLA) and English as a Foreign Language
(EFL) fields
1.1. Ackowledging the importance of the SLA frameworks in the L2 classroom
1.1.1. The linguistics of SLA
1.1.2. The psycolinguistics of SLA
1.1.3. The social perspective on SLA
1.2 Theory and evolution of the Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)
II. Creating an L2 communicative classroom
2.1 Introducing the importance of planning and framing the L2 class into a communicative
setting
2.1.1 Engaging the student right from the start
2.1.1.1 Top down bottom down pre-activities to arise students learning processes
2.1.1.2 Ice-breakers
2.2. Strategies to develop activities within a communicative L2 classroom
2.2.1. Content -based and task-based instruction
2.2.2. Input and output for and on the learner
2.2.3. Automaticity, free practice and drills
2.2.4. Meaning and form: how to focus on both
2.2.5. Pronunciation and listening skills
2.2.6. Reading and writing: how to make them effectively communicative
2.2.7. Integrating skills and targeting communication
2.2.8. Motivation
2.2.9. Monitoring
2.3 Closing an L2 class effectively
2.3.1 Metacognitive processes
2.3.2 Wrap-up
2.3.3 Extra-class assignments
III. Assessment in the L2 communicative classroom
3.1 Rubric design
3.2 Evaluation project design by skills
3.4 Sharing evaluation guidelines, rubrics and results
3.5 Providing efficient and effective feedback to the learner
IV. Introduction to Web 2.0 internet tools and corpus for the L2 communicative classroom
4.1 Web 2.0 tools and its incorporation to the L2 communicative classroom
4.2 Corpus tools and its incorporation to the L2 classroom
4.2.1 Corpus for creating L2 activities
4.2.2 Corpus for the L2 learner
V. Teacher evaluations
5.1 How well do I apply communicative tools and strategies
5.2 How to recognize that I am setting an L2 communicative classroom
5.3 Reflection upon my teaching practice and the opportunities I create for learning
5.4 Where I am and where I want to be as an L2 professional
5.5 Collaborating with other L2 professionals
5.6 Taking a quick glance at using Touchstone software for the L2 technology classroom
5.7 Demonstrating through a micro-teaching my skills as an L2 communicative teacher
5.8 Peer evaluation for micro-teachings and feedback