Training Reflective--and Effective--ESL Teachers
A 14-week Course with Links to Related Articles

A number of ESL MiniConference participants have written to say that they are planning to use articles from our online journal to supplement their M.A. in TESOL curricula beginning this fall. The 14-week schedule below is provided as a service to any ESL professional or teacher-trainer who is looking for a way to organize the content found on our ESL MiniConference site. A short list of related articles is included for each section of the course. Please write to course@ESLminiconf.net to let other participants know how you are using this information and whether it is working for your students.

Week 1: Classroom Management (Theory)

Related articles in the ESL MiniConference newsletter:
Achievement Profile: Renee Lacjack
Achievement Profile: David Hopkins
Achievement Profile: Fred Davidson
Establishing Classroom Discipline with Fairness
Report on TESOL's Adult ESL Standards
Report from West Tokyo JALT Workshop about Managing Class Discussions
A Cognitive Trick for the First Day of Class
Brainstorming Class Rules with Your Students
Phonemic Awareness and ELLs
A New Age Approach to Classroom Dynamics
Increasing Access for Visually Impaired ESL Learners

Week 2: Classroom Management (Practice)

Week 3: Action Research (Theory)

Related articles in the ESL MiniConference newsletter:
Achievement Profile: Robert O'Neill
Achievement Profile: Michael M.T. Henderson
A Report on Action Research
Bill VanPatten Explains Second Language Acquisition
Experience v. Theory
Stephen Krashen's Talk on Phonemic Awareness at NJTESOL/NJBE
The Role of SLA Research in Teaching Practice
Time to Rethink Our Bias Against Reading Outloud?
Achievement Profile: Sharon Seymour
Achievement Profile: Liz England

Week 4: Action Research (Practice)

Week 5: Dynamics of Organizations (Theory)

Related articles in the ESL MiniConference newsletter:
Achievement Profile: Terry Pruett-Said
Achievement Profile: Edward Erazmus
Achievement Profile: Virginia Jama
What an Online Newsletter Can Do For a School Community
Report From the Frontlines on Teacher Burnout
Report From the Frontlines on Teaching ESL in Argentina Today
A Best Practice Award for Community-Based Elementary School ESL
How to Teach Within an Imperfect Curriculum
Achievement Profile: Charles Mickelson
Implications of the New ESEA Reauthorization
Including ELLs in the School Community

Week 6: Dynamics of Organizations (Practice)

Week 7: ESL Methodology (Theory)

Related articles in the ESL MiniConference newsletter:
Achievement Profile: Marianne Celce-Murcia
Achievement Profile: Betty Azar
Achievement Profile: Ann Raimes
Achievement Profile: Linda Marshall
Tips From Contrastive Analysis for Teaching English to Chinese-speakers
Is the Input Hypothesis Enough for Building Reading Skills?
Open-ended Storylines for Listening and Reading: The Magic Bonsai Tree
Conversation Bus: Getting Students Talking
Motivating Children in ESL Classes

Week 8: ESL Methodology (Practice)

Week 9: Personal Style (Theory)

Related articles in the ESL MiniConference newsletter:
Achievement Profile: David Papier
Achievement Profile: Maria Spelleri
A Report on H. Douglas Brown's "Strategy-Based Instruction"
A Personal Journey Towards Excellence
Achievement Profile: Joy Reid

Week 10: Personal Style (Practice)

Week 11: Incorporating Technology (Theory)

Related articles in the ESL MiniConference newsletter:
Achievement Profile: Anthea Tillyer
Report on JALT CALL 2002
Setting Up a CALL Lab
Achievement Profile: Susan Gaer
Achievement Profile: Denise Murray
The Pros and Cons of Getting TEFL Training Online

Week 12: Incorporating Technology (Practice)

Week 13: Presentations of Research Projects

Week 14: Final Exam

Syllabus by Robb Scott

2002 ESL MiniConference Online