Academic Tutoring of English as a Second Language Students
Overview
- tutoring roles and relationships
- communication skills
- principles of tutoring
- needs assessment strategies
- individual learning plan development
- tutoring techniques
- academic skills (reading, writing, study skills, language learning)
- structuring the tutoring session
- coping with problems
- resources for tutoring
- record keeping
- ethics of tutoring
- developing tutoring skills through reflective practice
- Lecture/demonstration
- Small group/pair discussion
- Role play
- Individual/small group presentations
- Group discussion
- Reading and writing assignments
- Tutoring practicum
Students are assigned grades according to their level of achievement on a combination of evaluation instruments which may include written assignments, tests, reflective tasks, group projects, tutoring and tutoring simulations.
At the end of the course, the successful student can:
- assess ESL students’ needs for tutoring support
- create individual learning plans for ESL learners needing tutoring support
- select and apply tutoring strategies
- assess student progress
- develop tutoring skills through reflective practice
- help ESL students:
- develop effective independent language learning strategies
- develop English fluency and accuracy in writing, reading, listening, speaking and pronunciation
- develop effective study strategies appropriate to Canadian academic culture
- become more comfortable and effective in their academic and social environments
Students may be required to purchase textbooks.
Requisites
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.
Course Transfers to Other Institutions
Below are current transfer agreements from Douglas College to other institutions for the current course guidelines only. For a full list of transfer details and archived courses, please see the BC Transfer Guide.
Institution | Transfer details for TESL 4204 |
---|---|
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 (3) |