This document outlines an 8-week online course that runs from March 31st to June 6th, 2014. The course covers various topics related to teaching English as a foreign language each week. Students are expected to complete readings, assignments, and discussion posts on a weekly basis. Their assignments include summarizing readings, completing charts/tables, answering questions, and posting and replying to discussion posts. Students must submit assignments as PowerPoint presentations.

2. to this course. It will be eight weeks
long. It starts on March 31st, 2014 and
finishes on June 6th, 2014. the tutor
or facilitator of this course is Carlos
Raúl López Reátiga.
creatiga@gmail.com

5. Monday: Read the passage, take notes, answer questions,
complete charts and/or tables, and summarize.
Tuesday: Post (as a Powerpoint 2007 presentation).
Wednesday: Read your e-mates’ posts and reply to two of
them.
3 points
2 points
them.
Thursday: Watch a video and tell us what you think about the
content.
Friday: Read your e-mates’ comments and reply to one of
them.
2 points
1 point

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16. POSTS REPLIES
They must be your own words. They must be your own words.
They must be longer than 300
words.
They must be longer than 100
words each.
Do not repeat titles, state-
ments, or questions from the
passage. These words are not
Responding to an e-mate’s reply is
not considered a reply.
passage. These words are not
considered in the total number
of words.
Post your answers, charts,
tables and summary in a
Powerpoint presentation,
version 2007.

17. Contents of the Course:
• Week 1
• 1.1 The Purpose of Teacher Talk in the
Language Classroom
• 1.2 The Use of English to Teach English
• 1.3 The Use of Mother Tongue• 1.3 The Use of Mother Tongue
• 1.4 Social English
• 1.5 Giving Simple Explanations

18. • Week 2:
• 2.1 The Roles of Teachers
• 2.2 Describing Students
• 2.2.1 Age
• 2.2.2 Learning Styles
• Week 3:• Week 3:
• Keys to Effective Communication
• Learning Styles
• Teach to Students' Learning Styles
• The 7 Styles of Learning

19. • Week 4:
• 3.1 The Teacher’s Action Zone
• 3.2 Interactional Competence
• 3.3 Learner Interactional Patterns
• 3.4 Grouping Arrangements
• Week 5: Distance Education• Week 5: Distance Education
• Week 6: Blended Learning
• Week 7: Mobile Learning
• Week 8: The Flipped Classroom