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Nov 25, 2024
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ETLS 401 - Teaching Math and Science in English 1 : English for Communicative Teaching
This is the second of six levels that constitute the Career Certificate Math and Science Teacher Training. It aims at enhancing teaching skills and competencies in a communicative learner centered environment. The course provides trainees with the principles of a communicative teaching approach. It strongly emphasizes interactive teaching strategies which build up trainees' teaching competency. A careful balance between theory & practice is maintained throughout the course.Prerequisite:ETLS401 English for Math and Science.

Part of the: Part of the: Career Certificate in Math and Science Teacher Training

Learning outcomes: By the end of this certificate, the candidate can do the following:
•Use suitable language functions needed for teaching mathematics and science.
•Demonstrate oral and written use of basic scientific and mathematical jargon
•Articulate scientific and mathematical concepts, ideas, charts, and graphs accurately in English.

Term duration: 6 Weeks
Schedule: 2 Sessions/week - 2.5 Hrs/Session

Assessments and Attendance:
Learners are assessed throughout the term by tests, quizzes, assignments, projects or othermeans of evaluation. End-of-term achievement tests measure learners’ overall performancein the course. The final grade in each course is based on learners’ performance oncontinual assessment measures and the final test.
Final course grades are NOT based on attendance, since in accordance with SCE’s attendance policy, learners must attend at least 75% of the class sessions in order to be allowed to take the final examination.

Notes: All learners are required to meet, at least one time, with their class instructors during the first week of classes (7 working days of add/drop)
3.000 Continuing Education Units
3.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Continuing Education
Schedule Types: Lecture

SCE Career Development Department

Course Attributes:
SCE-ESD MSTTC -REG

Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Programs:     
      Math &Science Teacher Training
Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels:     
      Continuing Education
Must be enrolled in one of the following Colleges:     
      School of Continuing Education
Must be enrolled in one of the following Majors:     
      SCE Teacher Training
Must be enrolled in one of the following Departments:     
      SCE Career Development

Prerequisites:
(Continuing Education level ETLS 400 Minimum Grade of D)

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