Summer 2010
Certificate in Teaching English (CTE)
All enrolled students must have a valid email address on file with the ELSC Department.
Students should verify their registration by signing in to their Mynewschool account.
Questions contact: elsc@newschool.edu
*Methods will not be offered in the summer
English Grammar for ESL Teachers NELT3412 CRN 1420
15 sessions, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:00 – 8:40 p.m., June 3rd - July 22nd $990
Delis M. Pitt
Enrollment limited. Permission required; This course is designed to improve understanding of English grammar in order to facilitate teaching the language. (0 or 3 credits)
Teaching the Sound System of English NELT3414 CRN 1756
7 sessions, Wednesdays, 6:00 - 7:50p.m., June 9 - July 21st $385
Polly Merdinger
Enrollment limited. Permission required; The sound system of English is studied with special attention given to those characteristics that learners of English as a foreign language often find difficult. Participants learn to develop contextualized pronunciation exercises and incorporate them into an ESL syllabus. (0 or 1 credit)
Using Authentic Materials to Teach ESL NELT3432 CRN 1759
7 sessions, Wednesdays, 8:00 – 9:50p.m., June 9 – July 21st $385
Linda Pelc
Enrollment limited. Permission required; This course presents techniques for choosing and using appropriate TV and radio broadcasts, films, cassette tapes, newspapers, magazines, brochures, flyers, and other media. Participants learn how to prepare exercises that incorporate these kinds of materials, and, as time permits, the class experiments with them. (0 or 1credit)
ESL Teaching Practicum Abroad: NELT3416 CRN 1136 $990
(this fee does not include your travel or accommodations) The program will run from July 29-August 21st. Plan on arriving a few days before in order to settle in. Students must attend an orientation beginning on July 29th. The teaching practicum will be offered in Wroclaw, Poland. Following a two-day orientation, certificate students teach or team-teach three hours daily for three weeks and participate in a twice a week seminar. Interested students must notify the English Language Studies office by January 31, 2010. (0 or 3 credits)
