Overview of the Course:

EIL 445 introduces students to second language reading and writing, including theory, research, and practical applications in the field.  Now that you’ve read the official course description, here is what that “really” means. 

This course is designed to first give you some ideas about how people actually learn to read and write and the theories that we’ve come up with about the best ways to teach learners to do this (this is the theory part). 

Second, we’ll talk about some of the research being done in this field and how to do your own research on second language reading and writing topics. 

Finally, this class will have a significant practical component.  This part of the class will consist of you designing your own materials for teaching reading and writing, designing a syllabus to use in such a class, etc.  All the materials you create for this class will be shared with your classmates.

For more information on the course follow the links at the top of the page.