The sessions are highly interactive and experiential. Learning Participants engage in a language-learning experience in order to explore the relationship between language learning, teaching, and aspects of second language acquisition from the point of view of the learner. This experience provides the foundation for the examination of teaching practices. Classroom Practices Participants put their new knowledge and skills into practice through daily teaching sessons. Trainers observe and facilitate feedback sessions of participant lessons.
Participants learn to reflect upon and assess their own teaching.
SIT is recongnized nationally and internationally for its work in language teacher education, and has been educating learner-oriented and culturally sensitive language teachers in its Masters of Arts program for over 30 years. Participants will receive a comprehensive binder of resource material. Participants will receive ongoing support through an ILI and SIT listserv. Local accommodations provided. The deadline for registration is June 29, 2001.