A SUGGESTED FILE ORGANISATION
FOR THE DELTA
Feel free to file your work in whatever way you like. This is only a suggestion,
but it is one that has worked for me as both a student and a tutor.
1. BASIC BACKGROUND ISSUES
including subsections on:
History of EFL
Theories of learning
Factors affecting learning
The role of the teacher
Monolingual & Multilingual classes
Alternative approaches
ESP/EAP
EFL exams
CALL
2. METHODOLOGY
including subsections on:
Pair & group work
Teaching beginners
Drills & drilling
Presentation & practice of new language
Using aids
Role play & simulation
Intermediate & advanced students
Testing
Autonomous learning
Literature in EFL
Error analysis
Games in EFL
Using video
3. SKILLS
with the obvious subsections of:
Reading
Writing
Listening
Speaking
4. GRAMMAR
divided into just two sections:
Teaching grammar
Discourse analysis
5. PHONOLOGY
6. VOCABULARY
7. PLANNING
including subsections on:
Lesson plans
Syllabus design
Coursebook analysis
Evaluation
Authentic & graded materials
8. TEACHING
including subsections on:
Lessons
Observations
Plans for observed lessons
My reflective journal (if loose leaf)
9. TERMINOLOGY
A personailsed dictionary of EFL terms (if loose leaf)
10. ADMINISTRATION
All the rest