Module #8: Course Design: Cover Letter & Course Syllabus

Cover Letter

Curriculum Designer & Coordinator: Park, Ji Hae
Sam Sung Elementary School, Seoul, Korea

Dear my colleagues and the students’ parents

I have thought that English curriculum should help students develop balanced four skills: listening, reading, speaking and writing. And English learning should be fun especially for young students since they have infinite potentials to accept everything, and if they lose the attraction to learn English, it could be a big problem in the future.

Based on these beliefs, I have chosen the book Aesop’s Fables written by Lee, Kyoung Hee. I believe that this book will satisfy our young students, their parents, and the teacher. This book consists of sixty short adapted fables and is advantageous for some reasons. First of all, our young students can acquire English in natural way as well as learn lessons in English while reading the book. Moreover, Each story is made up of story written in English, definitions of vocabulary, Korean explanations, sayings in English, and questions based on the story In English at the end of each story, so it is really systematic, so it helps students to develop their reading and writing skills. In addition, there is an attached CD-Rom to each book, which has native speaker’s vivid reading, so it will be used effectively for the students and the teacher, and ultimately it can help students to develop listening and speaking skills. Finally, each story has interesting illustrations, so students can learn English without boredom.

I hope this course will be an opportunity for our young students to be familiar with English and acquire English in natural and fun way. And if you have a question concerning this course, please email me. ilovepoppy@naver.com

Sincerely yours,
Park, Ji Hae

2nd year English Language Course Syllabus

Course Title: Play with English & Aesop’s Fables
Instructor: Park, Ji Hae
Semester / Year: 2nd semester in 2010
Grade Level: 2nd year in EFL
Proficiency Level: intermediate

Class: Four times a week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday)

Time: 45 minutes

Duration: 15 weeks (one story per class)

Course overview:

This English course pursues an integrated language program combining the listening, reading, speaking, and writing with Aesop’s fables and the lessons. Students can develop four skills in balanced way during this course, and they can acquire lessons of each story. The main goal of this course is to invoke students to be familiar with English in balanced and fun way.

Course Outline:

1 The Bell and the Cat
2 The Ant and the Dove

3 The Ants and the Grasshoppers

4 The Donkey and the Grasshoppers

5 The Donkey and the Load of Salt

6 The Donkey Carrying the Statue of a God

7 The Bat, the Birds and the Beasts

8 The Boys and the Frogs

9 The Bundle of Sticks

10 The Rooster and the Jewel

11 The Country Mouse and the City Mouse

12 The Crow and His Borrowed Feather

13 The Crow and the Pitcher

14 The Crow and the Swan

15 The Deer at the Pond

16 The Dog and the Shadow

17 The Eagle and the Crow

18 The Father and His Two Daughters

19 The Fox and the Crow

20 The Fox and the Grapes

21 The Fox and the Stork

22 The Fox and the Woodcutter

23 The Frog and the Mouse

24 The Frog and the Ox

25 The Frogs Who desired a King

26 The Goose and the Golden Egg

27 The Horse and the Donkey

28 The Hunter and the Woodcutter

29 The Lion and the Dolphin

30 The Lion and the Mouse

31 The Lion, the Bear and the Fox

32 The Milkmaid and the Pail

33 The Miller, His Son and the Donkey

34 The Miser

35 The Monkey as a King

36 The Moon and Her Mother

37 The Mosquito and the Lion

38 The North Wind and the Sun

39 The Oak and the Reeds

40 The Old Man and Death

41 The Old Woman and the Doctor

42 The Peacock and the Crane

43 The Rabbit and the Turtle

44 The Rabbits and the Frogs

45 The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf

46 The Thief and His Mother

47 The Travelers and the Bear

48 The Turtle and the Ducks

49 The Two Crabs

50 The Two Goats

51 The Two Pots

52 The Wild Boar and the Fox

53 The Wolf and His Shadow

54 The Wolf and the Crane

55 The Wolf and the Dog

56 The Wolf and the Goat

57 The Wolf and the Kid

58 The Wolf and the Lamb

59 The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

60 The Young Man and the Swallow

Course Standards:

From ESL Standards for Pre-K-12 Students: Grades Pre-K-3

Goal 1, Standard 1To use English to communicate in social settings: Students will use English to participate in social interactions
Goal 1, Standard 2To use English to communicate in social settings: Students will interact in, through, and with spoken and written English for personal expression and enjoyment
Goal 3, Standard 1To use English in socially and culturally appropriate ways: Students will use the appropriate language variety, register, and genre according to audience, purpose, and setting

Course Goals & Objectives:

Goal 1: Students will be able to listen to and understand the contents.
Goal 2: Students will be able to read the English textbook aloud.
Goal 3: Students will be able to solve the problem written in English and write the correct answers in English.

Goal 4: Students will be able to discuss the lessons with other students.

Textbook:

Lee, K. H. (2008). Aesop’s fables. Seoul: 열린생각.

Grading Policy (based on weekly):

Participation 30
Vocabulary test 20
Reading aloud & discussion 30
Assignments 20

Total 100 points x 15 weeks = 1500

Course Evaluation PlanPoint value and letter grade equivalents:

1500-1200 = A+ 1199-1000 = A

999-700 = B+ 699-500 = B below 500=C

Course Outline: