Eng 406 Techniques of Language Teaching

Eng 406 Techniques of Language Teaching

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Eng 406- Techniques of language teaching

Syllabus and course description

 

Instructor:  Amal Al-Hamid

Office: Room 36/ Bldg 26

Email: [e-mail]

Website: https://staff.ksu.edu.sa/aalhamid1/en

Office hours: SAT -MON (8-10)-(11-12)-WED(11-12)-Tues (12-1)

Class meeting time: Bldg. 26 - Rm. 1

Section: 3932

Twasol SMS group code:

 Course textbook: Larsen-Freeman, Diane. Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching, 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000.

Course Description:

This course is designed to familiarize the students with the various techniques of teaching the four language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Techniques of teaching the phonological grammatical and lexical systems of English are also dealt with. So are audio and visual aids in language teaching.

Courses Objectives:

Students should be able toStudents should be able to: 

1. Identify a variety of language teaching methods and their underlying principles.

2. Explain the basic principles of the various teaching methods presented in the course

3. Apply the techniques presented.

4. Develop their own criteria to judge which techniques to use in a given situation

5.  Apply different techniques to the four language skills.

6.  Identify and use CALL computer assisted language learning techniques.

 

Course requirements:

 Attend class regularly. If you attend less than 25% of our classes you will be no longer allowed to attend this course nor attend the final test. If you miss a class, it is your responsibility to contact either me or another classmate to find out what you’ve missed and how can you prepare for the next class meeting.Come to class on time. If you are more than 10 minutes late, then you are counted as absent.Do all homework on time. Late homework will receive a lower grade. Participate fully in class.Turn off you cell phone or set it to silent in class.Make up test are not allowed. Attendance is must during quizzes, in-terms, and final. In case you have a medical excuse make sure that the excuse has the same date of your test.All papers are available at the website. You are required to print out papers you want before class. Check the website regularly.

 

Grades weight:

Two mid Terms (40%)-Presentation (10%)- Two Quizzes (10%)- Final Exam (40 %)

How to contact me?

If you want to tell me something..

during my office hours that are stated above

by email ([e-mail])

If you want to post your homework

Using the file holder outside my office

For important notice ,you will know by

Website, SMS

 

Academic calendar

 

Week	Activity/ content
1	Orientation week
2	Grammar Translation Method
3	Audio-Lingual Method
4	The Direct Method
5	The Silent Way
6	Desuggestopedia   + Wed: Midterm 1
7	Communicative Language Teaching
8	CLT – continued
9	Break
10	Content based method
11	Task based method
12	Participatory approach + Wed: Midterm 2
13	Language learning strategies
14	Presentations
15	Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL)