Introducution to didactics

                                                              

Semester: 05

Teaching Unit: Fundamental

Module: Didactics

Credits: 04                                                                                            

Coefficient: 02

Course Objectives

Ø To develop the students’ knowledge and skills to teach English as a foreign language at the middle and the secondary school.

Ø To demonstrate an understanding of teaching as a system of interrelated elements (objectives, content, method, media, assessment...).

Ø To demonstrate appropriate skills for teaching the four skills, grammar and vocabulary.

Prerequisite

Ø Basic knowledge of language and language learning theories.

Ø A good mastery of spoken and written English.

Subject Contents

 

An Introduction to Didactics: the learner and teacher

A Systematic Approach to Teaching

Approaches, Methods and Techniques

Curriculum and Syllabus

Aims/ Goal and Objectives

Content Organisation and Selection

Material and Media

 

Assessment

50% - 50% (Written exams and continuous Assessment)

Sources and references

Harmer, J. (2007). The Practice of English Language Teaching(4thedition). England: Longman

Brown, H. D. (2007). Principles of Language Teaching and Learning(5th edition). New York: Pearson   education

Richards, J.  & Rodgers, T. (2001). Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching(2nd edition).           Cambridge: Cambridge University press

Larsen-Freeman, D., & Anderson, M. (2011). Techniques and principles in language teaching (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press.

Renshaw, Jason (2007), Boost! Speaking, Longman, Hong Kong

Richards, J. C., & Rodgers, T. S. (2014). Approaches and methods in language teaching (3rd ed.). Cambridge University Press.

Thornbury, Scott, (1999). How to teach grammar. Harlow: Longman