University of Jendouba   

High Institute of Human Sciences                                   Mr. Ben Amor

Department of English

 

Fourth Year

Module: Linguistics – Subject: Teaching Methodology

 

Course Description

The present course will have as task to examine the different aspects of foreign language teaching, which involves examining the following: the context of language teaching, language policy and planning, teaching goals and objectives, needs analysis, the syllabus, teachers and learners, teaching approaches/methods, classroom management, teaching the language components as well as skills, and finally testing and assessment. 

 

Course Objectives

        The present course will have as objectives to:

       Introduce students to the main concepts and issues in language teaching, especially teaching a foreign language

       Examine the different developments in teaching methods/approaches with a view on the principles underlying them

       Acquaint students with types of syllabuses along with the principles that underlie them

       Cause students to consider the advantages and the drawbacks of the different theories and methods they are acquainted with, with a view to judge their suitability and/or relevance to the potential teaching situations which they may encounter.

       Enable students to get acquainted with the different techniques and strategies used for teaching the language components along with the skills.

 

Course Development and Methodology

The following materials will be part and parcel of the course: selected readings, lectures, group/class discussions, charts, computer projections and assignments.

 

Evaluation

A final written exam based on all the material presented during the course.

 

Course Outline

Semester One

 

Introduction

        Introductory notions and basic concepts

 

1.    The context of language teaching

1.1.                   language policy and planning

1.2.                   needs analysis

1.3.                   goals and objectives

1.4.                   the syllabus

1.5.                   the learners’ differences

1.6.                   the teachers’ variables

 

2.    Teaching methods

2.1.                   the traditional methods: the Grammar-Translation Method, the Direct Method, the Audiolingual Method

2.2.                   the new/humanistic methods

2.3.                   the Communicative Approach

 

Semester Two

3.    Classroom management

3.1.                   class organization, equipment, media

3.2.                   lesson planning

3.3.                   presenting instructional materials

3.4.                   class interaction, feedback, discipline

 

4.    Teaching the language and the skills

4.1.                   pronunciation and listening

4.2.                   vocabulary

4.3.                   grammar

4.4.                   speaking

4.5.                   reading

4.6.                   writing

 

5.    Assessment and evaluation / language testing

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