Course info

Module:  Introduction to Didactics

Credits: 02

Coefficient:  01

Assessment:        100% Exam

Teaching Time:  1h30 Lecture per week

Course Description:

       In this course we will briefly shed light on developments in Foreign language teaching and present the different approaches and methods adopted throughout history. In addition, it will introduce students to classroom situations discussing the different elements and factors  involved in the learning/ teaching process.

Course Objectives:

1-    To introduce students to the different teaching methods and their development throughout history;

2-    To explain classroom interaction and the different factors affecting it ;

3-    To highlight the necessity for lesson planning, testing and giving appropriate feedback to help learners reach the set objectives.

Course Structure:

1-    Lecture

Basic Material:

1-    Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching. Jack C.Richards and T.S. Rodgers. CUP

2-    Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching. Diane Larsen-Freeman. OPU

3-    How to Teach English. Jeremy Harmer. LONGMAN

Further Readings:

1-    Teaching and Learning in the English Classroom. Tricia Hedge. OPU

2-    A Course in Language Teaching-  Practice and Theory. Cambridge Teacher Training And Development.

3-    What Teachers need to know about teaching methods. Peter Wood. ACER Press.

Course Contents:

1-     A Brief Historical Background of Foreign Language Teaching. (5^th Semester)

2-     Defining Term

2-1-        What is an approach ?

2-2-        What is a  method?

2-3-        What is a technique?

2-4-        Major Language/ Learning Approaches

3-     Major Teaching Approaches /Methods

3-1-         The Grammar Translation Approach

3-2-        The Grammar Translation Method

3-3-        The Direct Approach

3-4-        The Audio Lingual Method

3-5-        The Mentalist/ Cognitive Approach

3-6-        The Communicative Approach/ Methods

3-7-        Communicative Language Teaching

3-8-        Competency-Based Approach to Language Teaching

3-9-           TPR/ The Silent Way / Suggestopedia.

4-     Features and Components of Classroom Interaction:     (6^th Semester)

4-1-        Learners and their Characteristics

4-2-        Teachers' Characteristics and Roles

4-3-        Classroom Management

4-4-        Teaching the Language System

4-4-1 Teaching Listening

4-4-2 Teaching Speaking

4-4-3 Teaching Reading

4-4-4 Teaching Writing

4-5-        Developing Language Skills

4-6-        Textbook Use

4-7-        Lesson Planning

4-8-        Evaluation and Testing

4-9-        Giving Feedback