Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Higher Education Princess Noura Bint Abdulrahman University Department of Curriculum & Instruction

Second Semester 1433-1434 H

CURR 423: Methods of Teaching English as a Foreign Language

Course Syllabus
Instructor: Dr. Asmaa Alshuaifan Office#: 2.218 Email: asalshuaifan@pnu.edu.sa Office Hours: Tuesday 10-12 PM Wednesday 8-9 AM, 11-12 PM Twitter: @curr423

Course Description: The course is concerned with the methods of teaching English As a foreign language. It reviews theories, methods and techniques in teaching English to speakers of other languages. Participants will examine recourses and activities that can help learners improve their communication skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing).

Required Textbooks: - Larsen-Freeman, D. (2011). Techniques and principles in language teaching. Oxford, NY: Oxford University Press. -Brown, H. (2010). Language Assessment: Principles and Classroom Practices2nd edition. Prentice-Hall, Inc. U.S.A. Class Policies:
1. Attendance, punctuality, and class participation are mandatory. 2. All cell-phones must be turned off during the entire class session. 3. Students who miss one meeting will be expected to complete the assignments assigned for that session. 4. All assignments must be handed in accordance to the assigned due date. Work submitted one session or more after the due date will receive a zero. Late work must be accompanied by an explanation for its lateness in order to receive a grade on the assignment. 1

5. Students are required to prepare for each class by reading the assigned chapters and materials handed by the instructor. 6. Each written assignment will be graded approximately 80% on content and 20% on mechanics. Also, all citations should use the APA format.

Authorship: Many of your assignments for this course involve integrating information from published sources into your own writing. This means that you need to be careful not to plagiarize: "to steal or pass off (the ideas and words of another) as one's own" or to "present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source" (Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 10th edition, p. 888).

Assignments:
Assignments and Evaluation - Participation -Presentation - Midterm Exam -Final Exam -Class exercises and homework Grade A: Grade B: Grade C: Grade D: Grade F: from 90 to 100 from 80 to 89 from 70 to 79 from 60 to 69 less than 60 10 Marks 10 marks 20 marks 50 marks 10marks

Tentative Schedule1:
Week 1-2 Topic Introduction and course organization Course syllabus Components TESOL Acronyms The Grammar-Translation Approach The Reading Approach The Direct Method The Audio-Lingual Method The Cognitive Approach Communicative Language Teaching Stages of teaching listening Evaluating Listening Exercises Stages of teaching Speaking Evaluating Speaking Exercises Stages of Teaching Reading Evaluating Reading Exercises Stages of Teaching Writing Evaluating Writing Exercises Highlights

Language Teaching Approaches: An Overview

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12-13 14-15

Teaching Listening Teaching Speaking Teaching Reading

Teaching writing

Midterm Exam Spring Break

Using the Internet in Teaching Writing a Lesson Plan Teacher Work Sample Presentations Review Submit the Teacher Work Sample Internet Project

This schedule is subject to change on a need basis (to be announced in time).