Jordan University of Science and Technology



Jordan University of Science and Technology

Faculty of Science and Arts

Department of English

First Semester 2007/2008

Course Syllabus

|Course Information |

|Course Title | |

| |English 431- Methods of Teaching English |

|Course Code |814310 |

|Prerequisites |English 311 |

|Course Website |---- |

|Instructor |Dr. Samer Jarbou |

|Office Location |D4 LEVEL 0 |

|Office Phone # |23554 |

|Office Hours |12:15-1:15 |

|E-mail |SAMERJAR@JUST.EDU.JO |

|Teaching Assistant(s) |- |

|Course Description |

| |

|Textbook |

|Title | Methods of Teaching English |

|Author(s) |Al-Mutawa, N., and Kailani, T. |

|Publisher |Longman Group UK Limited |

|Year |(1989). |

|Edition |First Edition |

|Book Website |- |

|Other references |- |

|Assessment |

|Assessment |Expected Due Date |Percentage |

|First Exam | |30 % |

|Second Exam | | 30% |

|Final Exam |- | 40 % |

|Assignments |- | - |

|Participation |- |- |

|Attendance |- |- |

|Course Objectives |Percentage |

| |20 % |

|Discussing the difficulties that influence the teaching of English. | |

|Familiarize students with key aspects of methodology. |50 % |

| Suggestions and techniques on how to develop the communication skills of students. |30 % |

|Teaching & Learning Methods |

|Teacher presents topics and discusses them with students. Students are encouraged to talk about their own experiences and difficulties of |

|learning English as a foreign language. |

|Learning Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to |

|1. Students should have adequate knowledge of the advantages and limitations of each method of teaching. | | |

|2. Students should be able to apply the communicative approach or the eclectic approach in a classroom. | | |

|3. Students should be able to diagnose and know how to deal with problems related to English language teaching and learning in the | | |

|classroom. | | |

|Useful Resources |

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|Course Content |

|Week |Topics |Chapter in Textbook (handouts) |

| 1-3 | Basic principles and Definitions |1 |

| | Methods and Approaches |2 |

|4-6 | | |

| 7 |Factors Influencing Methods | |

| | |3 |

| |Teaching pronunciation | 4 |

|8-9 | | |

| 10-11 |Te Teaching Vocabulary | 5 |

| 12 |Teaching Cultural Features + Classroom Procedures. | 7+13 |

| 13-14 | Teaching Writing | 11 |

| 15 | Language Testing | 16 |

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