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

First Semester 1434-1435 H

CURR 221: Introduction to Teaching English as a Foreign Language

Course Syllabus
Instructor: Dr. Asmaa Alshuaifan Office#: 2.218 & administration Building. Email: asalshuaifan@pnu.edu.sa Office Hours: by appointment. Twitter:

Course Description: Students enrolled in this course will be able to: 1. Recognize English as Foreign language Programs. 2. Comprehend research based instructional methods to teach speakers of other languages. 3. Identify the characteristics of theories on language acquisition and understand the process and differences between First and Foreign language acquisition. 4. Understand cognitive and social factors that affect the English language learning process to adapt content of the curriculum and meet the learning needs of students.

Required Textbooks: - Celce-Murcia, M. (2001). Teaching English as a second or Foreign Language (3rd Edition). Boston: Heinle & Heinle. 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. 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 - Assignments -Lesson Plan and Presentation -2 Quizzes - Midterm Exam -Final Exam 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 5 Marks 10 marks 10 marks 10 marks 15 marks 50 marks

Tentative Schedule1:
Week 1-2 Topic Introduction and course organization Course syllabus Components TESOL Acronyms Models of content-based instruction Immersion Education Theme-based model Sheltered Model Adjunct Model Stages of language acquisition. Quiz 1 is administered in week 5 5 Foreign Language Learning psychological aspects of foreign language learning Assignment 1: comparing 1L and FL acquisition. Language presentation Tasks Facilitation Correction and Feedback Learning styles Learning strategies Highlights

Content-Based and Immersion models for Second language Teaching

First Language Acquisition

Guidelines for language classroom Instruction

7 8 9 10

Language learning Styles and Strategies.

Midterm Exam
Literature as Content for ESL/EFL Supporting second language Childrens Content learning and language Development in k-5. Planning lessons Assignment 2: Children Literature work Layer 1 Layer 2 Quiz 2 is administered in week 11 Basic Principles of lesson Planning Assignment 3: Design a lesson plan based on a literary Work. Assignment 4: write a reflective Essay

11-12

13 14-15

Reflective Teaching in ELT Presentation and Evaluation

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