- Code
- ELL 545
- Name
- Integrated Language Skills II
- Semester
- 3
- Lecture hours
- 3.00
- Seminar hours
- 1.00
- Laborator hours
- 0.00
- Credits
- 3.50
- ECTS
- 6.00
- Description
-
This course provides students with advanced knowledge in all language content areas in in order to perfect their language use in grammar, lexis and levels of language skills. It is divided into two parts. The first part will mainly cover the issues grammatical [eg: verb tenses and time aspects - diathesis - modality, in expressions with hypothetical meaning - elaborated and un-elaborated forms - the adverbial element - counting nouns, etc.] and two language skills in focus: listening and speaking [eg conjunctions - assimilation and a postrophization - word and sentence stress - intonation]. part of the second will cover lexical issues [eg: - meaning and definition - pronunciation - spelling - conjunction and compound words - synonymy and hyponymy - understanding the effect of factors such as: - sub-text (eg word connections) - situational context (style) in word choice; and two language skills in focus: reading and writing.
- Objectives
-
The main objectives in this course are: • to guide future teachers to assess the student's needs, as well as the plan and teach lessons that take into account students' backgrounds, learning preferences and current needs • to help them demonstrate language knowledge and awareness and strategies suitable for teaching • to help them demonstrate knowledge of language skills and how they can be gained • to teach them to plan and prepare lessons designed to develop the general language competences of their students • to help them demonstrate an appropriate range of teaching skills at this level and to show professional awareness and responsibility • to teach them to identify some important differences between their own language and one foreign language, and demonstrate in practice the understanding of the importance of some of these differences for the teacher and the student
- Java
- Tema
- 1
- Introduction to the course: Language focus areas (grammar & vocabulary) and Skills focus areas linguistic: tasks
- 2
- Areas of focus Language: meanings and definitions - lexical definitions & exercises
- 3
- Areas of focus on language skills: degree of flexibility and author's purpose; & exercises
- 4
- Areas of focus Language: pronunciation and spelling; & exercises
- 5
- Focus areas of language skills: prefix & suffix; compound words
- 6
- Areas of focus Language: skimming and quotations & exercises
- 7
- Areas of focus on language skills: styles of text organization; record keeping; paragraph & exercises
- 8
- Midterm exam
- 9
- Areas of focus Language: synonymy and hyponymy and exercises
- 10
- Areas with focus on language skills: avoidance of semantic regressions (in reading)
- 11
- Perspectives; thesis statement & exercises
- 12
- Areas of focus Language: word choice & sub-text; & exercises
- 13
- Areas with focus on language skills: counter-argument and critical evaluation; headings and framing; & exercise
- 14
- Areas of focus on language skills: standard timed post-tests; calculations in form/case of the subject with the object; & exercises
- 15
- Language focus areas: intra-sentence and inter-sentence transitions (textual) & exercises
- 16
- Final Exam
- 1
- understand the main terminology used in ELT to talk about language and apply this terminology in lesson plans and in teaching
- 2
- understand the range of rules and conventions associated with words, sentences, paragraphs and texts
- 3
- demonstrate basic knowledge of how noun and verb phrases and expressions are formed and used in English language
- 4
- understand the basic principles of word formation and lexical meaning
- 5
- demonstrate knowledge in the application of sounds in the English language; understand some features of the lecture
- 6
- use a range of reference materials to analyze and describe language with purpose teacher
- 7
- use strategies, approaches and techniques to develop students' language skills, for example inductive and deductive presentations
- 8
- understand the basic concepts and terminology used for description in reading, listening, writing and speaking skills, to further apply this to lesson plans and teaching
- Quantity Percentage Total percent
- Midterms
- 1 30% 30%
- Quizzes
- 0 0% 0%
- Projects
- 1 20% 20%
- Term projects
- 0 0% 0%
- Laboratories
- 0 0% 0%
- Class participation
- 1 10% 10%
- Total term evaluation percent
- 60%
- Final exam percent
- 40%
- Total percent
- 100%
- Quantity Duration (hours) Total (hours)
- Course duration (including exam weeks)
- 16 4 64
- Off class study hours
- 14 5 70
- Duties
- 1 4 4
- Midterms
- 1 7 7
- Final exam
- 1 5 5
- Other
- 0 0 0
- Total workLoad
- 150
- Total workload / 25 (hours)
- 6.00
- ECTS
- 6.00