- Code
- ELL 547
- Name
- Methods of Teaching English Language Skills in Upper Secondary Education
- Semester
- 3
- Lecture hours
- 3.00
- Seminar hours
- 1.00
- Laborator hours
- 0.00
- Credits
- 3.50
- ECTS
- 6.00
- Description
-
This course introduces students to the basics of teaching the four language skills: listening, reading, speaking, and writing. In addition to the theoretical foundation, concepts, and terminology associated with each skill, the course introduces students to examples / lesson models for each skill emphasizing the key aspects/steps of effective teaching: teaching methodology and techniques, practice, student practice and learning strategies as well as error correction and assessment. It also encourages students to think critically and reflectively in order to develop individual perceptions of teaching methods and strategies as well as to prepare a learning model for each skill.
- Objectives
- Java
- Tema
- 1
- Teaching the language system, integrating the four skills. Listening skill and its influence on language acquisition. Aspects of listening, what makes listening difficult, different activities to practice and check listening skills according to levels, activities and ways to check and assess listening skills in the classroom (Brown, chapter 16)
- 2
- Sample lesson on listening skill, objectives, techniques for its completion,sample lessons prepared by students, evaluation, discussions and suggestions on the organization of the lesson (students’ sample lessons)
- 3
- The Reading skill and its influence on language acquisition. Aspects of reading, what makes reading difficult, different activities to practice and test reading skills according to levels, activities and ways to test and assess listening skills in the classroom (Brown, chapter 18, Schmidt, ch 13)
- 4
- Sample lesson on the reading skill, objectives, techniques for its completion, sample lessons prepared by students, evaluation, discussions and suggestions on the organization of the lesson (students’ sample lessons)
- 5
- The speaking skill and its influence on language acquisition. Aspects of speaking, what makes speaking difficult, different activities to practice and check speaking ability according to levels, activities and ways to check and assess speaking ability in the classroom, correcting mistakes in speaking (Brown, chapter 17)
- 6
- Sample lesson on the speaking skill, objectives, techniques for its completion, sample lessons prepared by students, evaluation, discussions and suggestions on the organization of the lesson (students’ sample lessons)
- 7
- Discussion of research articles and findings related to listening, reading and speaking skills
- 8
- Midterm exam
- 9
- The writing skill and its impact on language acquisition. Different approaches to teaching writing, types of written language, what makes writing difficult, different activities to practice and test writing skills, activities and ways to test and assess writing skills. (Brown, chapter 19)
- 10
- Model of a lesson on writing skills, objectives, techniques for its realization, lesson models prepared by students, assessment, discussions and suggestions of students on the organization of the lesson (student papers)
- 11
- Grammar and its isntruction, its role in language acquisition, different ways of teaching grammar, correcting grammatical mistakes in writing and speaking, (brown, ch 20, Ellis current trends in the teaching of grammar)
- 12
- Sample grammar lesson, bjectives, techniquesand strategies, sample lessons prepared by students, assessment, discussions and suggestions of students for the organization of the lesson (students’ sample lessons)
- 13
- Vocabulary teaching, its role in language acquisition, different ways to teach vocabulary, ways to assess the student's vocabulary at different levels (Schmidt, ch2)
- 14
- Sample vocabulary lesson, objectives, techniques and strategies, sample lessons prepared by students, assessment, discussions and suggestions of students for the organization of the lesson (students’ sample lessons)
- 15
- Discussion of research articles and findings related to writing skills, grammar and vocabulary.
- 16
- Final Exam
- 1
- Studenti njeh konceptet dhe terminologjinë bazë për secilën aftësi
- 2
- Studenti njeh tiparet dalluese të secilës aftësi dhe strategji specifike për mësimdhënien e tyre
- 3
- Studenti analizon dhe shpjegon modele mësimi të katër aftësive me tiparet dalluese
- 4
- Studenti vlerëson në mënyrë kritike strategji të ndryshme të mësimdhënies për secilën aftësi
- 5
- Studenti njeh, zgjedh dhe përgatit veprimtari dhe modele mësimi për secilën aftësi
- 6
- Studenti përdor strategji, qasje dhe teknika të ndryshme për zhvillimin e aftësive marrëse dhe prodhuese të nxënësit
- Quantity Percentage Total percent
- Midterms
- 1 30% 30%
- Quizzes
- 0 0% 0%
- Projects
- 1 10% 10%
- Term projects
- 1 25% 25%
- Laboratories
- 0 0% 0%
- Class participation
- 0 0% 0%
- Total term evaluation percent
- 65%
- Final exam percent
- 35%
- Total percent
- 100%
- Quantity Duration (hours) Total (hours)
- Course duration (including exam weeks)
- 16 4 64
- Off class study hours
- 14 4 56
- Duties
- 2 5 10
- Midterms
- 1 8 8
- Final exam
- 1 12 12
- Other
- 0 0 0
- Total workLoad
- 150
- Total workload / 25 (hours)
- 6.00
- ECTS
- 6.00