Dr. Antar Abdellah 1431
WHAT: Studying English language curricula in general Education in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Identifying the meaning of curriculum and its components Analyzing Language curricula Understanding the nature of foreign language curricula.
WHY: To get insight unto the nature of curricula in the kingdom To indentify advantages and disadvantages of different language courses To better understand the language course, and consequently better teach, and test it To evaluate the overall matrix of Language curricula in the kingdom To be better teachers.
HOW: Through lectures Power point presentation Readings Worksheets Educational movies Demonstrations Case studies Individual, pair and group projects
WHEN: Week 1: Definition of Curriculum and related terms Week 2: models of curriculum organization Week 3: objectives of EFL teaching – assignment 1 Week 4: Contents of EFL curriculum Week 5: Types of language functions – assignment 2 Week 6: Types of language situations Week 7: Types of language topics- assignment 3 Week 8: Types of grammatical items
Week 9: Writing EFL units Week 10: language skills – assignment 4 Week 11: language elements Week 12: overall evaluation of the EFL curriculum Week 13: group presentations Week 14: group presentations Week 15: review Week 16: Final test.
Materials and Resources: English Language Curriculum Theory and Practice, Asghar Ali Shaikh Elements of the Language Curriculum Teachers as course designers Materials from the internet Scenes from “To Sir, with Love 1 & 2”, and IELP II language teaching videos. Worksheets
Contact Information: Dr. Antar Solhy Abdellah, PhD SCORE distribution: 100 4 assignments 60 scores Attendance and participation 15 Final test: 25