Certified TAFL Teacher
The TAFL course is an intensive, interactive course devoted to the methodology of teaching Arabic to non-native speakers. It addresses both the practical aspects of teaching Arabic as a foreign language and the underlying linguistic and cognitive processes.
The course will start with a theoretical background on methods of teaching foreign languages, before moving to the practical aspects of teaching the four language skills (reading, writing, listening, and speaking). In addition, it will focus on a number of important questions confronting the teacher of Arabic as a foreign language, such as teaching grammar, designing a syllabus, and writing lesson plans.
- 10 Moduls / 4 CEU*
- Intakes: synchronous - As per announced
Overview
This is an interactive intensive course mainly taught in Arabic and based on task-based approach.
The participants will discuss topics introduced by the instructor, based on readings and their own teaching experiences.
The course will also contain a practical part, in which every participant will be required to teach a class in each of the four language skills.
In addition, this course will train the participants as well on how to design a syllabus and lesson plan for a course of his/her choice.
This course will encourage the participants to demonstrate their approaches in how they can have a better understanding of the different variety of needs of the Arabic language learners.
Class size is limited to allow intensive interactive practice with individual feedback and advice on progress.
*1 continuing education unit (CEU) = 10 contact hours
Learning Outcomes
The objectives of this course are:
- To familiarise participants with the theoretical principles underlying various commonly used communicative approaches and methods for teaching foreign languages in general and Arabic in particular.
- To provide participants with knowledge of key concepts and recent discussions regarding the process of teaching Arabic to non-native speakers.
- To help participants to note the challenges teachers of Arabic face today.
- To discuss strategies for feedback and evaluation of the learners’ performance in various skills in an Arabic as a foreign language class.
- To equip participants to be able to deal professionally with the teaching of Arabic in different contexts.
- To develop participants’ competencies in the design and effective use of instructional materials and learning activities for Arabic as a foreign language.
- To provide the participants with the opportunity to analyse and reflect on what they have learnt in the areas of planning, management and materials’ preparation.
Course Modules
| Module Name | ||
|---|---|---|
| How to use task-based method to teach Arabic language for communication | ||
| Classroom Management | ||
| Different techniques to present and practice a foreign language | ||
| Developing the four language skills | ||
| Different approaches to teach Arabic grammar | ||
| Awareness of the Arabic phonology, vocabulary and morphology | ||
| Awareness of students’ learning styles and motivations | ||
| Awareness of students learning problems and how to handle them effectively | ||
| Lesson planning and timetabling | ||
| Awareness of available course books and how to evaluate them | ||
| Comprehensive Exam |
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