Certified TAFL Teacher Prerequisite

Open to participants who:

Postsecondary graduate level.
Have previous teaching experience.
Are interested in developing and enhancing their teaching skills in the framework of the latest trends in foreign language teaching.
Are not specialized in Arabic language but can pass an entrance exam with at least 75% to be qualified for admission into the course.
Have experience in using the Internet and the ability to learn how to use our LMS – Moodle.

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.

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