:Course Contents
The course aims to cover the following:
1. Introduction
a) Why study literary theory?
b) Defining Criticism, Theory and Literature.
c) Basic literary terms and overview
d) A historical Survey of Literary Theory & criticism
2. Antiquity
a) From Plato's "The Republic"
b) From Aristotle's "Poetic"
3. Medieval
a) Longinus "On the Sublime"
b) Sir Philip Sidney "The Defence of Poesie"
4. Neo-Classic Theory
a) Sir Philip Sidney "An Apology for Poetry"
b) Alexander Pope, "An essay on Criticism"
5. Romantic Theory
a) William Wordsworth "Preface to the Lyrical Ballads"
b) Percy Bysshe Shelley, "A Defense of Poetry"
6. Early Modern Theory
a) T. S. Eliot "Traditional and Individual Talent"
7. Psychoanalytic and Myth Theory
a) Sigmund Freud, "Creative Writers and Daydreaming"
b) Carl Gustav Jung "On the Relation between psychoanalysis and
Literature"
8. Feminist Theory
a) Sandra Gilbert & Susan Gubar, Madwoman in the Attic. Excerpts.
b) Adrienne Rich "When We Dead Awaken"
9. Postcolonial Theory
a) Spivak, "Can the Subaltern Speak"
b) Edward Said "Orientalism Reconsidered"
c) Homy Bhabha, " Locations of Culture"
10. Deconstruction Theory & Post structuralism
a) Jacque Derrida "of Grammatology", excerpts
b) Roland Barthes, "The Death of the Author"
c) Foucault, "What is an Authro?"
Course Book: Handouts
:References
1. Wilfred L. Guerin. 1992. A Handbook of Critical Approaches to Literature.
Oxford University Press.
2. Vincent, et <al . 2001. The Norton Anthology of Theory and
Criticism. W. W. Norton & Company
:Course Content
:The course will cover the following
1. Introduction
a) How children learn languages
b) Children learning a foreign language
c) How children think and learn
d) How Children differ from adults as language learners
2. How to teach English to children
3. Learning Language through tasks and activities
4. Learning the spoken language
How ESL Children approach oral Language
5. Learning words
6. Learning Grammar
7. Learning literacy skills
Teaching Children Literacy skills in a Second Language
8. Techniques and resources
Using songs, poems and chants
Dramatic activities
Storytelling
Games
Technology
9. Theme-based teaching and learning
10. Video lessons of teachers in action
:Course Books
1. Cameron, L. 2001. Teaching Languages to Young Learners. Cambridge
Language Teaching Library. Cambridge University Press.
2. Brewster, et <al <2004. The Primary English Teacher's Guide. Penguin
English Guides. Pearson Education Limited.
3. Moon. J. 2005. Children Learning English. Macmillan Books for
Teachers.
4. Pinter, A. 2006. Teaching Young Language Learners. Oxford Handbooks
for Language Teachers. Oxford University Press.
5. Celce-Murcia, M. (Ed) 2001. Teaching English as a Second or a Foreign
Language. Heinle & Heinle
:Course Contents
The course aims to cover the following:
1. Aspects of vocabulary learning
2. Phrase building
4. Parts of speech (special problems)
5. Functional vocabulary
6. Idioms and phrasal verbs
7. Aspects of variation
8. Learning about collocations
9. Working with academic vocabulary
:Course Books
1. McCarthy & O'Dell. 2002. English Vocabulary in Use. Upperintermediate.
Cambridge University Press.
2. McCarthy & O'Dell. 2008. English Collocations in Use. Intermediate
Cambridge University Press.
3. McCarthy & O'Dell. 2008. English Phrasal Verbs in Use. Intermediate
Cambridge University Press.
4. McCarthy & O'Dell. 2008. English Idioms in Use. Cambridge University
Press.
5. McCarthy & O'Dell. 2008. Academic Vocabulary in Use. Cambridge
University Press.
:Course Contents
1. Avoiding Plagiarism
2. Reports
A. Types of reports
a) assessment reports
b) informative reports
c) survey reports
d) proposal reports
B. Structure
C. Approach
D. Introduction & conclusion
E. Reporting impressions and findings
F. Quoting
G. Generalizing
H. Summing up
I. Making a recommendation
J. Accuracy and relevance
K. Points to consider
L. Practice writing reports
Course Book: 1.Handouts
2. Jordan, R. R. 1999. Academic Writing Course. Study Skills in English.
3rd Ed. Longman. 3. McCarter, S. 2002. Academic Writing Practice for
IELTS.IntelliGene.
3. Evans, V. 1998. Successful Writing Proficiency. Express Publishing.
:Course Content
Students are required to practice the following:
1. Approaching teaching practice
2. Managing the class
3. Using and managing resources: equipment and teaching aids (including
teaching aids creation and craft)
4. Using materials (textbooks and printed material)
5. Developing skills and strategies
6. Presenting and practicing language use
7. Giving feedback to students
8. Planning lessons
9. The new trainer
) (Once a week during seventh semester) 10 (منفصلة . Observation
Writing (taking notes) Observation & feedback
Discussion (group discussions) Acting together
11. Micro teaching. (while taking Eng 434 & Eng 435)
(Everyday during eighth semester) ( 12 (متصلة . School teaching practice
At the end of the teaching practice, students are required to submit a
por t f ol i o<
that should include:
1. A table of contents
2. An executive summary that outlines the content of the portfolio
3. Lesson Plan Notebook
4. Some of the teaching aids he/she used "samples"
5. A detailed report on his/her teaching practice experience.
:Course Content
The course covers the following:
1. ?What is CALL
2. Types of CALL Programs
- CALL-specific software
- Generic software
- Web-based learning programs
- Computer-mediated communication (CMC) programs
3. Types of CALL Activities
- multiple-choice and true/false quizzes
- gap-filling exercise/cloze
- matching
- re-ordering/sequencing
- crossword puzzles
- games
- simulations
- writing & word-processing
- concordance
- web quests/searching
- web publishing
- online communication (synchronous and asynchronous)
4. ?What Computers Can and Can’t “Do”
5. Roles of the Computer in language learning and teaching:
- computer as tutor for language drills or skill practice
- computer as a tool for writing, presenting, and researching
- computer as a medium of global communication
6. The development of CALL – from the pedagogical perspective
I) Warschauer's Analysis
II) Bax's Analysis
7. How Computers can be used in the Language Class
1) Teaching with one computer in the class
2) Teaching in the computer network room
3) Self-access learning (independent learning)
4) Distance learning
8. Principles of Using and Designing CALL Programs in Language Learning
and Teaching
Course Book: Handouts.
References:
Bax, S. (2003). CALL – past, present and future. Syst emz<31, 13-28.
Beatty, K. (2003). Teachi ng< and < r esear chi ng<
comput er Iassi st ed<l anguage<l ear ni ng. New York:
Longman.
Chapelle, C. A. (2001). Comput er < appl i cat i ons < i n<
second<l anguage<acqui si t i on. New York: Cambridge.
Kern, R., & Warschauer, M. (2000). Theory and practice of network-based
language teaching. In M. Warschauer & R. Kern (Eds.), Network-based
:Course Content
:The course will cover the following
1. Overview of Applied Linguistics
Description of Language and Language Use
Grammar
Vocabulary
Discourse Analysis
Pragmatics
Corpus Linguistics
2. Essential Areas of Enquiry in Applied Linguistics
Language Acquisition
Some Modern Schools and Movements
1. Historicism
2. Structuralism
3. Functionalism
4. Generativism
3. How Languages are Learned
Native (First) Language Acquisition
Milestones and Patterns in Language Development
a) Early Childhood Bilingualism
b) Developmental Sequences
4. Learning Theories and Language Acquisition
Behaviorism
Innatism: Universal Gram. Krashen's Monitor Model
Social Interactionist Theory
Recent Psychological Theories
1. The Connectionism
2. Information Processing
The Interaction Position
5. Second Language Acquisition/Learning
What is Language Acquisition?
Theories of Second Language Learning
Linguistics Perspectives
Universal Grammar
Monitor Theory
Psychological Perspectives
Behaviorism
Cognitive Psychology
Connectionism
Multidimensional Model
Interactionist Perspectives
Sociocultural Perspectives
6. Learner Language
Developmental Sequences
L1 influence
Keeping Languages Apart
Language Choice
Experimental Studies of Language Production in L1 and L2
:Course Books
1. An Introduction to Language. Victoria Fromkin – Robert Rodman. Halt
Saunders.
2. Applied Linguistics (An Introduction) Edited by Norbert Schmitt – A.
Arnold.
3. Kara – Language Learning and Teaching. El-Fateh Uni. Press.
References:
1. Cook, G. 2003. Applied Linguistics. Oxford Introductions to Language
Study. Oxford University Press.
2. Cook, G. & Seidlhofer, B. 1995. Principle and Practice in Applied
Linguistics. Studies in honor of H. G. Woddowson. Oxford University Press
:Course Content
1. a) Verb + to – Infinitive
5.b) Verb + -ing Form
2. Direct Speech and Reported Speech
3. Reports Questions
4. Reported Requests, offers
:Course Books
1. Eastwood, J. 2006. Oxford Practice Grammar. Intermediate. Oxford
University Press.
2. Murphy, R. 2000. English Grammar in Use. Intermediate to upperintermediate.
Cambridge University Press.
3. M. Vince. Macmillan English Grammar in Context. Intermediate.
Macmillan.