Faculty of Education · Arabic Language Teaching (Arabic 30%) · Undergraduate
Course Objective
The aim of the course is to enable students to recognize and apply the necessary in-class methods and techniques for teaching foreign languages to children (6-12 years old), and to prepare and present lesson tools suitable for their level.
Course Content
Children's learning strategies and mother tongue foreign language learning; classroom methods and techniques to be applied in teaching Arabic to children; play, song and visual tools.
Required Resources
Lessons powerpoint slides
Tara'ik ta'lim al-luga li'l-'atfâl, Mahmoud Ahmed es-Sayyed
Recommended Resources
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Explanations
Vize ve final sınavları olacaktır. Yüzdeleri 40'a 60 şeklinde olacaktır.
Rules
Devamsızlık sınırını aşan öğrenci final sınavına giremez. (%30)
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Midterm | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to teaching Arabic to young learners | non |
| 2 | Language acquisition and learning a second language | Talk to students about what they learned previously and link it to the new lecture |
| 3 | Criteria for selecting educational content for children | Talk to students about what they learned previously and link it to the new lecture |
| 4 | How to build a study plan according to children's levels | Talk to students about what they learned previously and link it to the new lecture |
| 5 | Strategies for teaching listening and speaking skills to children | Talk to students about what they learned previously and link it to the new lecture |
| 6 | Strategies for teaching reading and writing skills | Talk to students about what they learned previously and link it to the new lecture |
| 7 | Revision | Revision |
| 8 | Midterm exam | Midterm exam |
| 9 | Utilizing Technology in Teaching Arabic to Children - Educational Applications | Talk to students about what they learned previously and link it to the new lecture |
| 10 | Using Technology in Teaching Arabic to Children - Preparing Visual Materials | Talk to students about what they learned previously and link it to the new lecture |
| 11 | Assessing Children's Performance in Learning Arabic | Talk to students about what they learned previously and link it to the new lecture |
| 12 | Teaching Strategies for Children with Special Needs | Talk to students about what they learned previously and link it to the new lecture |
| 13 | Teaching Arabic in Multicultural Classrooms | Talk to students about what they learned previously and link it to the new lecture |
| 14 | A Practical Case Study in Teaching Arabic to Children | Talk to students about what they learned previously and link it to the new lecture |
| 15 | Revision | Talk to students about what they learned previously and link it to the new lecture |
| 16 | Final | Final |