Arabic-L:PEDA:TAFL Course at Netherlands-Flemish Institute Cairo

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Date: 21 Oct 2012
From:Rasha Khalil <r.khalil at NVIC.LEIDENUNIV.NL>
Subject:TAFL Course at Netherlands-Flemish Institute Cairo

Teaching Arabic as Foreign Language at The Netherlands-Flemish Institute
Cairo
http://institutes.leiden.edu/nvic/education/other-courses/other-courses.html#teaching-arabic-as-foreign-language

This 5 ECTS methodological course on Teaching Arabic to non-native speakers
is a blended course that combines the practical aspects of teaching Arabic
as a Foreign Language (TAFL) with its underlying linguistic theories.

The course will start with a theoretical background on methods of teaching
foreign languages and their underlying linguistic theories 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:
• How to teach vocabulary and grammar?
• How to design a syllabus?
• How to write a lesson plan?

Date and Instructor
Sunday 13 January - Monday 21 January 2013 ( Friday 18 January : day off)

Instructor:  Adel Abdelmoneim and various guest lecturers.

Goals and objectives
- To help the participants enhance their teaching skills based on recent
research on foreign language teaching.
- To familiarize participants with different 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 familiarize the participants with strategies-based learning.
- To discuss strategies for feedback and evaluation of the various skills
in an Arabic as a Foreign Language class.
- To help participants to note the challenges that face teachers of Arabic
today.

Course formula
The course will be interactive; the instructor will introduce a topic, and
the participants will discuss it 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, and to design a syllabus and lesson plan for a course of his/her
choice. Click here for the provisional course schedule.

The course is taught in English and Arabic.

Participants

The course is aimed at teachers with varying levels of experience in Arabic
Language teaching who are interested in developing their teaching skills in
the framework of the latest trends in language teaching. A BA in Arabic
Studies (or similar) is required.

Teaching Materials
The teaching materials will consist of an extensive reader that will be
distributed to the participants before the start of the course. For every
session, the participants will be required to read a number of articles
that will be discussed in class. Every participant is also invited to bring
his/her own teaching materials for discussion purposes.

Course cost

600 Euro for participants affiliated to institutions supporting the NVIC
650 Euro for non-affiliated participants

The costs of the course will have to be paid in full before the start of
the course. Bank details will be given upon registration.

ECTS

Each participant will receive a certificate at the end of the course.
The course equals 5 ECTS credits. If the participant wants to validate the
course at his/her home university as part of a study program, an ECTS
“transcript of Records” will be provided. Participants are requested to
check in advance with their home institutions if additional documents are
required for recognition and validation of the ECTS records.

ECTS

Each participant will receive a certificate at the end of the course. The
course equals 6 ECTS credits. If the participant wants to validate the
course at his/her home university as part of the study program, an ECTS
“transcript of Records” will be provided. Participants are requested to
check in advance with their home institutions if additional documents are
required for recognition and validation of the ECTS records.

Application

Please send in the application form before 17 December 2012.

More info: info at nvic.leidenuniv.nl

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