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

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Date: 23 May 2013
From: "Khalil, R." <r.khalil at nvic.leidenuniv.nl>
Subject:TAFL Course at Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo

This summer the Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo is organizing a
TAFL course.
For more information on applying please visit our website:
http://www.instituten.leidenuniv.nl/nvic/onderwijs/andere-cursussen/ande
re-cursussen.html<http://www.instituten.leidenuniv.nl/nvic/onderwijs/andere-cursussen/andere-cursussen.html>

Teaching Arabic as a 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 7 July - Monday 15 July 2013 (Friday 12 July 2013: 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.

The course will be taught in English and Arabic.
Participants
The course is aimed at teachers with experience in Arabic Language
teaching (especially but not exclusively in universities) 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 costs
600 Euro for participants affiliated to institutions supporting the NVIC

650 Euro for non-affiliated participants

The course costs need to be paid before the start of the course.
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.

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