Course Outline

COURSE OUTLINE Credit : 3
Semester 2 Year 1
Principles and Practice in English Language Teaching (TSLB3033)
Lecture : 30 Tutorial : 15

Rationale for the inclusion of the course/module in the programme
This course is relevant to student teachers of English as a Second Language as it provides content
knowledge, theoretical perspectives and foundational concepts for teaching English as a Second
Language.

Course Learning Outcomes (CLO)
At the end of this course students will be able to:

1. Analyse the theories of language learning and the different approaches of language teaching.(C4,
P2, A4, PLO1)

2. Explain aspects of the four language skills and principles of materials selection and adaptation.
(C6, P2, A4, PLO3, CTPS4)

3. Present the underlying principles and general characteristics of the Malaysian primary school
English Language syllabus in groups (C6, A2, PLO3, PLO4, PLO5, CTPS4, CS3, TS2)

4. Evaluate effective classroom management skills for the teaching and learning of the language
skills. (C5, PLO3, CTPS3)

5. Compare the three purposes of assessment in English language teaching. (C5, A4,
PLO3, PLO6, CTPS3, LL2)

Synopsis
This course focuses on the overview of language learning and language teaching, approaches,
methods and techniques of second language teaching and learning, introduction of the four language
skills, principles of materials selection and adaptation, planning to teach, managing the primary ESL
classroom, and the purpose of assessment in English language teaching.

Assessment Methods and Types

Coursework: 50% Examination: 50%

Transferable Skills:

Critical Thinking Skills(CTPS2), Communication Skills(CS3), Teamwork(TS2), Life-long Learning and
Managing Information Skills (LL2)

Teaching-learning and assessment strategy

Teaching-learning strategy:

1. Lecture
2. Tutorial activities
3. Question and Answer session
4. Online Tasks

Types of assessment Methods of assessment Percentage
Written Examination 50
Coursework Written assignment 30
Oral Presentation (Group) 10

Quiz 10

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Content Outline of the course /module and Face to face Non Face to face
the SLT topic interaction interaction

Lecture
Tutorial
Practical
Assessme

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Lecture
Tutorial
Practical
Assessment

Total SLT

1. Overview of language learning and 4 2 42 14
language teaching 4 2 44 14

Teacher awareness
- Roles of a teacher
- Roles of a learner

Pedagogical principles of teaching young
learners

- Factors that influence learning among
young learners
- Factors that motivate / demotivate
young learners

Theories of Language Learning
- Behaviorism
- Cognitivism
- Social Constructivism
- Humanism

2. ELT Approaches, Methods and Techniques
Grammar-Translation Method
Direct Method
Audio-Lingual Method
Silent Way
Suggestopedia
Community Language Learning
Total Physical Response
Communicative Approach
Task-based Learning
Lexical Approach
Eclectic Approach

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3. Introduction to Listening and Speaking 6 3 66 21
Skills 6 3
66 21
Differences between written and spoken
language

Processes involved in Listening
- Hearing vs listening
- Top-down processing
- Bottom-up processing
- Listening is an active process

Types of Listening
- Informative
- Appreciative
- Critical
- Discriminative
- Emphatic

What does learning to speak involve?
- Functions of the language
- Fluency vs accuracy
- Appropriacy
- Authenticity

Components of communication process
- Context
- Sender / Encoder
- Message
- Medium
- Recipient / Decoder
- Feedback

4. Introduction to Reading and Writing Skills
Definition of reading
Aims and purpose of reading
Emergent literacy
Reading readiness and factors influencing

reading
Theoretical models of reading

- bottom-up
- top-down
- interactive model

Definition of writing
Aims and purpose of writing
Developmental stages of writing
- Writing readiness
o mechanics
o penmanship
- Early writing
o sentence building
o paragraph writing
- Developmental writing
o spelling and dictation (sentence and paragraph
levels)
o grammar
o text organisation and cohesion

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5. Materials selection and adaptation 2 1 22 7
Principles of materials selection and adaptation
Web-based learning

6. Planning to teach 42 44 14
The study and interpretation of the KSSR 21 22 7
21 22 7
syllabus
Principles and rationale of KSSR

- Aims and objectives
Scheme of Work (semester/weekly)
Formats of lesson plans

- Presentation, Practice and Production
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ProMdauncatigoinng the learning environment

Managing large classes
Managing mixed-ability classes
(heterogeneous, homogeneous, inclusive
education)

8. Purpose of Assessment in ELT
Assessment of learning
Assessment for learning
Assessment as learning

Main references
Celce-Murcia, M., Brinton, D.M. & Snow, M.A. (2014). Teaching English as a second or foreign language.

Fourth edition.). Boston: Heinle Cengage Learning.
Larsen-Freeman, D. & Anderson, M. (2011). Techniques and principles in language teaching. (Third

Edition). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Harmer, J. (2011). The practice of English language teaching (Fourth Edition). Hallow: Longman.

Additional references
Brown, H. D. (2007). Principles of language learning and teaching (Fifth Edition). New York: Pearson

Education.
Geyser, J.P (2006). English to the world. teaching methodology made easy. Subang Jaya: August

Publishing Sdn. Bhd.
Harmer, J. (2012). How to teach English. Hallow: Pearson
Joan Kang Shin & Crandall, J. (2014). Teaching young learners English. From theory to practice. Boston:

Heinle Cengage Learning.
McDonough, J.& Shaw, C. (2012). Materials and methods in English language teaching: a teacher’s

guide (Third Edition). Oxford: Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

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