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Department of Education
Year II - 32 credits
Fall
EDU321 Children’s Literature 3
EDU301 School Counseling 3
ARA321 Creative Writing 3
PHL311 Philosophy of Religion 3
CSC201 Computer Applications 1
Free elective 1
Total
14cr
Spring
PSY422 Psychology of Learning 3
EDU319 Teaching of Reading 3
ARA333 New Trends Arabic Literature 3
ENG202 Sophomore Rhetoric 3
Free elective 3
Total
15cr
Summer
1 course in Literature or Arts 3
Year III - 30 credits
Fall
ARA332 Ancient Arabic Literature 3
EDU419 Internship 3
EDU202 Observation and Curriculum 3
EDU311
Teaching of Arabic as a Foreign
Language
3
ENG203
Fundamentals of Oral
Communication
3
Total
15cr
Spring
EDU331 Educational Technology 3
EDU332 Educational Measurement 3
EDU420-421 Practice Teaching 6
EDU499 Senior Study 3
Total
15cr
BA IN TEACHING ENGLISH AS A
FOREIGN LANGUAGE (TEFL)
Mission
Under the umbrella of LAU’s Vision, the Mission
of the BA in TEFL is to prepare professional
teachers who are academically well grounded
in both their subject matter, and pedagogy, and
to enable experienced educators to update their
knowledge and skills.
Learning Outcome
Students will be able to:
1. Identify and explain the different
subcategories related to language, namely
morphology, syntax, semantics, and
pragmatics.
2. Distinguish the different methods and
approaches to teaching English and
understand their impact on the curriculum
3. Plan units, lessons, curricular materials,
and activities for teaching English
4. Select and implement appropriate
strategies for teaching the English
language
5. Organize learning environments and
implement theories of behavioral
management to create positive classroom
atmosphere.
6. Plan strategies and prepare tools for
assessing language students’ achievement
(formal as well as informal assessment)
7. Describe and distinguish the major
grammatical functions related to language
8. Analyze language and its social context
and explain the linguistic differences
encountered within a society.
9. Identify and summarize different reading
approaches and strategies related to the
English language
10.Explain and critique different topics
related to English language
Curriculum Requirements
95 credits are required for a BA in TEFL
I. Liberal Arts Curriculum (34 credits)
II. TEFL Major Requirements - 33 credits
Core Requirements (18 credits)
PSY422 Psychology of Learning 3
EDU301 School Counseling 3
EDU319 Teaching Reading 3
EDU321 Children’s Literature 3
EDU419 Internship 3
EDU499 Senior Study 3
English Language& Literature Requirements
(15 credits)
ENG213 Introduction to Language 3
ENG211 Literature I 3
ENG212 Literature II 3
ENG303 Language Arts 3
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