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Course OutlineWeek Content/Activity1 & 2 Theoretical IssuesConstructivist view of learningConceptual change in language educationDesigning language course objectivesFunctional-Notional approachesSituational approachesCommunicative approaches3 & 4 Comparison of Language Teaching Methods andTechniquesTeacher-centred and learner-centred methodsGrammar Translation MethodTotal Physical ResponseCommunicative MethodsCooperative learning, collaborative learning techniques5 & 6 Language in EducationLanguage policies and language education in AfricancountriesLanguages of education in AfricaTransiting from home to school languagesBantu languages as LOIs in primary schoolMethodology of second language teaching in secondaryschoolTeaching Kiswahili at the primary school and teacherscollegeMethodology of foreign language teaching7 & 8 Contemporary IssuesLanguage in the universalisation of EducationEarly literacy developmentTeaching language in large primary, secondary and tertiaryclassesMixed ability groupingGender in language teaching9 & 10 Language and Literature Materials Selection and UseTarget content, language attainment level, presentationMaterial as source of language contentMaterial as learning propSame content different material v. same materialdifferent content11 Language Policy Implementation – Speaking and WritingModelsEnglish modelsKiswahili models16