Namangan davlat universiteti ingliz filologiyasi fakulteti amaliy ingliz tili kafedrasi

Indicative content

This course provides an introduction to the ways and means through which languages other than the mother tongue are learned and taught. It introduces students to second language learning as a social, psychological, and linguistic phenomenon. The course focuses on theories and issues related to practical concerns of language teaching methodology.

Introduction to and overview of the course

Language, Learning, and Teaching

The good language learner


Cognitive factors in language learning, transfer, interference and generalization events; learning inductive and deductive language; ability and intellect; The phenomenon of systemic memory


Methods and strategies of learning a foreign language. Methods of learning a foreign language; foreign language learning strategies; communication strategies.


Psychological factors in language learning. self-esteem; shyness; risk taking; excitement;
- attitude and motivation
Mistakes in language learning. types of errors;
- detection and description of errors;causes of error;persistent errors.
Age characteristics in learning a foreign language. types of comparison and comparison; age hypothesis; bilingualism.


Approaches to teaching and learning

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  Differences between foreign language teaching methods;
  
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  Practical application of modern methods of language teaching;
  
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  Foreign experience in teaching a foreign language: grammatical-translation style; the method of teaching the lesson in a complete foreign language; audio-linguistic style (listening); communicative style.
  
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  Methods used in the local environment and their analysis: deductive and inductive teaching of grammar; language teaching through translation; retelling; phonemes and phonetic methods; memorization of texts;post-teacher repetition; language learning through communicative exercises;
  
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  Discuss the pros and cons of different styles
  
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  Language and culture;
  
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  Teaching / learning processes;
  
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  The role of the mother tongue in learning a foreign language
  

Learning outcomes:
By the end of Year 2 students should have

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  increased their awareness of the practical implications of theories of language learning and methods, approaches, techniques for the field of learning and teaching
  
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  produced written narratives based on their own second language learning
  

autobiographies

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  applied the concepts, constructs, and models of language learning to a personal experience of learning a foreign language via discussions, activities, and case studies
  

Assessment profile
Semester 3

Mid-term Assessment 1-2