Course Contents

Core Reading: Richards, J. C. (2008). Teaching listening and speaking. Cambridge, England: Cambridge university press. Recommended Reading: Berg, F. S. (2003). Facilitating classroom listening: A handbook for teachers of normal and hard of hearing students. Taylor & Francis. Baker, J., & Westrup, H. (2003). Essential speaking skills. A&C Black. Brophy, J. E. (2013). Motivating students to learn. Routledge. Darling-Hammond, L., & Bransford, J. (Eds.). (2007). Preparing teachers for a changing world: What teachers should learn and be able to do. John Wiley & Sons. Hughes, R., & Reed, B. S. (2016). Teaching and researching speaking. Taylor & Francis. James, M., McCormick, R., Black, P., Carmichael, P., Drummond, M. J., Fox, A., ... & Swaffield, Nemtchinova, E. (2013). Teaching Listening. TESOL International Association. 1925 Ballenger Avenue Suite 550, Alexandria, VA 22314.

Course Synopsis

The course explains the ins and outs of what good listening and speaking skills consist of, why they are important and how they can be improved. The course provides basic skills of teaching listening and speaking skills by moving on from theories to practices. It further provides directions and techniques for teaching listening and speaking skills with the active classroom activities. Aims and Objectives: The course aims to enable students to: 1. Understand the basic patterns of listening and speaking skills. 2. Develop competencies in planning, delivering and evaluating the listening and speaking components of language programs in various educational settings.

Course Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course students will be able to: 1. Explain the concepts and theories of Listening and Speaking Skills. 2. Illustrate the major trends of teaching listening and speaking skills. 3. Design classroom activities to promote listening and speaking skills among English language learners.