Course Contents

Core Reading Richards, J. C. (2008). Teaching listening and speaking. Cambridge, England: Cambridge university press. Palmer, E. (2014). Teaching the core skills of listening and speaking. Alexandria, Virginia: ASCD Newton, J., & Nation, I. P. (2009). Teaching ESL/EFL Listening and Speaking. London, UK: Routledge Recommended Readings 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. Bailey, M. K. (2020). Teaching Listening and Speaking in Second and Foreign Language Contexts. London, England: Bloomsbury Academic Baker, J., & Westrup, H. (2003). Essential speaking skills. London, England: Bloomsbury Academic Wilson, J. J. (2008). How to teach listening (1st ed). London, UK: Longman Newton, M. J. (2020). Teaching ESL/EFL Listening and Speaking (2nd ed). London, UK: Routledge  

Course Synopsis

This course of listening and speaking skills is designed for the pre-service and in-service teachers to develop an understanding of the listening and speaking skills through theory, research, and practice. This course aims to provide the practitioners with the ability to design, assess and evaluate task-based activities and lesson plans on speaking and listening skills with the focus on real-life communications. The target of the course is to polish the teaching skills of the English language teachers by introducing them to the importance of the receptive and productive skill of listening and speaking respectively and henceforth play their role as facilitators of language and give encouragement to their students in order to become better speakers and listeners in the English language. Aims and Objectives: The course aims to enable students to: 1. Impart the knowledge of the concepts, theories, research and classroom practices related to listening and speaking skills in language pedagogy 2. Design, develop and assess listening and speaking activities and lesson plans for English language learners 3. Explain, teach and practice the real-life skills of listening and speaking through active task-based classroom sessions

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to understand and develop knowledge of: 1. Micro and macro skills of teaching listening and speaking 2. Strategies for developing listening and speaking skills 3. Types of listening: Active and reflective listening 4. Communication barriers and their types 5. Top-down and bottom-up processing 6. Styles and functions of speaking 7. Goals and techniques for teaching listening and speaking 8. Developing activities for lesson plans 9. Assessment of listening and speaking skills 10. Application of listening and speaking in daily life