English Methods
- Education
- 200 level
- 2 credit units
- 218 pages
- 14 units
This course introduces students to English language teaching methodologies. It explores major approaches to teaching English as a second language, including grammar-translation, direct, audio-lingual, situational, and communicative methods. The course covers techniques for teaching language skills and sub-skills, such as listening, speaking, reading, writing, vocabulary, and grammar. Students will learn to construct language tests, prepare schemes of work, and develop lesson plans suitable for various classroom situations.
About this course
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Study hours
- 208 hours
- Maths
- None
- Content
- Theoretical, practical
- Practical work
- Yes
- Self Assessment Exercises
- Tutor Marked Assignments
- Final Examination
What you'll read
The real module and unit structure of EDU220, taken from the course material NOUN publishes.
One paragraph, so you can see how it reads
EDU220 · UNIT 1: THE GRAMMAR-TRANSLATION METHOD AND THE DIRECT METHOD
Social communication and interaction, at personal and interpersonal bases are largely done through English. This is especially the case in most urban cities in Nigeria. Entertainment, information dissemination by the mass media, such as radio, television and newspapers, are through English.
What you should be able to do
- Discuss major approaches to teaching English as a second language
- Distinguish different teaching methods and their merits/demerits
- Identify the interrelatedness of the four basic language skills
- Construct credible language tests
- Prepare schemes of work and lesson plans
- Teach different genres of literature
What it prepares you for
- English Teacher
- Curriculum Developer
- Education Consultant
- ESL Instructor
- Language Assessor
- Education
- Publishing
- Language Training
- Curriculum Design
- Assessment Services
Where it gets hard
The units students slow down on, and what makes each one heavy.
- Module 1: Major Approaches and Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language: Teaching the Four Language Skills
Unit 3: Teaching English Sounds
Requires understanding of phonetics and phonology, which may be unfamiliar to some students.
- Module 3: Language Testing and Lesson Planning
Unit 1: Test Types, Functions/Uses, and Qualities of Language Tests
Requires understanding of statistical concepts and test validation techniques.
A suggested way through it
13 weeks, about 42 hours in total. Yours will differ.
- Week 1Module 1: Major Approaches and Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language: Teaching the Four Language Skills
Unit 1: The Grammar-Translation Method and the Direct Method · 3 hours
Understand the status of English in Nigeria. Differentiate between L1 and L2 acquisition. Define theory, approach, method, strategy, and technique.
- Week 2Module 1: Major Approaches and Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language: Teaching the Four Language Skills
Unit 2: The Audio-lingual Method, the Situational Method and the Communicative Method · 3 hours
Clarify the features of audio-lingual, situational, and communicative teaching approaches. Detail the merits and limitations of each approach. Utilize these methods in planning, teaching, and language evaluation.
- Week 3Module 1: Major Approaches and Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language: Teaching the Four Language Skills
Unit 3: Teaching English Sounds · 3 hours
Define English vowel and consonant sounds. Explain how sounds are produced. Identify sounds in words and produce them correctly.
- Week 4Module 1: Major Approaches and Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language: Teaching the Four Language Skills
Unit 4: Teaching Listening Skills · 3 hours
Define listening and differentiate it from hearing. Describe factors that determine comprehension. List and explain types of listening skills.
- Week 5Module 1: Major Approaches and Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language: Teaching the Four Language Skills
Unit 5: Teaching Speaking Skills · 3 hours
Define speaking and state the objectives of teaching it. Name language features involved in speaking. Mention micro-skills and strategies involved in speaking.
- Week 6Module 1: Major Approaches and Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language: Teaching the Four Language Skills
Unit 6: Teaching Reading Skills · 3 hours
Define reading and enumerate its purposes. Explain types of reading speeds and rates. Discuss strategies involved in reading.
- Week 7Module 1: Major Approaches and Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language: Teaching the Four Language Skills
Unit 7: Teaching Writing Skills · 3 hours
Define writing and describe its nature. Discuss micro-skills involved in writing. Write different types of writing.
- Week 8Module 2: Teaching Language Sub-Skills and Literature - In-English
Unit 1: Teaching Vocabulary · 3 hours
Explain the meaning of vocabulary. State the importance of vocabulary in language use. Explain how learners can improve their vocabulary.
- Week 9Module 2: Teaching Language Sub-Skills and Literature - In-English
Unit 2: Teaching Grammar · 3 hours
Define grammar and state its role in second language learning. Identify features in different methods of teaching grammar. Construct substitution tables for teaching grammatical structures.
- Week 10Module 2: Teaching Language Sub-Skills and Literature - In-English
Unit 3: Teaching Reading Comprehension and Summary Skills · 3 hours
Define reading comprehension and state factors that affect it. Discuss guidelines for analyzing written text. Set different types of questions on comprehension passages.
- Week 11Module 2: Teaching Language Sub-Skills and Literature - In-English
Unit 4: Teaching Literature-in-English 1: Prose · 3 hours
State the importance of literature in language teaching. Enumerate characteristic features of literature. Explain the relationship between language and literature-in-English.
- Week 12Module 2: Teaching Language Sub-Skills and Literature - In-English
Unit 5: Teaching Literature-in-English 2: Drama and Poetry · 3 hours
Distinguish between drama and poetry genres. Discuss two approaches of teaching drama. Outline poetic devices in poetry.
- Week 13Module 3: Language Testing and Lesson Planning
Unit 1: Test Types, Functions/Uses, and Qualities of Language Tests · 3 hours
Explain what a test is and discuss different types of tests. State functions/uses of tests. State the qualities of a good test.
Unit 2: Basic Steps in Language Test Construction · 3 hours
Explain discrete-point tests and integrative tests. Distinguish between discrete-point tests and integrative tests. Discuss the different stages in test construction.
Preparing for the exam
- Create flashcards for key vocabulary and grammatical terms from Units 1-3
- Practice constructing different types of test items (multiple-choice, essay) from Units 10-12
- Review lesson plan examples in Unit 13 and create your own for different topics
- Focus on understanding the strengths and weaknesses of different teaching methods (Units 4-9)
- Practice analyzing sample texts and identifying literary devices (Units 7-9)
Questions students ask about this course
What is EDU220 about?
This course introduces students to English language teaching methodologies. It explores major approaches to teaching English as a second language, including grammar-translation, direct, audio-lingual, situational, and communicative methods. The course covers techniques for teaching language skills and sub-skills, such as listening, speaking, reading, writing, vocabulary, and grammar. Students will learn to construct language tests, prepare schemes of work, and develop lesson plans suitable for various classroom situations.
How many units does EDU220 have?
EDU220, English Methods, has 14 units across 3 modules, over 218 pages of course material. You can read it one unit at a time.
How many credit units is EDU220?
EDU220 carries 2 credit units, at 200 level in Education.
Is EDU220 hard?
EDU220 is rated intermediate level, with no mathematical content. It is mostly theoretical and practical work, and it has a practical component.
How long does EDU220 take to study?
About 208 hours of study, spread across its 14 units.
How is EDU220 assessed?
EDU220 is assessed by Self Assessment Exercises, Tutor Marked Assignments and Final Examination.
What can I do with EDU220?
English Teacher, Curriculum Developer, Education Consultant, ESL Instructor and Language Assessor.