Language Skill

Course Code: EDU-108                                                         Credit Hours: 03 (3-0)

This course aims to enable the students to utilize English as a language of oral and written communication. This can only be possible through the integration of four language skills; listening, speaking, reading and writing. As students of Department of Education are trained to become teachers in the public and private sector schools, it is important to teach them in such a manner that they not only learn to practice language skills but also teach the skills to the students in their future professional career. To fulfill the purpose, students will be exposed to different approaches and methods of teaching language skills. They will also be assigned topics for presentations so that they can practice all four language skills during preparation and presentation of the topics.

Learning Outcomes:

This course aims to:

• ·Groom the students in all four communication skills (reading, listening, writing, and speaking).
• · impart an understanding of the nature of the phenomenon of the four skills
• Enable the student to make a practical usage of these skills in real life.

Assessment Criteria

Sessional: 20 (Presentation: 06, Participation: 05, Attendance: 05, Overall Conduct: 04)

Mid-term: 30

Final exam: 50

Recommended Books

Nuttall, C. (1996) Teaching Reading Skills in a Foreign Language. London:

Heinemanan (1990). Listening in Language Learning. NY: Longman

Donn, B. (1999). Teaching writing skills. NY: Longman

Hill, L.E. (1999) Sounds and spelling. Oxford: OUP Teaching Vocabulary