By the end of the course students will be able to :

a) to develop an in-depth understanding of former and current approaches, methods and techniques in English Language Teaching (ELT) 

b) to raise awareness about the connection of ELT to theories of psychology, educational sciences, linguistics and sociology

c).to develop  a critical stance towards the integration of  different  language teaching approaches,methods and techniques into  English as a Foreign Language (EFL)  classes

d) to develop an in-depth understanding of the theories of learning and teaching, the teacher and learner roles, the design of the instructional materials, and the assessment procedures pertinent to various approaches, methods and techniques used in English language teaching

e) to evaluate the effectiveness of different approaches, methods and techniques used in  particular EFL settings with different learner profiles

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