English Elementary Education
- 100 Credits
- Intakes: Fall, Spring, Summer
Overview
English has become an essential communication tool all over the world. Therefore, the Faculty of Education at USAL provides a number of challenging courses that allow students, who are specializing in this domain, to acquire the needed skills and information necessary for cycles 1 & 2 teachers. These students will learn and apply revolutionary teaching methodologies that encourage children to learn and acquire the language in an interesting as well as an educating way.
The Teaching English Language and Children’s Literature graduates will be able to obtain the competences that allow them to deal with elementary students in a professional manner. They will be able to prepare, plan and apply appropriate methods in teaching which adds to their qualifications and expertise. The graduates will develop profound understanding of children’s abilities and address them accordingly keeping in mind that the elementary level constitutes the basis of the whole learning process. Knowledge is acquired and learnt at this critical age, i.e. cycles 1 & 2.
Our mission in the English Department at the University of Sciences and Arts in Lebanon (USAL), is to promote learning and support the educational and professional development of our students and equip them with the necessary information that enables them to tackle teaching difficulties.
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The best way to achieve that is by providing engaging materials with talented and experienced instructors and an opportunity to develop every day conversational abilities, utilizing the four basic skills: Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing.
University Requirements (13 credits)
Code | Course Name | Prerequisite/ Corequisite | credits |
ENGL201 | English Communication Skills I | Placement test | 3 cr. |
ENGL202 | English Communication Skills II | ENGL201 | 3 cr. |
ARAB201 | Arabic Communication Skills I | 3 credits | 3 cr. |
ARAB202 | Arabic Communication Skills II | 3 credits | 3 cr. |
GENR201 | Religion And Public Life | Â | 1 cr. |
Core Courses (45 credits)
Course Code | Course Name | Prerequisite/ Corequisite | Credits |
EDUC201 | Psychology of Development | Â | 3 cr. |
EDUC202 | Introduction to special education | Â | 3 cr. |
EDUC221 | Public and community Health | Â | 3 cr. |
EDUC222 | Theories of Learning | EDUC201 | 3 cr. |
EDUC223 | Academic documentation skills | Test | 3 cr. |
EDUC301 | Instructional Procedures | EDUC222 | 3 cr. |
EDUC302 | School and Social Order | Â | 3 cr. |
EDUC321 | Measurement and Classroom evaluation | EDUC301 | 3 cr. |
EDUC322 | Educational Technology I | Test | 3 cr. |
EDUC323 | Curriculum | Â | 3 cr. |
EDUC401 | Introduction to educational research | EDUC321 | 3 cr. |
EDUC416 | Educational Technology II | EDUC 322 | 3 cr. |
EDUC421 | Statistics in Education | EDUC401 | 3 cr. |
EDEN321 | Practicum I | Co: EDUC321 | 2 cr. |
EDEN401 | Practicum II | EDEN321, EDUC322 | 2 cr. |
EDEN421 | Practicum III | EDEN401 | 2 cr. |
EDEN423 | Project | 70 credits, | 3 cr. |
Major/Concentration Requirements (30 credits)
Course Code | Course Name | Prerequisite/Corequisite | cr. |
EDEN201 | Introduction to Linguistics I (Morphology and Syntax) | Â | 3 cr. |
EDEN221 | Introduction to Linguistics II (Phonetics and Semantics) | Â | 3 cr. |
EDEN301 | Methods of Teaching Grammar | EDEN201 | 3 cr. |
EDEN302 | Second Language Acquisition: Theory and Pedagogy | EDEN201, EDEN221 | 3 cr. |
EDEN322 | Methods of Teaching Reading | Â | 3 cr. |
EDEN323 | Children’s Literature | EDEN302 | 3 cr. |
EDEN402 | Methods of Teaching Writing and Speaking | EDEN302 | 3 cr. |
EDEN403 | English Language Assessment | EDEN321, EDEN402 | 3 cr. |
EDEN404 | Introduction to Sociolinguistics | EDEN302 | 3 cr. |
EDEN422 | Curriculum Design in English Language | EDEN321, EDEN402 | 3 cr. |
Courses Distribution Plan
- First Year - Fall
- First Year - Spring
- Second Year - Fall
- Second Year - Spring
- Third Year - Fall
- Third Year - Spring
| Code | Course Name | Prerequisite |
| ENGL 201 | English Communication Skills I | |
| ARAB 201 | Arabic Communication Skills I | |
| EDUC 201 | Psychology of Development | |
| EDEN 201 | Introduction to Linguistics I (Morphology and Syntax) | |
| GENR 201 | Religion and Public Life | |
| General Elective |
| Code | Course Name | Prerequisite |
| ENGL 202 | English Communication Skills II | ENGL 201 |
| ARAB 202 | Arabic Communication Skills II | ARAB 201 |
| EDUC 221 | Public and community Health | |
| EDUC 222 | Theories of Learning | EDUC 201 |
| EDUC 223 | Academic documentation skills | |
| EDEN221 | Introduction to Linguistics II (Phonetics and Semantics) |
| Code | Course Name | Prerequisite |
| EDUC 301 | Instructional Procedures | EDUC 222 |
| EDUC 202 | Introduction to special education | |
| EDUC 302 | School and Social Order | |
| EDEN301 | Methods of Teaching Grammar | EDEN 201 |
| EDEN 302 | Second Language Acquisition: Theory and Pedagogy | EDEN 201 EDENÂ 221 |
| Â | Department Elective |
| Code | Course Name | Prerequisite |
| EDUC 321 | Â Measurement and Classroom evaluation | EDUC 301 |
| EDUC 322 | Â Educational Technology | |
| EDUC 323 | Curriculum | |
| EDEN 321 | Practicum I | Co: EDUC 321 |
| EDEN322 | Methods of Teaching Reading | |
| EDEN323 | Children’s Literature | EDEN 302 |
| Code | Course Name | Prerequisite |
| EDUC 401 | Introduction to educational research | EDUC 223 |
| EDEN 401 | Practicum II | EDEN 321 EDUC 322 |
| EDEN402 | Methods of Teaching Writing and Speaking | EDEN302 |
| EDEN404 | Introduction to Sociolinguistics | EDEN 302 |
| Â | General Elective |
| Code | Course Name | Prerequisite |
| EDUC 426 | Statistics in Education | EDUC 401 |
| EDEN 421 | Practicum III | EDEN 401 |
| EDEN 403 | English Language Assessment | EDEN 321 EDEN 402 |
| EDEN422 | Curriculum Design in English Language | EDENÂ 321 EDEN 402 |
| EDEN 423 | Project | 70 credits (EDEN 401 + Co: EDUC 421) |
| Department Elective |
Scholarship Programs
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