+The task:
Design (part of) a course. The course must fulfil some purpose relevant to the teaching of English. It may be designed for any group of learners in any context.
The assignment should present an overview of the course as a whole, and a coherent set of materials to cover 2 – 3 hours of teaching in a form which can be presented to a teacher/class. These must be original materials which you have designed for the course. Your assignment should also explain the background to the course and present the underlying rationale.
You are not required to create teacher’s notes for the materials but the rationale should make clear how the materials are intended to be used.
++ The context of the course design:
A course designed for monolingual class of one language e.g: Arabic speaking student’s class.
+++The design must:
1- carry out research to develop principled and innovative solutions to practical challenges, as a basis for continuing professional development throughout your career.
2- design language courses and materials for different contexts and purposes, drawing both on practical professional skills and relevant models and principles.
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