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Module information | Master 2 | Semester 3 | Dr. Ouafa Ouarniki
Module identity
• University: Ziane Achour University of Djelfa
• Programme: Master in Didactics of Foreign Languages
• Level: Master 2 | Semester: 3
• Teaching unit: Fundamental
• Credits: 4 | Coefficient: 2
• Volume: 45 hours / 15 weeks (1h30 lecture + 1h30 tutorial weekly)
Official aims and prerequisites
• Aim: develop knowledge of approaches and methods of language teaching within applied
linguistics.
• Prerequisite: introductory knowledge of psychopedagogy and sociolinguistics.
• Learning outcome (teaching interpretation): critically compare methods and select
context-appropriate classroom practices.
Official syllabus: learning theories
• 1. Learning theories
• 1.1 Behaviourism
• 1.2 Cognitivism
• 1.3 Constructivism
Official syllabus: methods
• 2. Methods in language teaching
• 2.1 Grammar Translation Method
• 2.2 Direct Method
• 2.3 Audio-Lingual Method
• 2.4 Silent Way
• 2.5 Suggestopedia
• 2.6 Communicative Language Teaching
Official syllabus: additional themes
• 3. Goals and objectives in language teaching
• 4. Teacher–learner relationship
• 5. Learning strategies
• 6. Teaching materials
• 7. Community Language Learning
• 8. Total Physical Response (TPR)
• 9. Tutorial
Assessment and suggested learning outcomes
• Official assessment: 50% final examination; 50% continuous assessment.
• Suggested outcome: distinguish approach, method and technique.
• Suggested outcome: relate learning theories to classroom decisions.
• Suggested outcome: evaluate strengths and limitations of methods.
• Suggested outcome: design and justify a short teaching activity.
Suggested teaching sequence
• Weeks 1–3: learning theories
• Weeks 4–9: language teaching methods
• Weeks 10–12: objectives, roles, strategies and materials
• Weeks 13–14: CLL, TPR and microteaching
• Week 15: revision and tutorial synthesis
• This sequence is a teaching proposal, not an official week-by-week allocation.
Source and reading
• Official source: Master in Didactics of Foreign Languages, updated 2025 curriculum, p. 28 (module
description); p. 17 (semester table).
• Suggested reading: Richards & Rodgers, Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching.
• Suggested reading: Brown, Principles of Language Learning and Teaching.