LANGUAGE TEACHING APPROACHES & METHODS

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.