Career Certification in Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language (CCTAFL)
Career Certification in Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language (CCTAFL) is a 60-hour pre-service certificate of intensive Modern Standard Arabic (MSA).
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Career Certification in Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language (CCTAFL) is a hands-on teacher training program that introduces Arabic language instructors to best practices, knowledge, and skills in communicative teaching, learner-centered approach, active learning, lesson planning, presentation skills, language acquisition, and production techniques, besides assessment of language proficiency and achievement level. The program is designed to provide trainees with intensive teaching practice sessions to develop self and peer-assessment skills. The certificate discusses the following modules:
- Introduction: Principles and Concepts
- Teaching Methods and Skills
- Assessment and Practicum
- Micro-Teaching Practice(s)
Code | Title | CEUs* | Prerequisite(s) |
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CTFL100 | Career Certification in Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language (CCTAFL): 1. Communication as the Objective for Learning and Learner-Centered Approach 2. Learning Outcomes and the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) 3. Selecting and Connecting Textbooks to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) Teaching Methods and Skills 4. Using instructional technology and multimedia in teaching Arabic as a foreign language 5. Teaching methods and elicitation techniques 6. Presentation skills and providing feedback 7. Lesson planning: procedures and activities 8. How to teach Arabic phonetics 9. How to teach Arabic grammar and vocabulary 10. How to teach reading, listening, writing, and speaking 11. Assessment and Application 12. Micro-Teaching Practice(s) | 6 | None |
*One continuing education unit (CEU) equals 10 contact hours.
1. Introduction: Principles and Concepts
- Communication as an educational objective
- Learner-centered teaching and feedback
- Using questions for discovery and using grammar for communication
- Learning objectives and reference frameworks
- Selecting and connecting textbooks to reference frameworks
2. Teaching Preparation
- Instructional technology and multimedia
- Teaching methods and presentation skills
- Lesson planning
- Lesson planning (for beginners)
- Lesson planning (from intermediate to advanced levels) – receptive skills: reading and listening
- Lesson planning (from intermediate to advanced levels) – productive skills: writing
- Lesson planning - productive skills: speaking colloquial arabic
- Applicants must be university graduates (a copy of the bachelor’s degree is required at the time of admission
- Successfully passing the Proficiency Test in Modern Standard Arabic (PTMSA) or Arabic Proficiency Test (APT) or online Arabic Admission Test (OAAT) with a minimum grade of 70.
- Applicants must have basic computer literacy
January 27, 2025 - February 27, 2025
Sunday to Thursday
6:00 - 9:30 pm
| Fees (EGP) | |
|---|---|
| Admission Fees | 150 |
| Course Tuition Fees (per subject or level) | 9,925 |
Placement Test Fees (if required) | |
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