This B.Ed program aims to prepare academically and educationally qualified teachers to teach English in Omani schools.
The program develops practical skills in methods of teaching through micro-teaching sessions and educational media laboratories.
A minimum of 132 credit hours is required, including 78 hours of specialized academic instruction in English Language and Literature, 36 hours of educational courses (College requirements) and 18 hours of general cultural courses (University requirements).
A graduate of this program can expect career opportunities in both government and private educational sectors where demand for English teachers is strong.
English Education Programme:
The programme aims to prepare teachers to teach English in Basic and Post-Basic education schools. It builds student teachers’ competence in the four language skills, grammar and English literature. In order for student teachers to possess competencies which enable them to teach these areas, they study various educational courses (e.g. Curriculum and Methods of Teaching, Educational Psychology, Foundations of Education, and Instructional Technology). These are supplemented by practice in labs and microteaching sessions. Besides, they practice teaching in Basic and Post-Basic education schools.
English Education Degree Plan
|
FIRST YEAR |
|
SEMESTER ONE |
Cr. H |
SEMESTER TWO |
Cr. H |
|
ARAB1001 |
Arabic Language |
3 |
PSYC 1000 |
Intr. To Edu. Research Method |
1 |
|
**** |
Elective I (Univ.) |
2 |
COMP1100 |
Introduction to Personal Computer & its Applications |
2 |
|
**** |
Elective II (Univ.) |
2 |
EDUC2003 |
Foundations of Education |
3 |
|
LANC1113 |
Language Skills I |
3 |
LANC1118 |
Language Skills II |
3 |
|
LANC1115 |
Reading & Vocab I |
3 |
LANC1119 |
Reading & Vocabulary II |
3 |
|
LANC1117 |
Writing I |
3 |
LANC1120 |
Writing II |
3 |
|
TOTAL |
16 |
TOTAL |
15 |
|
SECOND YEAR |
|
SEMESTER THREE |
Cr. H |
SEMESTER FOUR |
Cr. H |
|
SOCI 3320 |
Modern Omani Society |
1 |
PSYC 2001 |
Educational Psychology |
3 |
|
EDUC2009 |
Educational Aims |
3 |
ENGL2134 |
Critical Reading |
3 |
|
ENGL2108 |
Modern English Grammar |
3 |
ENGL2135 |
Effective Writing |
3 |
|
ENGL2109 |
Effective Reading |
3 |
ENGL2327 |
Phonology & Morphology |
3 |
|
ENGL2320 |
Introduction to the Study of Language & Phonetics |
3 |
ENGL2226 |
Introduction to Literature II |
3 |
|
ENGL2225 |
Introduction to Literature I |
3 |
HIST1010
Or ISLM1010 |
Oman & Islamic Civilization
Or Islamic Culture |
2 |
|
TOTAL |
16 |
TOTAL |
17 |
|
THIRD YEAR |
|
SEMESTER FIVE |
Cr. H |
SEMESTER SIX |
Cr. H |
|
TECH3008 |
Intro. to Educational Technology |
3 |
CUTM3007 |
Educational Curriculum |
3 |
|
PSYC3001 |
Counseling and Development |
3 |
CUTM3012 |
Methods of Teaching Eng. (1) |
3 |
|
ENGL3127 |
Academic Writing |
3 |
ENGL3129 |
Research Project |
3 |
|
ENGL3128 |
Speaking |
3 |
ENGL3324 |
Techniques in Translation |
3 |
|
ENGL3217 |
Children’s Literature |
3 |
ENGL**** |
Elective I (Dept) |
2 |
|
ENGL3329 |
Syntax and Semantics |
3 |
…… |
Elective III (Univ.) |
2 |
|
TOTAL |
18 |
TOTAL |
16 |
|
FOURTH YEAR |
|
SEMESTER SEVEN |
Cr. H |
SEMESTER EIGHT |
Cr. H |
|
CUTM4012 |
Methods of Teaching English (2) |
3 |
CUTM4500 |
Teaching Practice |
9 |
|
EDUC3117 |
Edu. Sys. and Its Ad. in Oman & the Gulf |
3 |
PSYC4001 |
Educational Measurement and Evaluation |
3 |
|
ENGL3328 |
Language in Society |
3 |
ENGL4325 |
Applied Linguistics |
3 |
|
ENGL4421 |
Langage Acquisition |
3 |
|
|
|
|
ENGL3417 |
Studies in Longer Fiction |
3 |
|
|
|
|
ENGL**** |
Elective II (Dept) |
2 |
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
17 |
TOTAL |
17 |