Session 1

Prof. Yousif Alshumaimeri

MA TESOL 2009
King Saud University
CI 582

A lecture by Prof. Y. Alshumaimeri 2009

Issues to be covered
 English as a global language.
 What do we mean by methodology?
 CLT and TBL.
 Describing Teachers.
 Describing learning context.
And other topics to be decided later.

A lecture by Prof. Y. Alshumaimeri 2009

English as a global language
 The triumph of English?
 A colonial history
 Economics
 Information exchange
 Travel
 Popular culture

A lecture by Prof. Y. Alshumaimeri 2009

Kachru’s Circles
Expanding Circle, e.g. China, Russia

Outer circle, e.g. India ,

Singapore
Inner-circle
e.g USA, UK

A lecture by Prof. Y. Alshumaimeri 2009

Which circle is KSA in?
 Task 1
In group of 3-4, discuss the place of Saudi Arabia inside
Kachru’s circles and explain why?

A lecture by Prof. Y. Alshumaimeri 2009

EFL, ESL, ESOL &ELF
 What these acronyms and initials stand for?
 The emergence of TESOL

A lecture by Prof. Y. Alshumaimeri 2009

TEFL vs. TESL
TEFL TESL
Instrumental Integrative
Vocational Humanistic
Technical Literary
Temporary Permanent

A lecture by Prof. Y. Alshumaimeri 2009

Next session
Please read the paper titled:
Post-method era

A lecture by Prof. Y. Alshumaimeri 2009