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Department of Education
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
EDUCATION (UNDERGRADUATE)
EDU201 Fundamentals of Education
[3-0, 3 cr.]
This course is an introduction to the teaching
profession, providing a comprehensive
examination of the historical, philosophical,
and social foundations of education, as well as
significant contemporary educational issues.
EDU202 Observation and Curriculum
[1-2, 3 cr.]
This course covers the integration of the study
of curriculum development along with a field
experience. Emphasis is on the strategies
and techniques for observing and recording
students’ behaviours in the classroom where
the student teacher spends 60 semester
hours.
EDU205 Safety and Health [3-0, 3 cr.]
This course is a review of the integrated holistic
approach of health and safety practices
recommended for childcare, including
information on common diseases, health
problems, nutrition, and safety issues.
EDU211 Mathematics for Elementary
Teachers [3-0, 3 cr.]
This course is a comprehensive review of the
mathematics needed by teachers, and the
mathematics taught at the elementary level
(grades 1 through 6). The course entails an
insightful understanding of the mathematical
concepts, the nature and stages of the
development of mathematical knowledge, the
impact of new technologies (calculators and
computers) on the elementary mathematics
curricula, critical thinking and problem
solving strategies, etc…, with emphasis on the
new topics in the elementary mathematics
curricula.
EDU212 Science for Elementary Teachers
[3-0, 3 cr.]
This course is a comprehensive review of the
sciences taught at the elementary level (grades
1 through 6). The course entails an insightful
understanding of the scientific concepts, the
learning cycle of the development of scientific
knowledge, scientific method of investigation
and inquiry, experimentation and laboratory
skills, critical thinking and problem solving
strategies, etc..., with emphasis on the new
topics in elementary science curricula.
EDU301 School Counseling [3-0, 3 cr.]
This course is a study of the theory and
practice of school counseling. Emphasis is on
communication skills and basic intervention
techniques that assist educators in dealing
with a range of behavioural, emotional and
vocational concerns at school.
EDU303 Language Arts [3-0, 3 cr.]
This is a training course designed to give
students practice in the effective use of
classroom English, and to extend their
language teaching skills and techniques,
with special emphasis on the communicative
approach.
EDU305 Applied Phonology* [3-0, 3 cr.]
This course deals with phonetics and
phonemics, phonological analysis including
segmental (consonant and vowel), as well as
supra-segmental (stress, intonations, juncture,
pause, and rhythm) features, comparative
analysis, and native language interference in
second language learning. The course includes
examples from a wide variety of languages,
with special emphasis on the sound systems of
English and Arabic. The course develops basic
skills in comparative phonological analysis.
EDU310 Computers in Education [3-0, 3 cr.]
This course is designed to provide prospective
teachers with broad knowledge, and practical
activities, of the various instructional
applications of computers. Topics include
general knowledge about computers and
their educational uses, simple computer
programming as a means to enhance students’
higher-order thinking, the evaluation, selection,
and integration of educational software in
teaching, and the learning of various subjects,
as well as the use of the Web resources in
teaching and learning. The course covers an
overview of the new Lebanese Informatics
curriculum.
EDU311 The Teaching of Arabic as a Foreign
Language [3-0, 3 cr.]
This course is a study of the problems and
methods of teaching Arabic as a foreign
language, based on the findings of modern
linguistic science. The course covers all
the aspects of Arabic teaching including
pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, reading,
writing, and testing. It handles curricular
matters, and prepares students for their
practice teaching experience.
Prerequisite: ENG213 Introduction to Language,
or the consent of the Instructor.
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