Rethinking Main Objectives for Teaching English

The Language Research Center hosted a lively presentation on, “Rethinking Main Objectives for Teach English.” The presenter, Dr. Abdelhamid Bessaid, led us through a series of critical strategies, viewpoints, and pedagogical theories. The primary aim of his seminar was to compare the particular linguistic practices into which learners are socialized outside their schools with the practice they encountered inside their institutions. He related that language is “par excellence” and that the paramount question under debate is what are the kinds of approaches to meet the new challenges? Varying questions were addressed by Dr. Bessaid during the seminar to include but not limited to: What do non-native students/learners need to do with English? Which of the skills do they need to master and how well? For more information, please email Dr. Abdelhamid Bessaid at amabsaeed@kku.edu.sa Date: Spring 2015 Source: Faculty of Languages and Translation Multimedia Contribution: MD Sirajul Islam