It is so designed as to equip student teachers with the essentials of English language teaching and to develop their abilities to teach effectively at the secondary school level through reflecting upon theory and practice. It aims at familiarizing them with major ELT approaches, the techniques and strategies of integrated teaching and communicative skills, materials development and the use of multimedia aids and various resources to enrich, enliven and innovate teaching and learning.

CILO-1: Give a historical overview of the development of foreign language teaching approaches and methods. CILO-2: Discuss current approaches in foreign language teaching in general and examine current approaches and trends in Macao in particular. CILO-3: Construct a conceptual framework for describing, comparing, observing and applying English language teaching approaches. CILO-4: Reflect on and discuss the feasibility of adopting and/or adapting the various approaches to the Macao context.