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Week 1 – First Discussion Session - Student should have finished:
I. An Introduction to Pedagogy
- Definition and Concept
- Relevant Terms
- Types of Education
- Official Purposes of Education
- Purpose versus Practice
- Teaching/Learning and Language
Week 2
II. A Glance at Dominant Theories of Teaching and Learning
- Skinner’s Law of Positive Reinforcement
- Jean Piaget: Active Learning
- Vygotsky: Learning and Teaching as Essentially Social Activities
Week 3
III. Concept and Essence of Islamic Pedagogy
- Definition and Concept
- Why, What, and How
- The Virtue of Pursuing Knowledge
- The Sin of Concealing Knowledge
Week 4
IV. Philosophy of Islamic Education
- Read! In the Name of your Lord
“Read” and Tarbiyah (education)
“Read” and ethics
“Read” and knowledge
- Knowledge Has a Wider Scope in Islam
- Islamic Education and Reason
Week 5
V. Islamic Educational Features, Visions, and Institutions
Special Features of Islamic Pedagogy
Muslim Pedagogues’ Visions on Education
Islamic Educational Institutions
A brief historical glance
Islamic universities now
Al-Azhar University
Azharite institutes
Madrasahs
Week 6
VI. Excellence in Islamic Education (Part 1)
Refinement
Principles of Islamic Classroom
Memory and Memorization
Striving
Talk
Week 7
VII. Excellence in Islamic Education (Part 2)
Cross-Cultural and Inter-Faith Education
Imagination and Creativity
Communication Skills
Role Models
Service to Others
The Outcome
Week 8
VIII. Challenges Facing Islamic Education
Education of Muslim Children in the West
Home Schooling
Islamization of the Curriculum
Co-education
Taking off Hijâb to Pursue Education
Difficulty in Knowledge Acquisition
Week 9
IX. Public Speaking I (Concept, Purpose, and Tools)
Definition, Concept, and Purpose
Acquiring Confidence before an Audience
Feeling and Enthusiasm
Voice
Gestures
Week 10
X. Public Speaking II (Methods of Delivery and Preparation)
Methods of Delivery
(1) Reading from manuscript
(2) Committing from memory
(3) Speaking from notes
(4) Extemporaneous speech
Joint methods of delivery
Special Notes on Speech Preparation
Week 11
XI. Public Speaking III (Religious Public Speaking)
Relevant Terms
Concept of Religious Public Speaking
Da`wah: Definition and Objectives
General Tips for Da`wah
TV as a Means of Da`wah
Religious Translation Prepared for Da`wah
Week 12
XII. Public Speaking IV (The Friday Khutbah)
The Khutbah (Sermon) of the Jumu`ah (Friday) Prayer
Khutbahs of the Two Islamic Feasts
Any weeks to come will be dedicated for revision.
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