Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- some of the fundamental principles, issues and activities involved in the teaching of a foreign language, with particular reference to English.
- communicative language teaching
- principles of syllabus design, needs analysis and classroom organisation
- the content of language teaching and how it can be organised
- the role of the teacher and the learners
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- describe how the learner’s and teacher's approach to the language class affects the learning outcomes
- evaluate a current programme and say whether it meets certain criteria
- plan a language programme based on sound pedagogical principles and on an analysis of students’ needs
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- plan and organise your own learning schedule
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Teaching | 24 |
Independent Study | 126 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Graddol, D (1997). The future of English?. London: British Council.
Harmer, J. (2001). The practice of English language teaching. Harlow: Longman.
Crystal, D. (1997). English as a global language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Carter, R. & D. Nunan (2001). The Cambridge guide to teaching English to speakers of other languages. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Harmer, J. (1998). How to teach English. Harlow: Longman.
Assessment
Assessment strategy
Assessments designed to provide informal, on-module feedback and the discussion of the written assignment (in advance and after completion).Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Reflective report | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Reflective report | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Reflective report | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External