Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Select, adapt and use a wide range of professional/ authentic materials from different sources.
- Develop and maintain course notes and bibliography;
- Communicate about language teaching and learning in a range of formats and registers, spoken and written, for a range of audiences;
- Access theoretical and research materials and assess relative strengths and weaknesses;
- Use information technology where appropriate.
- Monitor your own progress and evaluate your understanding of key concepts;
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- the applications of applied linguistic concepts such as genre and corpus linguistics to the teaching of modern languages
- how to develop on existing knowledge on language teaching gained in previous academic study, including LING 6012, and practice
- Links between theory and practice, teaching and pedagogic principles.
- issues of implementation and adaptation to diverse contexts of LT methodologies
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- analyse current trends in language teaching methodology and critically assess their applicability to diverse contexts
- mediate between applied linguistic concepts and language teaching applications
- Allow module members to reflect on their own contexts and adapt and design teaching materials in the light of the topics covered.
- Select and evaluate relevant academic publications and discuss them critically;
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
Kumaravadivelu, B. (2003). Beyond methods: Macrostrategies for language teaching.. New Haven: Yale University Press.
Burns, A. (2010). Doing Action Research in English Language Teaching. A Guide for Practitioners. New York: Routledge.
Knapp, K & Seidlhofer, B (Eds) (2009). Handbook of Foreign Language Communication and Learning. Mouton de Gruyter.
McGrath, I. (2016). Materials evaluation and design for Language Teaching. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Kumaravadivelu, B. (2004). Understanding Language Teaching: From Method to Postmethod. Routledge.
Assessment
Assessment strategy
Assessments designed to provide informal, on-module feedback Evaluation of participation; Evaluation of understanding of set readingSummative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Abstract and Presentation | 30% |
Research proposal | 70% |
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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Abstract and Presentation | 30% |
Research proposal | 70% |
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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Abstract and Presentation | 30% |
Research proposal | 70% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External