Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- make use of the relationship between academic, professional, public and user conceptions of language to clarify educational policy and practice;
- describe the roles of language in social behaviour and users’ attitudes to global language;
- critically analyse language issues in the status quo.
- better assess the implications of theoretical and practical developments in applied linguistics teaching to the education professions
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- use information technology appropriately to support and present your research;
- develop and maintain a personal bibliography;
- identify, select and draw upon a wide range of reference resources, printed and electronic;
- critically evaluate literature and real life situation.
- take appropriate ethical issues into account in linguistic and educational work
- communicate applied linguistic and educational work in a variety of written formats;
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- the impact of a range of philosophical, political, economic, and cultural arguments on the practice of English and other language teaching;
- major arguments for and against the use of English as an international language;
- the implications of the multilingualism in the world of English for language professionals and linguists
- the diversity of English and cutting-edge approaches to English
- possible ways of addressing concerns about the role of English in pedagogy and teaching materials, including: 1. components of teaching or teacher education programmes 2. teacher education materials 3. emancipatory and critical pedagogies.
- the history of the rise of English and the phenomenon of English in various contexts;
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- recognise principles underlying the analysis and description of language
- apply current theories of language, language learning, language in use, and language education to language in a global context.
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
Crystal D. (2003). Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language. Cambridge University Press.
Kirkpatrick A. (2007). World Englishes: Implications for international communication and English language teaching. Cambridge University Press.
Jenkins J. (2015). Global Englishes. A resource book for students. Routledge.
McArthur t. (2002). The Oxford Guide to English. Oxford University Press.
Seidlhofer, B. (2011). Understanding English as a lingua franca. Oxford University Press.
Graddol D. (2006). English Next. British Council.
Graddol (1997). The Future of English?. The British Council.
Crystal D. (2003). English as a Global Language. Cambridge University Press.
Brumfit C.J. (2001). Individual Freedom in Language Teaching. Oxford University Press.
Widdowson, H.G. (2003). Defining Issues in Language Teaching. Oxford University Press.
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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Essay | 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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Coursework | 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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Assignment | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External