Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- identify approaches to digital education design for language teaching and the ideas about language and learning they are based on
- evaluate existing digital courses, apps/software, syllabus and materials for language teaching
- critically evaluate a range of theoretical approaches, materials and tools related to digital education
- conceptualise and recognise the practical implications of the changing roles and activities of teachers and learners in digital spaces.
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- demonstrate digital literacy skills in ICT literacy, information literacy and learning skills in digital environments
- examine and reflect on your own digital learning and teaching experiences and beliefs and relate these to current theory
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- equip you to carry out digital course and materials design processes for language teaching within a future institutional context
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- a range of theoretical approaches, materials and tools related to digital education
- approaches to digital education design for language teaching and the ideas about language and learning they are based on
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Completion of assessment task | 36 |
| Preparation for scheduled sessions | 40 |
| Wider reading or practice | 30 |
| Follow-up work | 20 |
| Seminar | 12 |
| Lecture | 12 |
| Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Salmon, G. (2011). E-moderating: the key to teaching and learning online.
Farr F. and Murray, L. (2016). The Routledge Handbook of Language Learning and Technology. Oxford and New York: Routledge.
Carrier, M. Damerow, R. and Bailey, K. (2017). Digital Language Learning and Teaching: research, theory and practice. Oxford: Routledge.
Meskill, C., & Anthony, N (2010). Teaching Languages Online.
Assessment
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Online tasks
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback: Group feedback online on online tasks and activities
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: Yes
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Personal Critical Reflection | 20% |
| Essay | 80% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Coursework | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External