Module overview
This module builds on your knowledge of language teaching methodologies developed in LING6022. It will focus on current issues in language teaching methodologies and address more specialised areas taking both a synchronic and diachronic which will complement those explored in LING 6022. It will address the implementation and adaptation of methodologies, with particular emphasis on developing your knowledge of the theoretical framework for CLT. You will build on translating theoretical approaches to language learning into practical activities through practical innovation and observation of lesson videos. We will focus on the learner (including learning processes), the classroom environment and practical implementations of language teaching.
Linked modules
LING6022
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- The ability to make links between theory and practice, teaching and pedagogic principles.
- Support language learning through the design of appropriate pedagogic resources.
- How to write a detailed lesson plan and supporting justification for your pedagogical choices, using appropriate literature to explain your decisions.
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- The ability to make links between theory and practice, teaching and pedagogic principles.
- Knowledge of reflective practice and its role in professional development.
- Awareness of new trends (such as technology) in the design of teaching materials.
- A critical understanding of principles in language teaching methodologies, theories of language and theories of language learning.
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Develop and maintain a personal bibliography.
- How to express, support (using researched literature) and position your views through a written assignment.
- Communicate language teaching, applied linguistic and educational work in a variety of written formats as well as orally, in class discussion and/or in formal presentations.
- Use information technology appropriately when presenting your work and in your teaching.
- Identify and use a wide range of reference resources, printed and electronic.
Syllabus
This module will focus on the development of understanding the links between theory and appropriate practice in the language classroom.
Topics dealt with in the sessions will include:
- Critical approaches to language teaching.
- Theories of language and theories of language learning.
- Teaching knowledge/skills and the design of appropriate materials.
- Teaching language to adults.
- Reflective practice and its role in professional development.
- Technology and language learning.
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Teaching methods include:
- Seminars with content and opportunities for discussion in groups.
Learning activities include:
- Individual study.
- Preparing for discussions in groups.
- Reflecting on others' classroom practices.
- Developing and discussing practical classroom materials.
Innovative or special features of this module:
- Weekly practical tasks feed into sessions.
- Observation of lesson videos to evaluate language teaching practices and to develop reflection on practice techniques.
- Evaluation of materials for communicative language teaching.
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Seminar | 24 |
| Completion of assessment task | 30 |
| Follow-up work | 14 |
| Preparation for scheduled sessions | 34 |
| Wider reading or practice | 24 |
| Total study time | 126 |
Resources & Reading list
Internet Resources
Variety of publicly accessible teaching videos via YouTube or Teachers TV.
Textbooks
Carter R. & Nunan D. (Eds.) (2001). Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. Cambridge University Press..
J Harmer (2007). The Practice of English Language Teaching. Pearson Longman.
J Richards & T Rodgers (2001). Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching. Cambridge University Press.
Knapp, K & Seidlhofer, B (Eds) (2009). Handbook of Foreign Language Communication and Learning. Mouton de Gruyter.
G Hall (2011). Exploring English Language Teaching: Language In Action. Routledge.
K Johnson (2001). An Introduction to Foreign Language Learning and Teaching. Pearson Education Ltd.
Kumaravadivelu, B. (2004). Understanding Language Teaching: From Method to Postmethod. Routledge.
J Scrivener (2011). Learning Teaching: The Essential Guide to English Language Teaching. Macmillan.
P Ur (2012). A Course in Language Teaching : Practice and Theory. Cambridge University Press.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Classroom focused study | 50% |
| Essay | 50% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Assignment | 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 |
|---|---|
| Essay | 50% |
| Classroom focused study | 50% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External