Module overview
Linked modules
LING6022
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- How to write a detailed lesson plan and supporting justification for your pedagogical choices, using appropriate literature to explain your decisions.
- The ability to make links between theory and practice, teaching and pedagogic principles.
- Support language learning through the design of appropriate pedagogic resources.
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Identify and use a wide range of reference resources, printed and electronic.
- Communicate language teaching, applied linguistic and educational work in a variety of written formats.
- Use information technology appropriately when presenting your work and in your teaching.
- Develop and maintain a personal bibliography.
- How to express, support (using researched literature) and position your views through a written assignment.
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- Awareness of new trends (such as technology) in the design of teaching materials.
- The ability to make links between theory and practice, teaching and pedagogic principles.
- Knowledge of reflective practice and its role in professional development.
- A critical understanding of principles in language teaching methodologies, theories of language and theories of language learning.
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Seminar | 24 |
Preparation for scheduled sessions | 46 |
Completion of assessment task | 30 |
Wider reading or practice | 36 |
Follow-up work | 14 |
Total study time | 150 |
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..
K Johnson (2001). An Introduction to Foreign Language Learning and Teaching. Pearson Education Ltd.
P Ur (2012). A Course in Language Teaching : Practice and Theory. Cambridge University Press.
J Scrivener (2011). Learning Teaching: The Essential Guide to English Language Teaching. Macmillan.
J Richards & T Rodgers (2001). Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching. Cambridge University Press.
Kumaravadivelu, B. (2004). Understanding Language Teaching: From Method to Postmethod. Routledge.
G Hall (2011). Exploring English Language Teaching: Language In Action. Routledge.
J Harmer (2007). The Practice of English Language Teaching. Pearson Longman.
Knapp, K & Seidlhofer, B (Eds) (2009). Handbook of Foreign Language Communication and Learning. Mouton de Gruyter.
Assessment
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Analysis and report
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback:
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: No
Summative
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 |
---|---|
Essay | 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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Essay | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External