Language Teaching: Methodology and Curriculum
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| EDUC4217 | Education | 4 | 30 | Autumn UK |
- Code
- EDUC4217
- School
- Education
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- 30
- Semesters
- Autumn UK
Summary
The module focuses on topics which have been the subject of recent discussion and research in the field of foreign and second language teaching. These include:
- a historical review of language teaching methods and approaches
- content vs. process syllabus design in language teaching
- humanism in language teaching
- Communicative Language Teaching and Task Based Learning
- areas of applied linguistics particularly relevant to teaching of productive skills, especially sociolinguistics and pragmatics
- areas of applied linguistics particularly relevant to the teaching of receptive skills, especially psycholinguistics.
Students will be expected to read, understand and engage critically with the research presented on these topics.
Target Students
Available to MA TESOL or TCSOL students, plus other MA students in the School of Education. Also available to PGT Exchangestudents.
Classes
This module is taught through a series of seminars.
Assessment
- 100% Coursework: 6,000 words or equivalent
Assessed by end of autumn semester
Educational Aims
This module aims to:develop in participants a critical awareness and understanding of important recent research and developments in language teaching approaches and methods.Learning Outcomes
A. Knowledge and Understanding
A student who completes this module successfully will have knowledge and understanding of:
- English as a linguistic system, related sub-disciplines within the field of applied linguistics and second language acquisition theories
- current issues in language education methodology and research how programmes can be designed and delivered to meet more effectively the needs of particular learners in specific teaching contexts.
B. Intellectual Skills
A student who completes this module successfully will be able to:
- critically evaluate relevant practice, including their own, in the light of current theory and practice in the field
- critically evaluate relevant theory and empirical research in language education.
C. Transferable/Key Skills
A student who completes this module successfully will be able to:
- critically analyse and evaluate their own professional practice and that of others
- communicate clearly and confidently on educational issues
- analyse and evaluate the relevance and adequacy of theory, empirical studies and practical proposals relating to education.