Language Teaching Theory and Practice

Module overview

This module examines the theory and practice of language teaching and explores 'reflective practice' as a set of skills that can be applied to your future working life.

Aims and Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

- the needs and motivation of language learners
- the role of the teacher
- the place of methods in language teaching, 'alternative' approaches and critical pedagogy
- principles of syllabus design
- teaching languages for specific purposes

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

- evaluate a learner’s needs in relation to their learning context
- apply theoretical models to case studies.
- describe how the learner’s motivation influences learning outcomes

Learning and Teaching

Teaching and learning methods

Teaching methods include seminars workshops Learning activities include individual study preparing presentations and discussions in small groups conducting observations/interviews and small research projects reading and critiquing academic papers Innovative or special features of this module weekly practical tasks feed into sessions learning log feeds into sessions and into assessement

Study time
Type	Hours
Independent Study	126
Teaching	24
Total study time	150

Resources & Reading list

Textbooks

Swann, M (1995). Practical English Usage. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Harmer, J (2001). The practice of English language teaching. Harlow: Longman.

Lightbown, P and Spada, N (1993). How languages are learned. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Carter, R. & D. Nunan (2001). The Cambridge guide to teaching English to speakers of other languages. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Stern, H H (1983). Fundamental concepts of language teaching. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Assessment

Assessment strategy

Assessments designed to provide informal, on-module feedback guidance on oral presentations discussion of written assignments (in advance and after completion)

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Practical task	50%
Review	50%

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Review	50%
Practical task	50%

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.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Review	50%
Practical task	50%

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External