PL20424: Introduction to English language teaching
[Page last updated: 02 August 2022]
| Academic Year: | 2022/23 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies |
| Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
| Level: | Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) |
| Period: |
- Semester 1
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| Assessment Summary: | CW 33%, ES 67% |
| Assessment Detail: |
- Presentation (CW 16%)
- Write up (CW 17%)
- Essay (ES 67%)
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
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| Learning Outcomes:
| A student who completes this unit successfully will show evidence of:
* awareness of the factors which influence teaching and learning
* understanding and use of basic ELT (English Language Teaching) terminology relating to form/meaning/language use/skills
* ability to analyse language for teaching purposes
* understanding the aims and stages of a language/skills lesson
* understanding the rationale for choosing specific resources and activities for a specific learner.
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| Aims: |
* To enhance language awareness in general and to introduce a systematic approach to the linguistic analysis of English.
* To provide a practical introduction to the phonology of English.
* To provide a self-contained introduction to the skills of TEFL, of practical use to students preparing to work as language assistants abroad.
* To develop transferable skills relevant to a career in foreign language teaching.
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| Skills: | Skills in critical analysis, conceptual thinking and effective communication in English are developed and assessed in this unit, along with practical teaching skills.
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| Content: | An introduction to basic linguistics with a practical focus on the skills and systems of the English language; teaching methodology (the context for learning and teaching English as a foreign language, planning for effective teaching, classroom skills); selection and evaluation of resources and materials.
Recommended background texts:
* 'Learning Teaching' (Scrivener, J.: MacHELT 1994)
* 'Practical English Usage' (Swan, M.: OUP 1995)
* 'Source Book for TEFL' (Lewis, M. and Hill, J.: MacHELT 1993).
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| Programme availability: |
PL20424 is Optional on the following programmes:
Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies
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- UHPL-AYB32 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages (French and Spanish) with Year Abroad (Year 2)
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- UHPL-AYB38 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages (German and ab initio Italian) with Year Abroad (Year 2)
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- UHPL-AYB37 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages (German and ab initio Russian) with Year Abroad (Year 2)
- UHPL-AYB36 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages (German and ab initio Spanish) with Year Abroad (Year 2)
- UHPL-AYB36 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages (German and Spanish) with Year Abroad (Year 2)
- UHPL-AYB32 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages (Spanish and ab initio French) with Year Abroad (Year 2)
- UHPL-AYB36 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages (Spanish and ab initio German) with Year Abroad (Year 2)
- UHPL-AYB41 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages (Spanish and ab initio Italian) with Year Abroad (Year 2)
- UHPL-AYB42 : BA(Hons) Modern Languages (Spanish and ab initio Mandarin) with Year Abroad (Year 2)
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2022/23 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2023/24 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2022/23.
- Programmes and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
- Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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