Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2005-2006 (archived)

Module LANG2151: ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING

Department: LANGUAGE CENTRE

LANG2151: ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING

Type	Open	Level	2	Credits	20	Availability	Available in 2005/06	Module Cap	None.	Location	Durham

Prerequisites

Language and Learning (EDUC1281) or any one Level 1 module in Linguistics.

Corequisites

None.

Excluded Combination of Modules

None.

Aims

To provide a principled English Language Teaching methodology as the basis for decision making about materials selection and classroom practice.

Content

1.
Methodology, syllabus design, language teaching methods, theories of communicative competence and communicative language teaching.
2.
Teaching in the skill areas (reading, writing, speaking, listening), teaching different levels (beginners, advanced), the use of authentic materials (music and song, newspapers), literature in language teaching.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:

Subject-specific Skills:

Key Skills:

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Number	Frequency	Duration	Total/Hours
Lectures	40	2 per week (Terms 1 and 2)	1 hour	40
Workshops	5	1 week course (Term 3)	3 hours	15
Preparation and Reading				145
Total				200

Summative Assessment

Component: Composition		Component Weighting: 100%
Element	Length / duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Assignment 1 2500 words		50%
Assignment 2 2500 words		50%

Formative Assessment:

1 800 word assignment

■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University