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
Excluded Combination of Modules
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
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% |
|
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
