Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2018-2019 (archived)
Module EDUS2681: MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES 2
Department: Education (ITE)
EDUS2681: MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES 2
| Type | Tied | Level | 2 | Credits | 20 | Availability | Available in 2018/19 | Module Cap | Location | Durham |
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| Tied to | X101 |
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Prerequisites
- None.
Corequisites
- None.
Excluded Combination of Modules
- None.
Aims
- To develop students' understanding and knowledge of a modern foreign language, with particular reference to reading and writing.
- To further develop strategies for delivering modern foreign languages within the primary classroom, with particular emphasis on reading and writing.
- To develop awareness of the value of different kinds of modern foreign teaching resources.
Content
- Relevant grammatical structures.
- Exploring a range of relevant media for personal development of MFL competence.
- Exploring a range of relevant media for the teaching of MFL.
- The use of display in teaching and learning MFL.
- Links between sound and spelling.
- Role of ICT in teaching and learning MFL.
- Exploring current issues in teaching of MFL.
Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge:
- a modern foreign language - French
- links between sound and spelling in a modern foreign language
- knowledge of media for personal development of MFL competence and the teaching of MFL
- current issues in teaching of MFL
Subject-specific Skills:
- appropriate written proficiency in a modern foreign language
- appropriate understanding of a written modern foreign language
- planning and evaluating modern foreign language teaching in the primary school
- observe, record and relate educational practice to theory in primary schools and classrooms
- critically evaluate a range of resources for the teaching and learning of modern foreign languages
Key Skills:
- communicate ideas, principles and theories effectively in written form
- manage time and work to deadlines
- construct and sustain a reasoned argument
- evaluate and make use of information from a variety of primary and secondary sources
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
- Teaching methods will include lectures, seminars and workshops.
- These mechanisms allow for the different learning outcomes to be addressed.
- Lectures will focus on specific issues, seminars allow for in-depth discussion of relevant ideas and workshops will facilitate language development.
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
| Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total/Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 17 | Weekly | 1 hour | 17 | ■ |
| Tutorials, Seminars and Practicals | 17 | Weekly | 1.5 hours | 25.5 | |
| Preparation and Reading | 157.5 | ||||
| Total | 200 |
Summative Assessment
| Component: Coursework Assignment | Component Weighting: 50% | ||
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| Element | Length / duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
| Coursework assignment | 2500 words | 100% | |
| Component: Examination | Component Weighting: 50% | ||
| Element | Length / duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
| Examination | two hours | 100% | |
Formative Assessment:
Tutorial presentations, workshop participation.
■ 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