| CODE | ELP5007 | ||||||||||||||||
| TITLE | TESOL Practicum | ||||||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Centre for English Language Proficiency | ||||||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit provides students with an opportunity to conduct fieldwork in language teaching organisations in relation to four main strands. Students will examine the key theoretical principles underpinning (i) course design and delivery, (ii) leadership and management, (iii) teacher education and development, and (iv) language learning. By means of a practicum carried out in a language teaching organisation, students will then be able to conduct empirical research on how these principles operate into practice. This study-unit provides students with an opportunity to apply their knowledge of various aspects of applied linguistics and TESOL to contexts involving real learners of English, leaders in language schools, teacher educators, and trainees attending professional development events. Study-Unit Aims: - To provide students with an understanding of the key issues related to course design and delivery, leadership and management, teacher education and development, and language learning; - To foster students’ understanding of how these four key strands manifest themselves in language teaching organisations; - To offer students the opportunity in a practical context to apply some of the theoretical principles that underpin the four key strands; -To offer students the opportunity to apply their knowledge of various aspects of applied linguistics and TESOL to language teaching organisations; - To enable students to gather data related to the four strands by means of fieldwork; and - To equip students with the necessary skills to both evaluate and critique the practices observed in language teaching organisations. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - identify key theories and approaches in relation to course design and delivery, leaderships and management, teacher education and development, and language learning; - identify the research methods that need to be adopted when conducting fieldwork in language teaching organisations; - develop an awareness of the principles governing fieldwork in TESOL contexts; - develop an awareness of how insights from applied linguistics and TESOL can be applied to researching language teaching organisations; - distinguish between the different roles involved: (1) academic and practitioner designing course materials; (2) management of teachers and liaising with different parties (schools owners, agents, etc.); (3) trainer and trainee; (4) language learner. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - analyse and critique some of the theories related to the four strands; - compare and contrast different approaches; - evaluate the methods and results of studies involving fieldwork in language teaching organisations; - collect and analyse data by means of fieldwork; - apply key theoretical principles to TESOL contexts by means of fieldwork; - apply their knowledge of various aspects of applied linguistics and TESOL to researching language teaching organisations; - write critically and engagingly about theory and the TESOL contexts in which the fieldwork is carried out; - write reflectively and critically about their fieldwork in a TESOL context. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Christison, M., & Murray, D.E. (2009). Leadership in English language education: Theoretical foundations and practical skills for changing times. Routledge. - Jones, M. (2014). Researching organizations: The practice of organizational fieldwork. Sage. - Lightbown, P., & Spada, N. (2013). How languages are learned (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. - Nation, I.S.P., & Macalister, J. (2010). Language curriculum design. Routledge. - Richards, J.C., & Farrell, T.S.C. (2005). Professional development for language teachers. Cambridge University Press. Note: Students will be given a comprehensive study pack at the start of the study-unit. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Practical and Seminar | ||||||||||||||||
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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