Planning, Execution and Evaluation of TESOL

• • Introduction and materials design overview
  • The role of the teacher in planning effective learning /teaching and materials design
  • Cultural diversity and approaches to learning and teaching/materials design
  • Product and process aspects of materials provision
  • Approaches to materials design in a digital age
  • Needs analysis in materials design
  • Relating classroom materials to lesson objectives
  • Anticipating linguistic/cultural problems in lesson planning
  • Practicality, authenticity and interactiveness in assessment
  • Emerging and diverging approaches to assessment
  • Preparation for the practical assessment and placement in a language learning setting

Equivalent subjects

You cannot enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

• CUR-TESOL505C-Planning, Execution and Evaluation of TESOL

You won't be able to enrol into this subject if you've already successfully completed or currently enrolled in the following subject(s) as they are considered anti-requisites due to the similarity of the content.

• CUR-TESOL501-Materials Design and Assessment

Special requirements

• PlacementDetails - This subject includes a professional experience placement in an approved educational setting. The placement must be a minimum of 10 days in duration.
• OtherDetails -

  Please note that any checks and/or clearances required by the placement provider must be provided prior to commencement of the placement.

This subject will introduce lesson planning including selecting appropriate aims/objectives, making assumptions about assumed linguistic knowledge of the students, anticipating potential linguistic problems and solutions to those problems and materials design. It will also consider appropriate teaching, learning and assessment strategies in language teaching. A two-week minimum professional placement will support the practical application of the knowledge and skills gained in the subject along with insights into the complexity of the language teacher’s role. Passing this subject is contingent on successful completion of the professional practice component of the subject.

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• Lesson and materials evaluation (50%)
• Lesson plan and materials development (50%)
• Professional experience placement (Pass / Fail%)

Current study term (28 Feb 21 to 30 May 21)

Next study term (29 Aug 21 to 28 Nov 21)