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Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Methodologies
Postgraduate | CUR-TESOL502 | 2021
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Gain an overview of the approaches and methods used in teaching English to non-native speakers. Develop classroom techniques that address the needs of culturally diverse students to improve your teaching practices and detailed lesson planning.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Methodologies
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- evaluate lesson materials in terms of suitability for English language learners, considering cultural and linguistic differences and similarities
- review second language learning theories related to language teaching approaches
- develop a learning environment which maximises the learning potential of language learners through integrating content knowledge and language skills
- identify the principles behind the various teaching approaches and incorporate these principles into lesson design.
- TESOL: principles and terminology
- Class interaction & individual differences
- SLA theories underpinning language teaching
- Historical overview of TESOL methods
- Communicative language teaching (CLT)
- Task-based language teaching (TBLT)
- Content-based instruction & CILL
- Lesson planning techniques
- Teaching reading
- Teaching writing
- Teaching listening & speaking
- Teaching grammar & vocabulary
This subject includes a basic overview of approaches, methods, and techniques used in teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL). It focuses on developing successful classroom practices that address the learning needs and interests of culturally diverse and language minority students. Students in this subject will have the opportunity to apply what has been discussed in the workshops to hands-on teaching practices and detailed lesson planning.
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- Report (50%)
- Materials Development (50%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Equivalent subjects
You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:
CUR-TESOL502C-Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Methodologies (no longer available)
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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