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EDPJ5016: Grammar and the Language Classroom
2024 unit information
This unit focuses on effective teaching of language features in the second/foreign language classroom. The unit has a strong pedagogical focus, as it examines key principles of grammar instruction, how to structure grammar lessons, and how to evaluate and use grammar teaching materials effectively. The unit also focuses on raising awareness of the language systems of English such as tense/aspect, modality and cohesion, and of how context influences grammatical choices. It also examines how texts can be used effectively in the classroom. This unit is intended for those who are, or planning to be teachers of English as a second or foreign language.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Education
| Code | EDPJ5016 |
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| Academic unit | Education |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. understand and apply key grammar teaching principles in the English language classroom
- LO2. evaluate the effectiveness of your own and other's grammar teaching
- LO3. develop a greater awareness of language use in spoken and written texts and the role of that context plays in the language use of speakers and writers.
- LO4. use spoken and written texts in the classroom to raise learners' language awareness.
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