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EDPJ5021: Developments in English Lang Teaching
2024 unit information
This unit examines contemporary developments in English language teaching such as issues in the teaching of listening, reading, writing and speaking, as well as teaching and learning grammar, pronunciation and vocabulary. Other issues that are currently being discussed in the TESOL literature will also be addressed. These include the notion of English as a lingua franca, intercultural language learning, integration of technologies into the language classroom, and research on learner autonomy.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Education
| Code | EDPJ5021 |
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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. Demonstrate an understanding and knowledge of the basic principles of Communicative Language Teaching
- LO2. Develop a sensitivity to a broader pedagogical orientation in language teaching and learning
- LO3. Demonstrate an understanding of the sub-skills connected to each of the macro skills in language teaching and learning
- LO4. Develop an awareness of a range of issues relating to language learning, teaching and research
- LO5. Demonstrate an understanding of the parameters of different kinds of language learning materials and tasks
- LO6. Develop the competence to use a range of approaches to language teaching
- LO7. Develop knowledge and understanding of designing and conducting a small scale language research project
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