Postgraduate Module Descriptor

EFPM269: Developing Language Teachers

This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.

Module Aims

To introduce fundamental concepts and good practice in teacher education
To critically examine approaches and procedures in language teacher education
To familiarise students with the concept of reflection and its relevance to teacher development
To engage in active critical reflection of the professional work being done by self and others.
To consider issues in the design of a teacher education and development programmes with reference to sociocultural and socio-political contexts.

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
This module's assessment will evaluate your achievement of the ILOs listed here - you will see reference to these ILO numbers in the details of the assessment for this module.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to:
Module-Specific Skills	1. Demonstrate a thorough and critical understanding of the principles and techniques involved in language teacher education. 2. Demonstrate a systematic approach to the design of tasks for teacher education with reference to a specific context. 3. Develop a thorough understanding of the concept of reflection and reflective practitioner and its relevance to language teacher education and development. 4. Apply a critical understanding of the implications of the changing socio-political dimensions of TESOL contexts for teachers' professional identities.
Discipline-Specific Skills	5. Undertake a critical analysis of teacher education practices informed by theoretical insights regarding TESOL teacher development. 6. Apply the concept of reflective practitioner to an exploration of their own professional development individually, collaboratively and institutionally
Personal and Key Skills	7. Engage in independent and cooperative learning with peers from different cultural and pedagogic backgrounds, as evidenced through group discussion. 8. Critically reflect on academic literature in the field of teacher education with specific reference to specific contexts 9. Identify and organise material to produce, to a deadline, a sound analysis of theoretical concepts related to the field and their application to a specific context

How this Module is Assessed

In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.

Formative Assessment

A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.

Form of assessment	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
A number of tasks which examine the theory and practice of teacher education/training; these will involve individual and group presentations.	Variable	1 and 7, and, depending on topic, 2, 3, 4 and 6	Oral comments from peers and tutor

Summative Assessment

A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.

Coursework	Written exams	Practical exams
100	0	0

...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.

Form of assessment	% of credit	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
Essay which considers theoretical insights and their practical application to the application of teacher education principles to a particular language education context.	100	3750	1, 5, 6, 8 and 9 and, depending on topic, 2, 3 and 4.	Written feedback

Re-assessment

Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.

Original form of assessment	Form of re-assessment	ILOs re-assessed	Timescale for re-assessment
Essay	Re-submission of essay	1, 5, 6, 8 and 9 and, depending on topic, 2, 3 and 4.	6 weeks

Re-assessment notes

Resubmission will be capped at a mark of 50%