Postgraduate Module Descriptor

EFPM269: Developing Language Teachers

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

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

8 weekly sessions of two hours each:

Weeks 1-2: A critical discussion of the aims of teacher education. An overview of approaches to teacher education.

Weeks 3-4: An introduction to the concept of reflective practitioner and its implications for professional development.

Week 5-6: An overview of tasks and activities for teacher education/development.

Week 7: A critical discussion of how practicing teachers can be evaluated and supported.

Week 8: Effecting and managing teacher development in different sociocultural context.

This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	Guided independent study	Placement / study abroad
30	120	0

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).

Tutors will provide a detailed bibliography for the various topics covered.