Postgraduate Module Descriptor

EFPM280: Developing Practical Knowledge for TESOL Teaching

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

15 weekly sessions of two hours in length:

Week 1
Introduction to the concept of teaching and learning and implications for teacher and learners' roles.

Week 2.
Observations of language classes.

Week 3.
Introduction to lesson planning.

Week 4.
Techniques for introducing and practising new language (1).

Week 5:
Techniques for introducing and practising new language (2).

Week 6 and 7.
Micro teaching (focusing on the practical application of content covered in weeks 1-4).

Week 8.
Types of language classroom activities.

Week 9.
Observations of language classes

Week 10.
Micro teaching (focusing on the practical application of content covered in weeks 1-9)

Week 11.
Classroom management 1: giving instructions, questioning techniques and facilitating student input.

Week 12.
Classroom management 2: giving feedback, error analysis and correction.

Week 13.
Classroom management 3: dealing with classroom issues including discipline, large class size and a differentiated student body.

Weeks 14-15.
Micro teaching ( group presentations of a whole lesson)

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
150	150	0

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

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Learning and teaching activities	30	Lectures, seminars, tutorials and workshops
Learning and teaching activities	30	Directed reading
Guided independent study	80	Assignment preparation
Guided independent study	150	Independent study
Learning and teaching activities	10	Language classroom observation

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