Postgraduate Module Descriptor

EFPM280: Developing Practical Knowledge for TESOL Teaching

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

Module Content

Syllabus Plan

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)

Learning and Teaching

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

Online Resources

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

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
Microteaching	30 minutes for each group of 4-5 students	1-7	Verbal comment and review from tutors and fellow students

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
A Portfolio which includes details of the microteaching experiences and the observed classes. Students also reflect on themes that have emerged from these experiences and critically comment on them in relation to the module contents and their own contexts.	100	7,000 words	1-11	Written summative 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
Portfolio	Portfolio resubmission	1-11	6 weeks