Module EFPM313 for 2019/0
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
EFPM313: Issues in English Language Teaching
This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
- An overview of key current issues in the TESOL field and those addressed in this module.
- The growth of English as an international Language: TESOL, power and ideology.
- Theoretical constructions of culture for language education: from Essentialism to ‘small cultures’.
- Bilingual/multilingual education.
- Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL).
- Differentiation and mixed ability teaching.
- The role of authenticity in materials and activities for language learning.
- An investigation into and presentation of an issue pertinent to students’ contexts.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | 134 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Activities | 16 | 8 x 2 hour seminars and tutorials |
| Guided independent study | 24 | Directed reading: seminar preparation/review |
| Guided independent study | 40 | Directed reading: further exploration of chosen topics |
| Guided independent study | 10 | Formative assignment preparation |
| Guided independent study | 60 | Summative assignment preparation |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
Journals
TESOL Quarterly
English Language Teaching Journal
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
Baker, C. 2006. Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters
Block, D. 2003. The Social Turn in Second Language Acquisition. Edinburgh: EdinburghUniversity Press.
Hall, J.K. 2003/2005. Teaching and researching Language and Culture.London: Pearson/ Beijing: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press.
Hall, G. 2011. Exploring English Language Teaching: Language in Action. Routledge.
Hinkel, E. (ed) 2003. Culture in Second Language Teaching and Learning. Cambridge: CUP.
Jenkins, J. 2007. English as a Lingua Franca: Attitude and Identity. Oxford: OUP.
Kramsch, C. 1998. Language and Culture. Oxford: OUP.
Kramsch, C. 1993. Context and Culture in Language Learning.Oxford: OUP.
Mehisto, P., D. Marsh and M.Jesus Frigols. 2008. Uncovering CLIL. Macmillan.
Stevick, Earl W. 1989. Success with Foreign Languages: Seven who achieved it and what worked for them.New York: Prentice Hall.
Tudor, I. 2001. The Dynamics of the Language Classroom. CUP.
Kirkpatrick, A. 2007. World Englishes: Implications for International Communication and English Language Teaching. CambridgeUniversity Press.
Timmis, I. 2002. Native speaker norms and International English: a classroom view. ELT Journal, 56/3, 240-249.
