Postgraduate Module Descriptor

EMLM008: Primary Modern Foreign Languages Specialism

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

Module Content

Syllabus Plan

Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:

Languages Policy and Guidance: understanding the national languages landscape including recent curriculum developments
Understanding oracy in languages: teaching listening and speaking skills
Understanding literacy in languages: teaching reading and writing skills
Practical approaches in the classroom with a focus on storytelling
Transition from Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 3: opportunities and challenges

Assessment of languages in the primary phase: considering informal, formative and summative assessment strategies

Language learning strategies: helping pupils to learn
Knowledge about language: teaching about grammar
Intercultural understanding and its place in the languages classroom

The role of the subject coordinator

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
51	249	0

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

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities	33	Practical classes and workshops including Peer Teaching and Subject Support Groups
Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities	8	Seminar days
Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities	9	Pathway activities
Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities	1	Tutorials with academic tutor
Guided independent study	40	Reading set texts
Guided independent study	50	Wider reading
Guided independent study	22	Web-based activities
Guided independent study	35	Seminar/workshop preparation
Guided independent study	12	Peer teaching activity preparation
Guided independent study	30	Learning support group preparation
Guided independent study	60	Coursework assignment preparation

Online Resources

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

Association for Lnaguage Learning website: https://www.all-languages.org.uk/

Ensemble Languages Project: http://www.ensemble-mfl.co.uk/

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.

Basic Reading:

Byram, M (1997) Teaching and Assessing Intercultural Communicative Competence . Clevedon: Multilingual Matters

Byram, M (1988) Cultural Studies in Foreign Language Learning. Multilingual Matters

Byram, M and Doyé, P Intercultural Competence and Foreign Language Learning in the Primary School in Driscoll, P and Frost, D (eds) (1999) The Teaching of Modern Foreign Languages in the Primary School. Routledge

Byram, M (2008) From foreign language education to education for intercultural citizenship: essays and reflections. Multilingual Matters

Cave, S (2010) 100+ fun ideas for practising modern foreign languages in the primary classroom Pub: Brilliant Publications

Drinkwater, N (2008) Games and activities for primary modern foreign languages Pub: Pearson

Driscoll, P and Frost, D (eds) (1999) The Teaching of Modern Foreign Languages in the Primary School. Routledge

Field, K (ed) (2000) Issues in Modern Foreign Languages Teaching. London: Routledge

Hood, P and Tobutt, K (2015) Teaching Languages in the Primary School. Sage

Jones, Jane and Coffey, Simon (2006) Modern Foreign Languages 5-11: a guide for teachers Pub: David Fulton (e-book)

Jones, J and McLachlan, A (2009) Primary languages in practice Pub: McGraw Hill

Kirsch, C (2011) Teaching foreign languages in the primary classroom Pub: Continuum

Kramsch, C (1993) Context and Culture in Language Teaching . Oxford University Press

Kramsch, C (1998) Language and Culture. Oxford University Press

Martin, Cynthia (2008) Primary Languages: Effective Learning and Teaching Pub: Learning Matters Ltd. (e-book)

Maynard, S (2011) Teaching Foreign Languages in the Primary School. Publisher: Taylor & Francis (e-book)

Pachler, N and Field,K (2009) Learning to Teach Modern Foreign Languages in the Secondary School. Routledge

Sharpe, Keith (2001) Modern Foreign Languages in the primary school Pub: Kogan Page