Module EFPM268 for 2019/0
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
EFPM268: Developing an Appropriate Language Teaching Methodology
This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
8 weekly sessions of two hours in length.
Week 1: An introduction to the notion of appropriate methodology for TESOL and related theoretical concepts.
Week 2: Developing an appropriate methodology for the teaching of pronunciation.
Week 3: Developing an appropriate methodology for the teaching of vocabulary.
Week 4: Developing an appropriate methodology for the teaching of grammar.
Week 5: Developing an appropriate methodology for the teaching of reading.
Weeks 6-7: Developing an appropriate methodology for the teaching of interaction skills: speaking and listening
Week 8: Developing an appropriate methodology for the teaching of the writing skill.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Learning and teaching activities | 16 | 8 x 2 hours of lectures, seminars and tutorials |
| Guided Independent Study | 24 | Directed reading: seminar preparation and review |
| Guided Independent Study | 40 | Directed reading: further exploration of chosen topic areas |
| 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).
Block, D & Cameron, D (eds).(2002). Globalisation and Language Teaching.London: Routledge
Grabe, W. & Stoller, F. (2002). Teaching and researching reading.Harlow: Longman.
Hall, J. K. (2002). Teaching and researching language and culture.Harlow: Longman.
Holliday, A. (1994). Appropriate Methodology and Social Context. C.U.P.
Hyland, K. (2002). Teaching and researching writing.Harlow: Longman. Hughes, S. (2002).
Teaching and researching speaking.Harlow: Longman. Kumaravadivelu, B. (2006).
Understanding Language Teaching.LawrenceErlbaum. Kumaravadivelu, B (2003). Beyond Methods: macrostrategies for language teaching.New Haven:YaleUniversityPress
Norton, B. & Toohey, K. (eds) (2003). Critical pedagogies and language learning.Cambridge:CambridgeUniversityPress.
Richards, J. and Renandya, W. (eds.) (2002). Methodology in Language Teaching.CambridgeUniversityPress. Rost, M. (2002). Teaching and researching listening. Harlow, Essex : Longman.
Thornbury, S. & Slade, D. (2006). Conversation : from description to pedagogy.New
York:CambridgeUniversityPress.
Tudor, I (2001).The Dynamics of the Language Classroom.Cambridge: C.U.P
Walker, R. (2010) Teaching the Pronunciation of English as a Lingua Franca. OxfordUniversity Press.
McCarthy, M., O’Keeffe, A. and Walsh, S. (2010) Vocabulary Matrix: Understanding, Learning and Teaching. Heinle.
Thornbury, S. (1999) How to Teach Grammar. Longman.
Kumaravadivelu, B. (2003) Beyond Methods: Macrostrategies for Language Teaching. YaleUniversity Press.
Other Learning Resources
Each tutor will provide a bibliography related to the individual topics covered
