Module EFPM280 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
EFPM280: Developing Practical Knowledge for TESOL Teaching
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
The syllabus plan is subject to change, but is anticipated to include the following:
Introduction to the module: What does language teaching involve? Total immersion/ESL versus drip feed EFL contexts. Learning theories.
Communicative Competence & implications for teachers’ and learners’ roles.
Review of language teaching methods; terminology for TESOL; preparation for observations of language classes.
The role of error in language learning.
Techniques for introducing and practicing new language (1) & (2)
Micro teaching practice (1), focusing on the practical application of content covered in the module.
Teaching reflection; classroom management; giving instructions; questioning techniques; dealing with large classes and mixed ability.
Individual presentations on students’ observations of language classes; identifying key topics.
Task based Learning
Micro teaching practice (2)
Round up & summary of course; individual presentations to report on topics chosen for module assignment.
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 |
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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 |
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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).
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.
Cook, V. 2016. Second Language Learning and Language Teaching (5th Edition) Routledge: Oxford.
Lightbown, P. & Spada, N. 2013. How languages are learned. Oxford Handbooks for Language Teachers (4th edition) Oxford University Press: Oxford.
Hall, G. Exploring English Language Teaching. 2018. (2nd Edition) Routledge: London.
Hall, G. The Routledge Handbook of English Language Teaching. 2016. Routledge: London.
Scrivener, J. 2011. Learning Teaching (3rd Edition, with DVD) Macmillan.
Harmer, J. 2015. The Practice of English Language Teaching (3rd Edition). Harlow: Longman.