College of Social Sciences and International Studies
Language Awareness for TESOL
Module EFPM267 for 2021/2
Module EFPM267 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
EFPM267: Language Awareness for TESOL
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Aims
- To provide an overview of the theories of language which inform and underpin foreign language teaching.
- To provide an introduction to the concept of language awareness and its role in language learning.
- To develop an awareness of phonological, semantic, grammatical and discourse elements of the English language.
- To develop students’ language analysis skills and techniques and the capacity to apply these to both written and spoken texts.
- To explore contextual or other variables that influence language use and lead to change or variation.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. apply a thorough understanding of key perspectives in the field of linguistics to the analysis of spoken and written texts; 2. demonstrate a critical understanding of areas of phonology, semantics, grammar and discourse that inform English language learning and teaching; 3. analyse phonological, lexical, grammatical and discourse aspects of English language texts; 4. apply analytical skills to language awareness-raising activities in the TESOL classroom; |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 5. apply language analysis skills to an analysis of spoken and written texts; 6. demonstrate understanding of the concept of language awareness for both teachers and students; 7. undertake a critical exploration of language awareness in own and/or other students contexts and demonstrate the ability to apply knowledge in a group production activity; |
Personal and Key Skills | 8. engage in independent study and group/pair work, including the presentation of materials for group and class discussion; 9. digest, select and organise material to produce, to a deadline, a coherent and thoughtful analysis of theory to particular professional and socio-cultural situations; and 10. undertake a critical analysis of the relevant academic literature. |