BA TEFL Degree Course - Module Information
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Module 1: THE BASICS OF TEFL
Course Code: TEFL893 Credits: 30 Requirements: 6 X 500 word essays This last module in our BA course is based on most TEFL certificated courses, and the essay assignments are designed to make sure that the student has a full comprehension of what it is like to teach English in a foreign classroom. This course is largely based on our own 120 hour TEFL course book (free to download) This module is not required for those students that have already taken a TEFL or TESOL certified course. Module 3: FOUNDATIONS OF TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE Course Code: ENG320-FTE Credits: 30 Requirements: 2 X 1000 word essay, 1 X 2000 word essay and 1 X 3000 word essay *Language learning/teaching traditions and beliefs. *The wider context - the roles of English language teachers in the world. *Appropriate methods and context *How to be a good teacher. *How to be a good learner. *Describing Learning and Teaching models. *Aspects of managing teaching and learning. *Managing the classroom environment and equipment. *Choosing and using textbooks and materials. *Planning lessons. *How are languages learned? Different points of view. *Same or different? L1/L2. *Individual differences among L2 learners. *Language learning styles and strategies; learner training. *From language to communication. *From communication to language. *Monitoring learners' progress. |
Module 2: SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING
Course Code: ENG367-SLL Credits: 30 Requirements: 2 X 3000 word essays Some of the questions to be asked on the module are: * How does learning a second language compare to learning a first language? * What mental processes do we go through as we learn a (second) language? * How is language knowledge stored in our minds? * How have explanations of second language learning, i.e. theories, changed over the decades? * Can you really learn a second language as an adult? * Do people learn better by thinking about the language they are using or about the meaning they want to convey? * Is there such a thing as language learning aptitude? * What is the influence of affective factors such as the particular motivation for learning a language? * Is a learner's language just a faulty version of the target language or can it be seen as a language in its own right? Does it matter? * What is the current situation in different kinds of language classrooms? * How easy is it to carry out research on these questions? Module 4: METHODOLOGY OF TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE Course Code: ENG362-MTE Credits: 30 Requirements: 2 X 3000 word essays The course looks at the principles of teaching English as a foreign language, through different contexts, purposes and approaches. The major teaching styles in English language teaching, and the separate skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening will be covered as well as the sub skills of vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation. Issues such as classroom management, materials use and evaluation, curriculum and syllabus, lesson planning and error correction will also be covered, as will testing and teaching young learners. Other topics will include error correction, communicative language teaching, alternative ways of presenting language, and principles of teaching receptive and productive skills. |
Module 5: VIDEO LECTURE SERIES
Course Code: ENG427-VLS
Credits: 30
Requirements: 11 essay assignments (total module word count 6000)
Video Lectures (these will vary from time to time):
Empowering the Language Learner, Logic of English Presentation, Learner Language - Tools for Teachers, Seven Ways of Looking at Grammar, Teaching Pronunciation - Seven Essential Concepts, Using Corpora in the Language Classroom, Six Big Ideas and One Little One, Communicative Language Teaching, Teaching Speaking Fluency & Conversational English, Maintaining Classroom Discipline and ESL/EFL Training Workshop for Teaching Young Learners.
Course Code: ENG427-VLS
Credits: 30
Requirements: 11 essay assignments (total module word count 6000)
Video Lectures (these will vary from time to time):
Empowering the Language Learner, Logic of English Presentation, Learner Language - Tools for Teachers, Seven Ways of Looking at Grammar, Teaching Pronunciation - Seven Essential Concepts, Using Corpora in the Language Classroom, Six Big Ideas and One Little One, Communicative Language Teaching, Teaching Speaking Fluency & Conversational English, Maintaining Classroom Discipline and ESL/EFL Training Workshop for Teaching Young Learners.
