Key Concepts in Language Studies (P00211)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : EDU-P-P00211

This module aims to provide participants with the linguistic knowledge and analysis skills required to operate professionally in teaching a foreign language. It reviews the ways in which spoken and written language is described and organised for pedagogic purposes and provides opportunities to select and analyse materials for teaching foreign languages.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Education, (The Moray House School of Education, Schedule C)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
18/09/2007	11:00	:

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Thursday	10:00	13:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the module, course members will be able to:
1.1 understand and use the metalanguage for pedagogic description and analysis of spoken and written English text;
1.2 understand and employ the principles of selection and grading of language items in a TESOL syllabus;
1.3 understand the principles underlying effective teacher use of the language in the classroom.

Assessment Information

The assessment will consist of a series of four folio tasks and a final assignment.
For the folio tasks participants will analyse selected passages using systems of grammatical, lexical, phonological and discoursal description. Each of these tasks will require an essay of 1,000 words. Participants will then select one passage - either spoken or written - for potential use with a class of learners.
They will undertake an analysis of their chosen text, identifying how it could be used for teaching purposes. The assignment will require students to provide the analysis of their chosen text along with a rationale and evaluation of the suitability of the text for teaching purposes. This assignment will require an essay of no more than 3,000 words.