Management and Tesol (P00239)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : EDU-P-P00239

Students with experience in the classroom may anticipate greater professional responsibility which will entail management of resources, personnel and/or budgets. This module will introduce the principles and practice of management within the TESOL context.

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 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 1 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

? Other Required Attendance : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
11/01/2008	10:00	:

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	14:00	14:50	Central

? Additional Class Information : Lecture (weeks 12-16 & 18-22) M 1400
Workshop (weeks 12-16 & 18-22) M 1500-1700

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the module, course members will be able to:
1. Identify, explore and critically appraise the basic principles underlying TESOL management issues;
2. Demonstrate the ability to apply these principles in a stated situation;
3. Show an awareness of foreign language management in different contexts, through analysis of research, case studies and educational institutions and systems, as a basis for comparison;
4. Discuss and demonstrate understanding of principal TESOL management issues currently being debated;
5. Demonstrate an understanding of the discourses related to management.

Assessment Information

Course participants will demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the issues raised in this module by writing an assignment equivalent to 5,000-7,000 words. EITHER: (a) identify a major area for the development of TESOL/ELT resources (e.g. self-access centre, a teacher resource centre, CALL etc) in a context with which you are familiar. Prepare a discussion document that you could use to persuade a higher authority to introduce this resource. In your introduction outline the choices available and justify your particular choices, and reflect on the processes of preparing the document. OR prepare an analysis of a context with which you are familiar, and outline the current situation in management terms. Project where you would like to be in five years time, and outline the appropriate measures the institution would need to take in order to reach this goal. Identify the choices available and justify your particular choices, and reflect on the processes of preparing the document.