Postgraduate Course: Theory and practice of second language learning (EDUA11203)
Course Outline
| School |
Moray House School of Education |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Education |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
The course will provide participants with an overview of second language pedagogy, past and present. On completion of the course, participants will be able to critically evaluate approaches and methods of teaching second/other languages.
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Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
Students are required to purchase the core texts marked in bold. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Successful completion of the course will allow participants to:
* gain a clear overview of research methodologies used in research in language
* develop skills in selecting research methods which are the most appropriate to undertake a piece of research in the language area
* analyse the strengths and limitations of different methodologies and methods available to the researcher in the language area
* consider the challenges inherent in embedding research perspectives on learning and teaching in language in practice
* be critically aware of strategies which enhance learning
* be critically aware of different perspectives of language in use
* to plan and undertake well designed independent research
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Assessment Information
Participants will be required to write an essay of approximately 4000 words comparing the different approaches to Second Language pedagogy met in this course. Participants will be required to reflect critically on the relative merits of each approach in the light of Second Language Acquisition theory and relate this to their own experience of language learning.
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| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Mr Richard Easton
Tel: (0131 6)51 6424
Email: Richard.Easton@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Hazel Cuthbert
Tel: (0131 6)51 6046
Email: Hazel.Cuthbert@ed.ac.uk |
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