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Postgraduate Course: Course Design for Business English (EDUA11025)

Course Outline
SchoolMoray House School of Education CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaEducation Other subject areaNone
Course website http://www.education.ed.ac.uk/crd/tesol/ Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionStudents will investigate the nature of language forms and use in business contexts and investigate and apply the principles of course design in business English teaching contexts. Components will include the selection, evaluation and adaptation of existing materials, the creation of original materials and the selection and organisation of activities for use in the business English classroom.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1) Learn enabled:  No Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 13/01/2014
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 8, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 16, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 172 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes. By the end of the module, course members will:
1.1 be able to identify and justify the basic principles of course design;
1.2 be able to identify the basic characteristics of business English;
1.3 be aware of different types and sources of materials suitable for business English courses;
1.4 be aware of different activities appropriate for use in business English courses;
1.5 be able to set and justify objectives for business English courses;
1.6 understand the principles for the selection, grading and sequencing of content in business English courses;
1.7 be able to supplement and or adapt published materials for use in business English courses;
1.8 be able to identify factors relating to syllabus evaluation;
1.9 be able to apply these procedures to a specific teaching situation.
Assessment Information
Course participants will demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the issues raised in this module by writing an assignment equivalent to 4,000 words.
The assignment is:
- briefly summarise a business English course students have planned in working through the module;
- justify the planning decisions in terms both of the concepts and sources contained in the module, and also of individual ideas on course design.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserMrs Yvonne Foley
Tel:
Email: yvonne.foley@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Moira Ross
Tel: (0131 6)51 6206
Email: Moira.G.Ross@ed.ac.uk
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