Postgraduate Course: Evaluation and Design of TESOL Materials (EDUA11255)
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 |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This module covers the techniques and principles for evaluating materials. It trains students to adapt materials in a variety of ways and to devise texts and tasks to supplement published materials, in the light of current research in evaluation and design of TESOL materials. It examines ways of involving learners in materials evaluation and design. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Class Delivery Information |
Workshop
Mondays 10.00am-12 noon
Group 1: Paterson's Land 1.18
Group 2: Paterson's Land 1.21
Lecture
Mondays 12 noon-1.00pm
Paterson's Land 1.18 |
| Course Start Date |
13/01/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 8,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 16,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
172 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module, students will have demonstrated an:
1. Understanding of a variety of techniques for evaluating materials;
2. Understanding of the principles from which these techniques derive;
3. Ability to evaluate teaching/learning materials;
4. Ability to analyse tasks and the components of which they are composed;
5. Ability to adapt materials in a variety of ways;
6. Ability to select and devise texts and tasks to supplement published materials;
7. Understanding of key issues in the layout of text-based materials;
8. Ability to involve learners in materials evaluation and design;
9. Ability to evaluate current research issues in evaluation and design of TESOL materials.
10. Ability to differentiate materials for multi-level classes. |
Assessment Information
There are three parts to the assessment. The students:
a) evaluate a set of materials (e.g. a coursebook)
b) make a proposal for materials adaptation/design
b) evaluate these materials.
They submit:
- their materials, or a representative section of them;
- the materials evaluation that they carried out;
- a rationale for the materials design and the evaluation;
- a statement of what they have learnt by carrying out these tasks;
- a statement of how the materials and design relate to current research issues in evaluation and design of TESOL materials.
Wordage: 4000
Weighting: 100% |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
McGarth, I. (2002) Materials Evaluation and Design for Language Teaching. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press Ltd.
Tomlinson, B. (1998) Materials Development in Language Teaching. (ed) Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Eleni Mariou
Tel: (0131 6)51 6445
Email: Eleni.Mariou@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Moira Ross
Tel: (0131 6)51 6206
Email: Moira.G.Ross@ed.ac.uk |
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