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Postgraduate Course: TESOL for Young Learners (EDUA11026)

Course Outline
SchoolMoray House School of Education CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis module builds on a number of issues which have been covered in the TESOL core modules and reconsiders them in the light of what is known about teaching young learners and their learning. Course participants will consider how learning English fits into the overall learning experience of young learners, what insights research has given into the ways in which children's thinking develops, and the implications of this for learning and teaching English. The module will consider course and lesson planning and management, language input, materials, assessment and evaluation.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
After completing this module, course members will be able to:
1. Define the working context;
2. Discuss critically a variety of theories relating to how children's thinking and learning develop;
3. Critically evaluate research findings on how children learn their mother tongue, and the implications these have for learning and teaching a second/additional language;
4. Identify the issues involved in evaluating activities, materials, lessons and assessment;
5. Plan classroom work from a knowledge of principles, and justify decisions reached;
6. Devise tasks and activities appropriate to specific learners, taking into account the context, culture and their needs;
7. Develop a range of ways to give feedback to pupils and elicit feedback from them;
8. Reflect critically on the processes involved in planning, executing and evaluating a set of lessons/activities.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Additional Class Delivery Information 2 hour(s) per week for 10 week(s). Also workshop: weeks 12-16, 18-22 Tu 1110-1300
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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