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Postgraduate Course: Dissertation (MSc in Language Teaching) (REDU11054)

Course Outline
SchoolMoray House School of Education CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course typeDissertation AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits50 ECTS Credits25
SummaryThe dissertation (approximately 12,000 words) is the outcome of a guided process of research - planning, implementation and writing up - largely carried out in the last three months of the programme. In it, candidates are encouraged to explore links between theory, their own research findings, and the practical realities of their own teaching context. Examples of possible dissertation topics are:
- evaluation of teaching materials on paper and/or in observed use
- pedagogical description of a specific language area for a specific learner group
- case studies of classes or learners
- needs analysis for teaching a language for specific purposes
- test evaluation and design.
Students receive individual guidance in preparing and implementing their research plans.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2018/19, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Full Year
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 500 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 2, Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 12, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 8, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 10, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 468 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) The work should be of approximately 12,000 words. Thereafter, assessment is carried out in terms of:
- knowledge and understanding of concepts;
- knowledge and use of the literature;
- critical reflection of theory and practice;
- application of theory to practice;
- planning and implementation of research/investigation;
- constructing academic discourse;

The work is assessed integratively with approximate equal weighting to the six components above.
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
In their work on the dissertation, participants will demonstrate:
- appropriate use of skills in library and electronic research;
- knowledge and understanding, at a basic level, of a range of research paradigms and research instruments;
- ability to apply the above knowledge and understanding in the evaluation of published research and in the design and implementation of their own research, paying due attention to the fit between context, purpose, paradigm and instrument;
- ability to produce academic writing of an acceptable standard.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Research skills
Constructing academic discourse
Critical reflection
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Florence Bonacina-Pugh
Tel: (0131 6)51 6359
Email: F.Bonacina-Pugh@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Moira Ross
Tel: (0131 6)51 6206
Email: Moira.G.Ross@ed.ac.uk
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