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 |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | 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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| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Students are required to purchase the core texts marked in bold. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
| Course Start Date |
15/01/2018 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 10,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 16,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2,
Formative Assessment Hours 2,
Summative Assessment Hours 200,
Revision Session Hours 2,
Other Study Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
0 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
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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| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- gain a clear overview of research methodologies used in research in language
- 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
- be critically aware of different perspectives of language in use
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Lecture and Workshop
Tuesdays
2.00pm-5.00pm
Group 1: TL 10
Group 2: CH 3.4 |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Michael Lynch
Tel: (0131 6)51 6422
Email: |
Course secretary | Mrs Moira Ross
Tel: (0131 6)51 6206
Email: |
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