- Department: Education
- Credit value: 20 credits
- Credit level: Information currently unavailable
- Academic year of delivery: 2024-25
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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B1O | Summer Semester 2023-24 to Semester 1 2024-25 |
To link understanding of how young learners learn with classroom sequences and procedures through observing and investigating language learning in the classroom. To lay the foundations for transcription of classroom interaction and Action Research data collection, analysis and interpretation
Subject content
Academic and graduate skills
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Formal written feedback on each of the assignment criteria from two markers following anonymous marking, plus informal (formative) written feedback from the students' supervisor to aid student progression in subsequent modules
Core Books:
Brewster, J., Ellis, G. and Girard, D. (2002). The Primary English Teacher's Guide (New Edition). Harlow: Pearson Education Limited.
Cameron, L. (2001). Teaching Languages to Young Learners. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Ellis, R. (1985). Understanding Second Language Acquisition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Lightbown, P. and Spada, N. (2013). How Languages are Learned. (4th ed). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Richards, J. C. and Rodgers, T. (2014). Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching (3 rd ed). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Stern, H. H. (1983). Fundamental Concepts of Language Teaching. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Wells, G. (2009). The Meaning Makers: Learning to Talk and Talking to Learn (2nd edition). London: Multilingual Matters.
Williams, M. and Burden, R.L. (1997). Psychology for Language Teachers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Materials:
Video recording of classrooms round the world.
Audio recording:
Aitchison, J. Vocabulary and Schemata, extract one
Wells, G. Storying and Macro and Micro Levels of Training, extract two
Fourth year trainee teachers, Mixed Ability Teaching, extract three
Fourth year trainee teachers, Discipline and Motivation, extract four
Books:
Puchta, H. and Schratz, M. (1993). Teaching Teenagers. London: Longman (optional)
Richards, J. and Lockhart, C. (1996). Reflective Teaching in Second Language Classrooms. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
van Lier, L. (1988). The Classroom and the Language Learner. London: Longman.
Chapters and Articles:
Bloor, M., (1991) The role of informal interaction in teaching English to young learners. In C. Brumfit, J. Moon, and R. Tongue (Eds.), Teaching English to Children from Practice to Principle. (pp 127-141) London: Longman.
Cook, G. (1997) Language Play, Language Learning, ELTJ 51 (3), 224-231.
McIlvain, A. (1993) Feedback: Improving the Quality of Teachers' Listening, MET 2 (1) (52-54)
Rixon, S., (1991) The role of fun and games activities in teaching young learners. In C. Brumfit, J. Moon, and R. Tongue (Eds.), Teaching English to Children from Practice to Principle. (pp 33-48) London: Longman.