• Semester 2 (Day)
• Semester 2 (External)

Pre-requisite: 33000/33001

Synopsis

Since  the  courses lead to a Certificate in Teaching Second Languages
(and  not just ESL), teachers may find themselves in a situation where
there   is   little  material  that  is  commercially  available   or,
alternatively, what is available is not suitable for the learners they
are  involved  with.  This unit introduces student  to  principles  of
course  design and looks at a number of frameworks for development  of
language teaching/learning material.

The  unit  will  look  at the inter-relationships  between  theory  of
language, theory of learning, aims of syllabi, the social and personal
contexts  of  student  learning. It will  also  examine  a  number  of
different  frameworks  within which syllabus design  is  embedded  and
which  determine the ways materials might be developed. Students  will
also  be introduced to language assessment as a way of evaluating  the
effectiveness of a course.

Students will be asked to prepare a "unit of work" based on principles
encountered  in the course, to teach the unit to a group  of  learners
and to evaluate the success of their unit of work.