ENL-90009: Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language 1

Language Learning Unit

ENL-90009

Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language 1

Co-ordinator:

Teaching Team:

Mrs Sarah Gomersall, Mr Russell Clark, Mrs Beverley Dickinson, Mrs Elaine Wellington, Miss Emma Stevens, Mr Andrew Gater, Miss Samantha Rushton, Dr Suzanne Heaton

Lecture Time:

See Timetable...

Level:

1, 2 or 3

Credits:

Study Hours:

150

School Office:

Tel: 01782 733960

Programme/Approved Electives for

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Yes

Barred Combinations

None

Prerequisites

Students must pass an interview and language analysis test prior to enrollment

Description

Teach me and I will forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I will understand. A Chinese proverb.

What will you do when you graduate? Would you like the opportunity to see the world and get paid for doing it? Does the idea of earning enough money to begin paying off your student loans during the summer holidays appeal to you? Would you like to earn a professional teaching qualification? Would you like to develop skills that you can use in any career? Skills which will enhance your c.v. plus give you an edge in the job market?

If you answer yes to any of these questions, then you will benefit from our Teaching English as a Foreign Language modular electives. These four electives, taken over a two-year period, lead to the Trinity College (London) Certificate in TESOL. This is one of the most widely recognised and highly regarded initial English language teaching qualifications in the world. Graduates have gone on to teach in such exciting locales as Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, China, Singapore, Brazil, Yemen, Germany, Spain, Italy, Iceland and France, as well as working in summer schools within the UK.
Outside Keele University a course leading to this certificate would cost you between £1,000 and £1,200 plus moderation fees. If you take all four modules as your elective choices at Keele, you need pay only £180 for registration and external moderation fees.

The first module provides the foundations of English language teaching. It introduces you to the methodologies and techniques and helps you to develop skills such as classroom management and lesson planning. This module will improve your knowledge of English and give you a chance to learn a new foreign language, such as Thai. Chinese, Arabic or Greek.

Aims

To introduce students to the main phonological, lexical and syntactic features of contemporary English.
To provide students with an overview of the field of English language teaching.
To give students knowledge of and practice in a variety of language teaching methods.
To provide students with a platform from which they can progress through a further three modules towards the Trinity College Certificate in TESOL.

Intended Learning Outcomes

analyse the basic relationship between linguistic form and meaning in standard English will be achieved by assessments: 2
examine the principal concepts and terminology of the structure and use of English will be achieved by assessments: 2
plan basic lessons and reflect upon their efficacy will be achieved by assessments: 1,2,3
reflect upon the needs of foreign language learners will be achieved by assessments: 1,4
reflect upon the theory and practice of language teaching and learning will be achieved by assessments: 1,2,3,4

Study hours

33hours classroom input
42 hours class preparation
40 hours self study
35 hours exercises

Description of Module Assessment

01: Practical Assessment weighted 30%

Teaching Practice
The trainee teacher will teach one 30-minute lesson to a group of their peers.

02: Coursework weighted 20%

Completion of two Language Awareness exercises
Two in-class exercises based on the theoretical, grammatical and phonological input covered on the syllabus.

03: Class Participation weighted 20%

The highly practical nature of the module necessitates full participation in all elements.
Based on the student's contribution to the input sessions, the mark will take into account evidence of a developing understanding of the methods and techniques involved in English language teaching and the quality of their contributions.

04: Reflective Diary weighted 30%

Complete a journal describing the experience of learning an unknown foreign language.
The student will keep a weekly diary over four weeks reflecting on his/her experience of learning a completely new foreign language. Each entry must run to a minimum of 350 words.

Version: (1.06B) Updated: 03/Oct/2013

This document is the definitive current source of information about this module and supersedes any other information.