Teaching English as a Foreign Language

Aims

Aims

The aim of the module is to introduce the students to teaching English as a foreign language, covering:

• Background topics, including English as a world language, world Englishes and the history of TEFL from 1880 to present
• Approaches to language learning used in TEFL, including theories of language acquisition, sociocultural aspects of and psychological approaches

Prerequisites

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this module.

Programme

Programme

Contact hours

One two-hour lecture and one hour-long seminar per week.

Teaching programme

The module covers:

• The political controversies arising from English as a world language, including language death, linguistic imperialism
• World Englishes: which model(s) of English are/should be taught?
• The history of TEFL from 1880 to present
• Models of language learning
• Theories of language acquisition
• Sociocultural considerations in the EFL classroom
• Psychological approaches to language learning

Teaching materials

The following is a sample reading list:

• Brown, H. D. (2006). Principles of Language Learning and Teaching. 5th ed. New York: Longman.
• Crystal, D. (2003). English as a Global Language. 2nd ed. Cambridge: CUP.
• Dörnyei, Z. (2002). Motivational Strategies in the Language Classroom. Cambridge: CUP.
• Harmer, J. (2007). The Practice of English Language Teaching. 4th ed. Harlow: Pearson Longman.
• Jenkins, J. (2003). World Englishes: a resource book for students. London: Routledge.
• Phillipson, R. (1992). Linguistic Imperialism. Oxford: OUP.
• Richards, J. C. & T. S. Rodgers (2001) Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching. 2nd ed. Cambridge: CUP.
• Scrivener, J. (2005) Learning Teaching. Oxford: Macmillan Heinemann.
• Wardhaugh, R. (2006) An Introduction to Sociolinguistics. 5th ed. Malden, MA; London: Blackwell

Assessment and feedback

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on formative work

• Formative exercises to be assigned during the teaching period.
• Feedback will be provided within two weeks of submission.

Summative assessment and feedback

• Closed examination in Summer Term Weeks 5-7
• Mark on University scale available by the end of the summer term. Sight of examination scripts by appointment by the end of the summer term.