ED22010: Introduction to English language teaching
[Page last updated: 22 April 2025]
| Academic Year: | 2025/26 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Education |
| Credits: | 5 [equivalent to 10 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 100 |
| Level: | Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) |
| Period: |
- Semester 1
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| Assessment Summary: | CWPF 100% |
| Assessment Detail: |
- Portfolio including: Teaching Plan; Micro Teaching; Teaching Reflection (CWPF 100%)
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
- Enhancing language awareness in a general sense.
- Critically analysing English, adopting a systematic approach to linguistic analysis.
- Developing introductory skills of how to teach English as an international language.
- Critically explore a range of fields related to English language teaching (ELT) including intercultural communication, knowledge about the English language and how to teach English.
- Understanding and explaining basic ELT terminology related to form/meaning/language use/skills.
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| Synopsis: | "Discover the fast-evolving world of international English language education.
You will:
- explore up-to-date research, policy and practice developments in the field of teaching English to speakers of other languages
- analyse English language as the worlds major international language
- critically analyse current issues, debates and assumptions about how English is used, taught, and learned worldwide.
This unit is suitable for anyone interested in teaching English as an international language"
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| Content: | An introduction to basic linguistics with a practical focus on: the skills and systems of the English language; teaching methodology - understanding the learning context and the appropriate planning for effective teaching; the selection and evaluation of resources and material for ELT.
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| Course availability: |
ED22010 is Optional on the following courses:
Department of Education
- UHED-AFB20 : BA(Hons) Education with Psychology (Year 3)
- UHED-AKB12 : BA(Hons) Education with Psychology with Professional Placement (Year 4)
Department of Social & Policy Sciences
- UHSP-AFB37 : BSc(Hons) Social Sciences (Year 3)
- UHSP-AKB05 : BSc(Hons) Social Sciences with Year long work placement (Year 4)
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2025/26 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2026/27 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2025/26.
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