English Didactics

Year
1

Academic year
2018-2019

Code
02025393

Subject Area
Subject Specific Didactics

Language of Instruction
Portuguese

Other Languages of Instruction
English

Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face

Duration
SEMESTRIAL

ECTS Credits
10.0

Type
Compulsory

Level
2nd Cycle Studies - Mestrado

Recommended Prerequisites

At least 80 ECTS in English.

C1 level of English.

Teaching Methods

Workshops, seminars, analysis of recorded lesson excerpts, oral presentations and discussions.

Learning Outcomes

Based on their own experience as graduates in modern languages, participants are expected to

– reflect critically on FL teaching methods past and present;

– understand and use basic concepts and terminology of language teaching;

– explore techniques for teaching the four skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) and systemic aspects of language.

At the end of the course, students should have a basic acquaintance with some of the main areas of theory and practice in teaching English as a foreign language.

Work Placement(s)

Syllabus

What are 'learning' & 'teaching'?

Theories of language learning.

Methodologies past & present.

Terminology of language teaching.

Teaching systemic aspects of language and the four skills

Observation of and commentary on recorded lessons.

Head Lecturer(s)

Mark John Richard Wakefield

Assessment Methods

Continuous Assessment
Synthesis work: 10.0%
Mini Tests: 40.0%
Project: 50.0%

Bibliography

Brown, H.D. (2007). Principles of Language Learning and Teaching. 5th ed. Harlow: Pearson Longman.

Harmer, J. (2007)The Practice of English Language Teaching. 4th ed. Harlow: Pearson Longman.

Howatt, A.P.R. & Widdowson, H.G. (2004) A History of English Language Teaching. 2nd ed. Oxford: OUP.

Richards, J.C., & Rodgers, T.S. (2014) Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching. 3rd ed. Cambridge: CUP.

Richards, J. et al. (2002). The Longman Dictionary of Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics. 3rd ed. Harlow: Longman.

Scrivener, J. (2011) Learning Teaching. 3rd ed. Oxford: Macmillan.

Spratt, M., Pulverness, A., & Williams, M. (2011) The TKT (Teaching Knowledge Test) Course: Modules 1, 2 and 3. Cambridge: CUP.

Thornbury, S. (2006) An A-Z of ELT. Oxford: Macmillan.

Thornbury, S. (2005) Uncovering Grammar. Oxford: Macmillan.

Thornbury, S., & Watkins, P. (2007) The CELTA Course. Cambridge: CUP.

University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations (2011) Teaching Knowledge Test – Glossary. UCLES.