Course syllabus spring 2023
Course syllabus spring 2023
Title
English and Education: Language Teaching in Theory and Practice I
Swedish title
English and Education: Language Teaching in Theory and Practice I
Course code
EL615E
Credits
7.5 credits
Grading scale
UA / Excellent (A), Very Good (B), Good (C), Satisfactory (D), Pass (E) or Fail (U)
Language of instruction
English
Decision-making body
Faculty of Education and Society
Establishment date
2022-05-25
Syllabus approval date
2022-05-25
Syllabus valid from
2023-08-28
Entry requirements
Prerequisite course for this course is: EL614E English and Education: Green Cultural Studies and English Teaching
Level
Advanced level
Main field
English and Education
Progression level
A1F
Progression level in relation to degree requirements
This course is part of the English and Education Master’s Programme.
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to help students to further develop the ability to critically use quantitative methods to explore questions concerning the teaching and learning of English as a Second Language in reference to policy documents and relevant research.
Course contents
The course provides an overview of quantitative methodologies and approaches to quantitative data analysis applicable to the investigation of research questions concerning the teaching and learning of English as a Second Language. In addition, the course helps students to examine connections between existing research, the teaching practice and policy documents which must be taken into account in the teaching of English as a Second Language. Furthermore, the course focuses on an in-depth analysis of teachers'/pupils' attitudes and perceptions.
Learning outcomes
On completing the course, the student will be able to:
- critically review and evaluate the validity and reliability of quantitatively designed research on second language learning,
- design, plan, motivate, and conduct quantitative research in reference to relevant methodological and ethical considerations, as well as present the results in a formal research report.
Learning activities
The course includes various learning activities such as seminars, lectures, classroom observations, self-study, study visits and group work.
Assessment
Learning outcomes 1 and 2 are assessed through an oral presentation of a written quantitative study.
Grading criteria for the course are announced by the course coordinator at the start of the course.
The basis for all assessments must be such that individual performance can be distinguished.
Course literature
Cohen, Louis, Manion, Lawrence, & Morrison, Keith (2018). Research Methods in Education. New York: Routledge. (916 s.)
Perry, Fred L. (2017). Research in Applied Linguistics: Becoming a Discerning Consumer. New York: Routledge. (284 s.)
Additional texts of approximately 150 pages.
Course evaluation
Malmö University provides students who participate in, or who have completed a course, with the opportunity to express their opinions and describe their experiences of the course by completing a course evaluation administered by the University. The University will compile and summarise the results of course evaluations. The University will also inform participants of the results and any decisions relating to measures taken in response to the course evaluations. The results will be made available to the students (HF 1:14).
Interim rules
If a course is no longer offered, or has undergone significant changes, the students must be offered two opportunities for re-examination based on the syllabus that applied at the time of registration, for a period of one year after the changes have been implemented.
Additional information
If a student has a Learning support decision, the examiner has the right to provide the student with an adapted test, or to allow the student to take the exam in a different format. The syllabus is a translation of a Swedish source text.