6745 - Heiti/Title Module 2: Teaching of the four language skills and grammar in English as a foreign language and syllabus design
Course information
Title
Heiti/Title Module 2: Teaching of the four language skills and grammar in English as a foreign language and syllabus design
Course number
6745.24
Academic year
2024-2025
ECTS
10.00
Level
Bachelor
Faculties
Education
Educations
BEd in Primary and Lower Secondary Education
Prerequisites
Module 1
Language of instruction
The course is taught in Faroese.
Registration
Students on the second, third and fourth semester of Bachelor of Education in Primary and Lower Secondary Education.
Beginning date
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
End date
Friday, December 20, 2024
Academic content
Purpose
To enable students to design teaching approaches with fit-for-purpose activity design for teaching language skills and grammar in context. To evaluate syllabus design and materials for teaching English as a foreign language (EFL) competently and critically. Analyse textbooks in use in the Faroese compulsory school.
Learning outcomes
On completion of the course, students should be able to: • Describe and discuss the teaching approaches to skills and grammar in context in EFL. • Apply criteria of how English can be learnt as a foreign language to evaluate English textbooks in use, their relevance to the curriculum and efficacy as materials for EFL. • Design syllabi & materials for EFL teaching for various grades based on curriculum.
Content
The teaching of speaking in EFL. The teaching of listening in EFL. The teaching of reading in EFL. The teaching of writing in EFL. The teaching of grammar in context in EFL. Introduction to Curriculum, syllabus design and kinds of syllabi. Designing English as a Foreign Language syllabi & lessons for grades 4 -7 & 8 -10 in schools.
Learning and teaching approaches
 Lectures by lecturer.  Students teaching in pairs.  Pair/individual projects.
Assessment
Assessment method
Assessment method Written assignment on given topics. Designing a digital teaching section in a syllabus.
Examination (internal/external)
External
Grading scale
7-scale
Exam date/dates
The exam is set for week 3, 2025.
Deadline for withdrawal from exam
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Academic responsibility and teachers
Academic responsibility
Hanna Højbjerg Poulsen
Teachers
Hanna Højbjerg Poulsen
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