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2024/2025

Language teaching methods and technologies

Type: Minor
Open to: students of all HSE University campuses
Language: English
ECTS credits: 5

Course Syllabus

Abstract

This course will equip the students with the skills necessary to become effective, and creative, language teachers, ready to work in various teaching contexts with various types of learners. This course focuses on practical aspects of language teaching, specifically teaching the four main language skills (reading, writing, speaking and listening) and language systems (vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation and functions). The students will also design effective tasks and practice learning situations. The course will look at strategies to check meaning and correct errors and will survey project-based learning and peer learning. Working with young learners, adolescents and adult learners, individually and in groups, will also be covered.
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

  • 1. To acquire essential subject knowledge and familiarity with the principles of effective English teaching; 2. To acquire a range of practical skills for teaching English to various language groups 3. To develop critical thinking in relation to various teaching situations 4. to improve academic presentation skills
Expected Learning Outcomes

Expected Learning Outcomes

  • demonstrate awareness of learners and learner needs and will learn to take into account learner backgrounds, preferences and current needs
  • demonstrate language awareness and knowledge of language teaching approaches
  • demonstrate knowledge about language skills and how they may be acquired
  • demonstrate an appropriate range of language teaching skills
  • demonstrate an ability to make appropriate decisions in various teaching situations
  • demonstrate an ability to organize an effective extracurricular event
  • demonstrate an ability to design an effective learning project
  • demonstrate employability as a language teacher though creating an effective portfolio
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • 1 The Learner and Learner Needs
  • 2. Vocabulary: Presenting and Teaching
  • 3. Grammar: Presenting and Teaching
  • 5-6. Presenting Language
  • 7. Controlled and Freer Practice
  • 8. Error Correction
  • 9-10. Teaching Receptive Skills
  • 11-12. Teaching productive skills
  • 15. Modern Trends in ESL Teaching
  • 16. Teaching Various Age Groups and Contexts
  • 17. CEFR+ Working with students of different levels. Social life at a language school
  • 13-14. Teaching pronunciation
  • 18. Legal Expects of Teaching and Management
  • 19. Professional Development and Careers in ESL
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking Class participation/homework /presentations/assignments
    The students will receive points for participating in class and for completing homework, including making presentations. The seminar participation/homework/presentation mark will be based on the cumulative number of points earned.
  • non-blocking Designing a learning project
    Design a mini-project for a 45-minute lesson.
  • non-blocking Plan an extracurricular event
    Designing an extracurricular event.
  • non-blocking Peer teaching + LA
    The aim of this session is to give students practice in presenting grammar and vocabulary to their peers.
  • non-blocking Quizzes
    Students complete a series of test and quizzes during lectures. They will be based on the material studied in the lectures. These quizzes are normally be given at the end of the lecture or at the beginning of the next lecture.
  • non-blocking Forum participation
    Participation in forums during the lessons.
  • non-blocking Teaching Portfolio
    The teaching portfolio is the final project of the course. This is also the qualifying project towards receiving a micro-degree ‘Language Education Specialist’. This project is aimed at demonstrating the skills necessary for a language education specialist (either an English tutor/teacher working with a ready curriculum, or a program manager/administrator). The portfolio should include all the required items and may include optional items.
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • 2024/2025 4th module
    0.15 * Class participation/homework /presentations/assignments + 0.15 * Class participation/homework /presentations/assignments + 0.025 * Designing a learning project + 0.025 * Designing a learning project + 0.025 * Forum participation + 0.025 * Forum participation + 0.075 * Peer teaching + LA + 0.075 * Peer teaching + LA + 0.025 * Plan an extracurricular event + 0.025 * Plan an extracurricular event + 0.075 * Quizzes + 0.075 * Quizzes + 0.25 * Teaching Portfolio
Bibliography

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

  • How to Teach Grammar, 182 p., Thornbury, S., 2001

Recommended Additional Bibliography

  • Communicative activities for EAP, Guse J., Thornbury S., 2013

Authors

  • Pavlov Vladimir Vladimirovich
  • Diugaeva Irina Dmitrievna