ED1S029 - Essential English for Teaching 01 Sep 2020 - 31 Mar 2027 | Version 3

Associated Module Information

Module Code: ED1S029
Module Title: Essential English for Teaching
Faculty: Faculty of Life Sciences and Education
Faculty Group: ITE and Education Practice
Faculty Sub Group: Early Years
Module Leader: Lucy-Ann Pickering
Module Team: Melanie Smith, Carol Wood
First Intended Intake: JAN 2014 Final Year of Intake: 2024
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 4
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100459 - education studies
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 3
Valid From 01 Sep 2020
Valid To 31 Mar 2027

Module Aims

To equip students with subject-specific language and the communication skills to be able to express themselves clearly.

To develop students’ confidence and competence to provide a firm foundation in the key skills of English.

To provide opportunities for students to reflect upon issues relating to language and literacy and to evaluate their own competence, needs and future development.

Content Summary

The module aims to develop student knowledge, skills and confidence to a standard of English Language GCSE grade B equivalency and level 4 essay writing.

It does this by facilitating and supporting students to engage with a range of reading and writing materials, whilst providing opportunities for self-assessment and reflection for development. The module is designed to provide opportunities for students to refine their use of subject-specific language, communication in a range of formats, and critical engagement with fiction and non-fiction texts.

Oracy criteria:

Present an idea to a group coherently and with clarity, in consideration of purpose and audience.

Participate in effective and respectful discussion.

Reading criteria:

Select and evidence pieces of explicit and implicit information from texts.

Use and assimilate information from a range of different texts.

Explain how language and structure is used to achieve a purpose and appeal to a particular.

Select and use technical terms to support analysis of language and structure in a range of fiction and non-fiction texts.

Critically evaluate texts using detailed evidence and elucidated examples from the text to justify your conclusions.

Writing criteria:

Write clearly and imaginatively, with reference to tone and style for a range of purposes and audiences.

Organise your writing into a clear structure that is appropriate for the purpose and audience.

Use a wide variety of sentence structures and vocabulary for clarity and purpose.

Write accurately with attention to spelling, grammar, and punctuation at grade B equivalency.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Formative Assessment - Scheduled 2
Directed Study 76
Independent Study 100
Lecture 22
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 To communicate with fluency and clarity, showing a competent use of standard English and grammar.
LO2 To develop and apply writing styles with competent use of spelling, grammar, and punctuation for a range of purposes and audiences.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Set Exercise - Time Constrained (EX) Classroom Test Time Constrained (EX) 1 In-class test 120 N/A 50 No 40
Written Assignment (CW) Essay (CW) 1 A piece of evaluative writing requiring students to engage with their own learning and progress on the course 0 2000 50 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Classroom Test Time Constrained (EX) 1
Essay (CW) 1

Reading List

Carter, R. (2016) How to analyse texts: a toolkit for students of English. Abingdon: Routledge.

Crystal, D. (2017) Making sense: the glamourous story of English grammar. London: Profile Books.

Locke, A. (2013) Teaching speaking and listening: one step at a time. Rev. 2nd edn. London: Bloomsbury.

Mokhtari, T. (2015) The Bloomsbury introduction to creative writing. London: Bloomsbury.

Sara, A. (2009) The literacy toolkit: improving students’ speaking, listening, reading and writing skills. Bancyfelin: Crown House.

Scrivener, J. (2010) Teaching English grammar: what to teach and how to teach it. Oxford: Macmillan Education.

Wales. Welsh Government (2013) National Literacy and Numeracy Framework Cardiff: Welsh Government Information Document 120/2013.

Journals

English in Education

Wales Journal of Education

Websites

WJEC/CBAC. [Online]. Available at: http://www.wjec.co.uk/ (13 July 2017)

Advanced Grammar in Use Book with Answers and Interactive eBook: A Self-study Reference and Practice Book for Advanced Learners of English (Cambridge Advanced Grammar in Use)