2019/20 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

EDUC3007 Globalisation, Identity and English Language Education

20 creditsClass Size: 30

Module manager: Dr Martin Lamb
Email: m.v.lamb@education.leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2019/20

Module replaces

EDUC 3020 The politics and psychology of language education

This module is approved as a discovery module

Module summary

This module should appeal to anyone with an interest in the way languages express and shape identity, and in particular the way that English as an international language, driving and driven by globalization, creates new opportunities and dilemmas for individuals and communities in various parts of the world. Students who have enjoyed the module in the past include those majoring in English, modern foreign languages and those on international exchange programmes such as Erasmus and Japan Year Abroad. The module examines language and language education at different levels: at the level of the self (each individual's past, present and future identity), situated activity (what learners and teachers actually do, how families use language), the setting (institutions like schools and informal communities of learning), and the wider context (social, economic and political conditions). Taking this multi-level perspective can help us understand some of the individual and social conflicts that arise in contemporary language learning and teaching, for example why learners may evince high motivation to learn English yet make little progress, why teachers struggle to import ideas and methods from one society to another, and why language education has become politicised recently in the UK and many other countries. It would be an advantage to have some prior awareness of language teaching methodology; participants who do not have this could read an introduction to the subject such as Johnson (2008) or Hall (2011) in the module reading list. Assessment by case study means that participants will be able to pursue a topic of personal interest in more depth, through guided reading and the collection of their own original data.

Objectives

The overall aim of the module is to expand participants’ awareness and understanding of language education, and especially to develop their ability to think critically about the purposes and appropriate practices of teaching English in different international settings.

Learning outcomes
On completion of this module students will be able to:
- distinguish between EFL and ESOL as two primary forms of English language education;
- discuss the role of English in the era of globalisation, and the way its spread presents dilemmas for local societies;
- discuss the role of personal identity and its relation to motivation to learn language inside and outside institutions;
- describe how national policy, local culture and institutional context can influence what and how languages are taught;
- carry out a small-scale research project on an aspect of language education.

Syllabus

Topics to be covered include:
- Ways of analysing language teaching
- Globalisation, glocalisation and the spread of English
- Language planning
- Linguistic imperialism
- Learner motives in globalised EFL
- Cultural and other influences on teaching methods
- Critical perspectives on teaching materials
- Language education and migration in the UK
- Citizenship and the practice of ESOL in the UK
- The 'study abroad' experience
- Case study research methods

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Seminar	11	2.00	22.00
Tutorial	1	0.50	0.50
Independent online learning hours			30.00
Private study hours			147.50
Total Contact hours			22.50
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			200.00

Private study

Students will be expected to read chapters or articles in advance of each session, with further advisory reading offered after each session.

The case study will involve students in choosing their subject area and, with tutorial advice, designing their own method of investigation and selecting their own reading around the subject.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Progress will be monitored by observing students' contributions to seminars.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Case Study	5,000 words	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 12/12/2018 16:33:09

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