University of St Andrews

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 15

ECTS credits : 7

Level : SCQF level 11

Semester: 2

Availability restrictions: Only available to students on a PGT TESOL programme

Planned timetable: Lectures: 9-11am, Mondays and Tuesdays, Week 1-5. Practical: To be confirmed, Weeks 1-5

Preparing and supporting students who come to study for undergraduate or postgraduate degrees through the medium of English is one of the most challenging but rewarding jobs in the field of language teaching. To do this well, an EAP teacher needs to understand the higher education context, the key principles underpinning learning in a university, text and discourse in the communities of different disciplines, theories and practice of assessment, and the most effective methods and materials to motivate students and help them into a discourse community.

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact: 4 hours lectures (x 5 weeks), 1 hour seminar (x 5 weeks)

Assessment pattern

As used by St Andrews: Coursework = 100%


Re-assessment: Coursework = 100%

Personnel

Module coordinator: Dr B Matthews
Module teaching staff: Blair Matthews, Alison Malcolm-Smith
Module coordinator email bm221@st-andrews.ac.uk

Intended learning outcomes

• Understand key concepts of language and language use in EAP contexts
• apply theories of text and discourse in the communities of different disciplines
• apply theories and practices of curriculum and assessment to the development of a course of study
• develop effective methods and materials to motivate students and help them into a discourse community
• critically defend the design of a course of study in relation to a particular teaching scenario and context