ELL6413   Theory and Practice of Language Teaching   (15 credits)

Description

This is a topic and issues-based course exploring ideas that have animated debate, and sometimes controversy, in the applied linguistics and language teaching community. The overall course aim is to present a coherent portrait of contemporary concerns and developments in language teaching. This is not a course in teaching methodology, rather it examines issues underlying and shaping how language teaching is conceived and how language courses are delivered. It deals rather with ideas (e.g. appropriate methodology) that impact on how language teaching/learning is conceived, and ultimately, therefore, on how language courses are delivered.

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