The module will focus on language learning, language acquisition and communicative competencies.
This module can be combined with the following modules to make a 30 ECTS semester:
Students of Education – Teacher Education, English as a second language or related disciplines
The module will focus on language learning, language acquisition and communicative competences.
Some of the themes are discourse and strategic competence, language learning strategies and communication strategies, receptive and productive skills, and inter-language development.
We will learn how to plan teaching, which encourages language acquisition.
We will discuss
During the module, we will develop didactic designs for different age groups and class levels.
All teaching and counselling is in oral and written English. You will experience several different teaching methods such as lectures, presentations, dialogue, exchange of experiences, group work, independent studies, as well as portfolio work.
Throughout the module, we will integrate the use of ICT, creative forms of expression such as singing and physical activity in the teaching and didactic designs.
In order to complete the module and obtain a certificate, the student has to:
Not applicable for EU/EEA-students and exchange students from partner institutions, all other students must pay. In this case, please send an e-mail to international@ucl.dk to learn more.
Type of Activity
Theoretical and practical module.
Workload
Attend and actively participate in classes, individual study of the relevant literature for the module, group work, prepare presentations, assignments and complete a written exam.
Learning Outcome and Objective
Work with learning goals and assessment.
Examination
There is a 5-hour on-site written exam testing your competence in developing didactic designs. The exam will also test your competences in genre and theory.
The module will be evaluated with a passed/failed denotation.