Component

MA Public Opinion and Political Behaviour
MA Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) options

Year 1, Component 07

LG504-7-SP or LG657-7-SP
LG504-7-SP
Language Testing and Assessment
(15 CREDITS)

This module focuses on how language testing and assessment have developed in educational settings, by looking at the types and purposes of tests and the processes involved in test design and administration. It also considers high-stakes testing and language exams. Additionally, the module covers key concepts and principles of language testing and the theoretical foundations and practical implications surrounding testing of language skills within general English and English for Specific/Academic Purposes (ESP/EAP).

LG657-7-SP
English for Specific Purposes: Traditions and Practices in Language Teaching
(15 CREDITS)

What is English for Specific Purposes (ESP). and who teaches it? Is English for Academic Purposes the same as ESP? Engage in the current debates and practices within the broad field of ESP. You will explore the connections between such fields as EAP, Discourse Analysis and use of Copora in ESP and look at the ways in which these areas of the field of English Language Teaching have emerged and developed over time and across educational contexts. exploring the different academic traditions from which these approaches draw.

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