Bachelor
2022/2023
Current Trends in Language Teaching
Type:
Elective course (Foreign Languages and Intercultural Communication)
Area of studies:
Linguistics
Delivered by:
School of Foreign Languages
Where:
School of Foreign Languages
When:
4 year, 1, 2 module
Mode of studies:
distance learning
Online hours:
20
Open to:
students of one campus
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
5
Contact hours:
52
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The research seminar, which uses the latest achievements of Russian and foreign cognitive linguistics, synchronic and diachronic lexicology and lexicography, aims to familiarize students with particularities of the lexical system of the English language and give an idea of etymological, semantic, morphological, word-formation, stylistic properties of the English vocabulary.
Learning Objectives
- By the end of the learning period students will be able to: - identify current approaches to language teaching; - use some elements of the approaches in teaching; - use IT tools in language teaching, including distance language teaching. As a result, students will be able to reasonably use elements of current approaches to language teaching and current technology in practise.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- be aware of psychological theories underlying current teaching methods
- describe the historical background of current teaching methods
- describe the theoretical underpinnings and principles of current approaches to language teaching
- plan lessons within the communicative paradigm
- use techniques suggested by current ELT approaches
- engage and motivate students in traditional and online classrooms
- plan and conduct lessons that are learner-centered and learning-centered
- select technologies for technology-supported language teaching
- plan lessons using information technologies
- create some types of assessment materials and criteria
- combine elements of approaches in a principled manner
Course Contents
- Historical background
- The Communicative Approach
- Current approaches to language teaching
- Active learning
- Student-centered teaching
- IT in language teaching
- Current approaches to assessment
Assessment Elements
- Written tasksessays and tests (the quantity may vary)
- Presentations
- Class participation
- Microteaching
- Written Exam
Interim Assessment
- 2022/2023 2nd module0.3 * Written Exam + 0.1 * Presentations + 0.1 * Class participation + 0.2 * Microteaching + 0.1 * Written tasks
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Kaplan R. B. (ed.) The Oxford handbook of applied linguistics. – Oxford University Press, 2010.
- Мильруд, Р. П. Теория обучения иностранным языкам. Английский язык : учебник для вузов / Р. П. Мильруд. — 2-е изд., перераб. и доп. — Москва : Издательство Юрайт, 2021. — 406 с. — (Высшее образование). — ISBN 978-5-534-11977-0. — Текст : электронный // Образовательная платформа Юрайт [сайт]. — URL: https://urait.ru/bcode/476448 (дата обращения: 28.08.2023).
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Ellis, R. (2012). Language Teaching Research and Language Pedagogy. Malden, Mass: Wiley-Blackwell. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=430951
- Hunter, W. J. (2015). Teaching for Engagement: Part 3: Designing for Active Learning. College Quarterly, 18(4). Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=eric&AN=EJ1095952