MA TESOL DL Portsmouth Programme Specification

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MA APPLIED LINGUISTICS AND TESOL

(DL)

Programme SpecificationAugust 2013


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Contents

Programme Specification1. Named Awards.......................................................................................................................... 1

2. Course Code (and UCAS Code if applicable)............................................................................ 1

3. Awarding Body..........................................................................................................................1

4. Teaching Institution ...................................................................................................................1

5. Accrediting Body ....................................................................................................................... 1

6. QAA Benchmark Groups...........................................................................................................17. Document Control Information...................................................................................................1

8. Effective Session....................................................................................................................... 1

9. Author ....................................................................................................................................... 1

10. Faculty ....................................................................................................................................1

11. Department .............................................................................................................................1

12. Educational Aims.....................................................................................................................113. Reference Points.....................................................................................................................1

14. Learning Outcomes.................................................................................................................2

A. Knowledge and Understanding of:......................................................................................... 2

B. Cognitive (Intellectual or Thinking) Skills, able to:.................................................................. 3

C. Practical (Professional or Subject) Skills, able to:.................................................................. 4

D Transferable (Graduate and Employability) Skills able to: 4


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Programme Specification

1. Named Awards

MA Applied Linguistics and TESOL (DL)

2. Course Code (and UCAS Code if applicable)

C2023P

3. Awarding Body

University of Portsmouth

4. Teaching Institution

University of Portsmouth

5. Accrediting Body

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6. QAA Benchmark Groups


7. Document Control Information

21.08.2013


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To develop an advanced awareness of how languages differ, and how they are used differentlyin particular social and cultural contexts

To give students an advanced understanding of the range of applications of linguistic theory to

applied fields such as language testing, curriculum design, and the use of technology inlanguage teaching and learning

To provide students with enhanced professional expertise in English Language Teaching and anenhanced ability to engage in on-going reflection on their personal professional practice andtheir understanding of classroom language teaching and learning

To give students the opportunity to undertake an independent investigation in one or more of thefollowing areas: second language acquisition, sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, pragmatics,contrastive linguistics, classroom language teaching and learning, language testing, or issues inthe language teaching curriculum

13. Reference Points

The University of Portsmouth postgraduate curriculum framework

Framework for HE Qualifications

QAA Codes of Practice for the Assurance of Academic Quality and Standards in Education

Research and scholarship of the staff involved in the programme

14. Learning Outcomes

Graduates will have an appreciation of the fundamental concepts, modes of analysis and theoreticalapproaches in phonology, grammar, semantics, pragmatics and discourse analysis. In addition theywill have an appreciable control of theory and practice from a range of other areas of study whichbring to bear perspectives on language which have developed out of concerns for the role oflanguage in society, its nature as a cognitive domain, the way it is acquired, and the way it is usedby different people in different contexts. They will also have an enhanced understanding of how they

can promote classroom language learning through their professional practice based on a


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Language Course Design, Classroom Language Learning, and ProfessionaI Practice in LanguageTeaching.

Students will understand:1. The need for a systematic approach to linguistic phenomena and how theory helps to organise

understanding2. The reasons for, and the criteria for evaluating, alternative analyses of a given set of data3. The nature of the process of professional development in language teaching4. The relevance of theories from and research in the disciplines of applied linguistics, education,

educational psychology, psychology, sociology and statistical techniques

Learning and Teaching Strategies and Methods

Course booklets (learning materials packs), online student discussion boards with tutor input,individual email discussions with tutors

Planning, designing and executing a piece of rigorous enquiry in a research project.

Problem sets

Short exercises involving data analysis

Independent reading;

Use of data, resources, contacts and literature for the development of analytical skills.

The use of computer software

Reflection on personal professional experience

Assessment

Assessment is not only evaluative; it is also formative and diagnostic. Consequently, students will

be provided with constructive feedback where appropriate. The rationale for assessment onprogrammes will be clearly presented to students and there will be clear, explicit assessment criteria

for all forms of assessment.

Assessment will take the form of:

Essays


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9. Using a variety of methods, and assessing the advantages and disadvantages of each method

10. Writing essays and research reports using the appropriate register and style

11. Advanced literacy and numeracy

12. Ability to critically reflect on experience

Learning and Teaching Strategies and Methods

Course booklets (learning materials packs) , online student discussion boards with tutor input,individual email discussions with tutors



Independent reading; Use of data, resources, contacts and literature for the development of analytical skills.

The use of computer software and other technology

Assessment


Essays

Project reports


Portfolios of tasks

Tasks aimed at the assessment of specific skills (eg. IT skills, transcription skills)

A dissertation

C. Practical (Professional or Subject) Skills, able to:

1. Employ fundamental techniques for collecting data in the various areas of applied linguistics,including the creating and exploitation of electronic bodies of data, such as language corpora,elicitation tasks, phonological transcription, questionnaires, and ethnography;

2 C iti ll di th t h i l i i l d i th ll ti f li bl d t


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8. Acquiring complex information of diverse kinds, from a variety of sources including electronicsources (libraries, WWW, CD-ROMs, corpora, discussions with peers etc.) and using other ITtools.

Learning and Teaching Strategies and Methods Course booklets (learning materials packs), online student discussion boards with tutor input,

individual email discussions with tutors


Problem sets


Independent reading and writing;

Use of data, resources, contacts and literature for the development of analytical skills.

The use of computer software

Assessment


Essays;

Project reports;

Short exercises involving data analysis;

Portfolios of tasks

Tasks aimed at the assessment of specific skills (eg. IT skills, transcription skills etc.); A dissertation.

15. Course Structure, Progression and Award Requirements

Standard University rules apply. The regulations must be consulted for a full description of exitawards.

Ho e er it is possible to gi e the follo ing brief s mmar St dents req ire 180 credits for the MA


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Each student has a personal tutor, responsible for pastoral support and guidance.

University support services include careers, financial advice, housing, counselling etc.

The Academic Skills Unit (ASK).

The Additional Support and Disability Advice Centre (ASDAC).

Excellent library facilities.

The University of Portsmouth has consistently been awarded an excellent rating for studentsupport and guidance in a number of Quality Assurance Agency inspections.

Student course and unit handbooks provide information about the course structure andUniversity regulations etc.

Feedback is provided for all assessments.

Personal Development Planning (PDP) for all awards.

18. Admissions Criteria

A. Academic Admissions Criteria

A first degree or equivalent in a related field of study, and/or experience in language related fields.IELTS 7 or equivalent for non-native speakers of English.

Applicants will be expected to successfully demonstrate teaching experience of TESOL and/orfamiliarity with TESOL methodology, for example, from within an undergraduate programme.Applicants are expected to have access to a classroom during their studies.

B. Disability

The University makes no distinction in its admissions policy with regard to disability and willendeavour to make all reasonable adjustments in order to make it possible for students to study atPortsmouth on a course of their choice.


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Combined Honours Management Board.

Head of Department.

Associate Dean (Academic).

Associate Dean (Students).

Quality Assurance Committee.

Unit, Award and Progression Board of Examiners.

C. Mechanisms for Gaining Student Feedback

Student Representation on Board of Studies.

Student Staff Consultative Committees.

Unit and Course level student feedback questionnaires.

University participates in external student surveys, eg National Student Survey (NSS),Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES) and International Student Barometer (ISB).

D. Staff Development Priorities

Academic staff undertake activities related to research, scholarship, teaching and learning andstudent support and guidance.

Annual staff performance and development reviews match development to needs.

Managers undertake a variety of management development programmes.

New academic staff required to undertake PgCert Learning and Teaching in Higher Education.

All academic staff encouraged to seek Higher Education Academy membership.

Academic staff new to teaching required to undertake Initial Professional DevelopmentProgramme (iPROF).

Support Staff are encouraged to attend short courses in areas such as minute taking, andifi IT k


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Award External Examiners (usually also a Subject External Examiner) who will:

oversee and attend Award/Progression Boards;

scrutinise and endorse the outcomes of assessment;

ensure that the standard of the award is maintained at a level comparable with that of similarawards elsewhere in the United Kingdom.

23. Indicators of Standards and Quality

A. Professional Accreditation/Recognition


B. Periodic Programme Review (or equivalent)


C. Quality Assurance Agency

QAA Institutional Audit, December 2008, broad confidence (for full report seeQAA InstitutionalAudit: University of Portsmouth 2008).

D. OthersNone.

24. Other Sources of Information

Other sources of information may be found in

Course Approval Document.

Student Handbook.

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Unit Assessment Map for MA Applied Linguistics and TESOL (DL) 2012 Page 1

Unit Assessment Map

UNITS COURSEWORK EXAMINATION

Level Name Code Credit DeliveryCore/Option

otal% Type of Ar te fact

Duration/Length

Weighting%

otal%

Open/Closed

Duration(hrs)

Weighting%

7 heory & Practice of Applied Linguistics (DL) U21859 30 Sep-Dec Core 100% Text Analysis 3000 words 50%

Literature Review 3000 words 50%

7 heory & Practice of TESOL (DL) U21846 30 Jan-Mar Core 100% Analysis of context, a lesson planand accompanying rationale

3000 wordsequivalent

50%

syllabus (or section thereof) or apiece of assessment, with anaccompanying rationale

3000 wordsequivalent

50%

7 Dissertation/Major Project MA (SLAS) U22164 60 Year Core 100% Proposal 1000 words 10%

Dissertation 15,000 words 90%

2 x Options from the following:

7 Using Technology & Corpora in Language

Teaching & Research (DL)

U21852 30 Sep-Dec Option 100% Classroom activity and rationale. 2500 words

equivalent

40%

Corpus-based research report. 3500 wordsequivalent

60%

7 World Englishes (DL) U21862 30 Sep-Dec Option 100% Computer-based test 90 minutes 30%

Written coursework 4000 words 70%

7 Analysing, Evaluating & Writing Materials (DL) U21854 30 Jan-Mar Option 100% Report 2000 words 30%

Essay 3000 words 50%

Presentation Material 1000 wordsequivalent

20%

7 Independent Learning (DL) U21855 30 Year Option 100% Report 6000 words 100%


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Unit Learning Outcomes Map for MA Applied Linguistics and TESOL (DL) 2012 Page 1

Unit Learning Outcomes Map1

UNITS LEARNING OUTCOMES

Level Name Code Credit DeliveryCore/Option A1 A2 A3 A4 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 B10 B11 B12 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8

7 heory & Practice of Applied Linguistics (DL) U21859 30 Sep-Dec Core X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

7 heory & Practice of TESOL (DL) U21846 30 Jan-Mar Core X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

7 Dissertation/Major Project MA (SLAS) U22164 60 Year Core X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

2 x Options from the following:

7 Using Technology & Corpora in LanguageTeaching & Research (DL)

U21852 30 Sep-Dec Option

7 World Englishes (DL) U21862 30 Sep-Dec Option

7 Analysing, Evaluating & Writing Materials(DL)

U21854 30 Jan-Mar Option

7 Independent Learning (DL) U21855 30 Year Option

1A = Knowledge and Understanding; B = Cognitive (Intellectual) Skills; C = Practical (Subject Specific) Skills; D = Transferable Skills

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