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WELCOME FROM PROGRAMME TEAM

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1. Teaching Staff 4

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  Programme Directors 4
  
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  Lecturers 4
  

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  Semester 1 (September – December) 6
  
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  Semester 2 (January – April) 6
  
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  Semester 3 (May – August) 6
  

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  Whole Group Meetings 7
  
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  Workshops 7
  
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  Dissertation supervisor tutorials 8
  

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  Programme Tutorials 8
  
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  Director of Studies Groups 8
  
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  Staff-Student Liaison Committee 8
  

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  From Staff 9
  
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  To Staff 9
  

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  TESOL methodology 15
  
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  Language and the learner 19
  
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  Second language teaching curriculum 22
  
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  Research methods (part 1) – sources of knowledge 24
  
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  Research methods (part 2) – conceptualising research 28
  
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  Research methods (part 3) – planning research 30
  

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  Approaches to media analysis 33
  
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  Evaluation and design of TESOL materials 37
  
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  Language in use 40
  
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  Language programme design 42
  
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  Language testing 45
  
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  Language, education and society 48
  
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  Online language learning 49
  
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  Professional practice 52
  
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  Teaching text across borders 55
  
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  Techniques & processes of teacher education & supervision for TESOL 58
  
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  TESOL for young learners 61
  
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  Text, discourse in language teaching 63
  
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  Theory and practice of second language learning 66
  

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2. Teaching Staff

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  to meet the professional needs of the target population through developing an understanding of the theory and practice of TESOL in relation to classroom practice and/or in relation to teacher education and supervision;
  

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  to enable students to examine their own construct of TESOL and teacher education for TESOL within a framework constructed from the consideration of alternative interpretations of theory and the relation of theory to practice;
  

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  to equip students to modify their practice of TESOL and teacher education for TESOL in the light of developing theory and the changing conditions in which they have to operate;
  

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  to increase and update the professional knowledge of students to enable them to develop their critical appraisal of English language teaching practice;
  

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  to give students the opportunity to reflect on this professional knowledge with regard to the appropriateness of its application to a range of educational contexts;
  

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  to provide a forum for sharing the rich experiential knowledge which the students bring to the course, and through this to seek appropriate solutions to relevant professional educational problems.
  

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  to give students the opportunity to explore in some depth TESOL and applied linguistics problems and concepts of interest to them;
  

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  to give students practice in the design, implementation and evaluation of a substantial research or development task;
  

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  to extend the students' ability to work autonomously in a specific area of interest to them.
  

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  Semester 1 (September – December)
  

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  TESOL Methodology EDUA11256 (20 credits)
  
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  Language and the Learner EDUA11248 (20 credits)
  
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  Research Methods (Part One) Sources of Knowledge REDU11046 SV1(10 credits)
  

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  Semester 2 (January – April)
  

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  Second Language Teaching Curriculum EDUA11257 (20 credits)
  
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  Research Methods (Part Two) Conceptualising
  

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  Research Methods (Part Three) Planning Research REDU11045 (10 credits)
  

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  Semester 3 (May – August)
  

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  Approaches to Media Analysis EDUA11208
  
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  Evaluation and Design of TESOL Materials EDUA11255
  
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  Language in Use EDUA11201
  
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  Language Programme Design EDUA11044
  
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  Language Testing EDUA11045
  
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  Language, Education and Society EDUA11046
  
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  Online Language Learning EDUA11212
  
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  Professional Practice EDUA11048
  
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  Teaching Text Across Borders EDUA11206
  
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  Techniques & Processes of Teacher Education & Supervision for TESOL EDUA11030
  
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  TESOL for Young Learners EDUA11026
  
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  Text, Discourse and Language Teaching EDUA11233
  
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  Theory and Practice of Second Language Learning EDUA11203
  

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  one course from the list above from the three Language Master’s Programmes
  

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  one course from the wider university Master’s (level 11 with 20 credits) courses; this has to be approved by the Programme Directors.
  

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  one negotiated course for self-study on a topic within the field of TESOL.
  

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  Whole Group Meetings
  

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  Workshops
  

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  Dissertation supervisor tutorials
  

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  Programme Tutorials
  

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  Director of Studies Groups
  

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  The pastoral role involves helping their group of students settle in and feel at home in their life in Edinburgh. The DoS can provide guidance on general issues of any sort, including option choices, study skills, procedures and regulations, and also personal matters that are affecting students’ study. Each DoS organises meetings in their own way: students should find out whether they should email, phone to leave a note for their DoS if they want a one-to-one meeting. Some DoSs may organise group meetings.
  
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  The academic role involves helping the student avoid accusations of plagiarism, and taking documentation to the Special Circumstances Committee if the student fails an assignment because of illness or family circumstances. The Generic Handbook states the Director of Studies is ‘answerable to the School, and not to the programme on which you are studying’ and ‘your advocate in any conflict that you have with your courses, your programme, the School, or the wider University’ (page 27).
  

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  Staff-Student Liaison Committee