ENGL 8818EEF
ENGL 8818EEF |
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INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING AND TEACHING |
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Course Coordinator:
Dr. Edsoulla Chung, BA, BEd (CUHK, First Hons); MSc (Oxon, Distinction); PhD (Cantab)
Aims
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
Contents
ENGL 8818EEF is a comprehensive course consisting of two sections which introduce students to major topical issues in sociolinguistics and psycholinguistics.
Contact hours
78 face-to-face contact hours, including 60 hours of lectures and 18 hours of tutorials.
Learning support
This is a face-to-face course which includes 1) lectures and 2) tutorials. Lectures are used for explaining and analysing concepts and theories, as well as raising questions for further discussion in tutorials. In tutorials, small-group discussion is used to help students clarify the main concepts and illustrate these with further examples. Led by the tutors, students also discuss how their understanding of the English language system can be related to teaching. Tutorials are also used to help students plan and work on their assignments.
Assessment
Assignment 1 (30%)
Assignment 2 (30%)
Final examination (40%)
*Students are required to meet the attendance requirement of the course.
Electronic submission of assignments
Yes
Online requirement
OLE
Set book(s)
Holmes, J., & Wilson, N. (2022). An introduction to sociolinguistics (6th ed.). Routledge.
Mitchell, R., Myles, F., & Marsden, E. (2019). Second language learning theories (4th ed.). Routledge.
