| Unit name | Supervised Individual Study (TESOL) |
|---|---|
| Unit code | EDUCM5911 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
| Unit director | Dr. Woodfield |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | School of Education |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit will enable students registered on the MSc in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) programme to pursue a topic of interest and relevance to them and their working context with the support of individual supervision. The learning in this unit will be effected through self-directed learning, and should include a literature review, and an application of the knowledge thus generated in either an empirical research study, or a proposal for pedagogic action. The specific assessment criteria will derive from a written detailed proposal agreed by the student and the supervising tutor.
On successful completion of this unit participants will have developed their understanding of their chosen topic or issue. They will have gained experience and some competency in conducting this exploration, and demonstrated their ability to articulate their findings and related ideas cogently and critically.
The Supervised Individual Study will normally be conducted independently on the basis of an appropriate number of one-to-one meetings with the tutor who is supervising the student.
The student’s work for assessment on this unit will comprise a paper of 4,000 words or equivalent, which takes the form of a report or any other product or combination of products which demonstrate that the student has developed his or her ability to explore analytically an appropriate issue or area of professional and/or academic interest.
Key readings will be determined by the topic being investigated and are therefore not generic to the supervised individual study mode.
