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Programme code | 9EDUC057T |
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Programme type | Postgraduate Taught Degree |
Programme director(s) |
Robert Sharples
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Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
School/department | School of Education |
Teaching institution | University of Bristol |
Awarding institution | University of Bristol |
Mode of study | Full Time |
Programme length | 1 years (full time) |
This section sets out why studying this programme is important, both in terms of inspiring you as an individual and in considering the challenges we face. It describes how this degree programme contributes to:
This programme is aimed at professionals in English language education at all levels (from kindergarten to university) and including teachers both from the UK and overseas. It aims to enable them to develop as researchers and as reflective practitioners, and to develop their intellectual, practical and transferable skills, by extending and deepening their professional knowledge in four specific areas:
1. The programme emphasises research skills both as a means to facilitating access to knowledge construction (for example in doctoral study, or as a researcher), and improving professional practice through enhanced understanding of learning and classroom processes and capacity to participate in and lead Action Research projects.
2. The programme develops understanding and skills in English language description and analysis, addressing both traditional sentence-level approaches, more recent discourse-based perspectives, and emerging accounts based on corpora and other electronically constructed accounts.
3. The programme develops understanding of a range of perspectives on language learning, in particular Second Language Acquisition, language socialisation, and socio-cultural perspectives. It introduces the epistemological traditions underpinning these approaches, and develops awareness of data collection and analysis procedures relevant to these traditions;
4. The programme develops understanding of pedagogy and curriculum in TESOL. The professional focus here involves a reflective, analytic use of professional experience, related to a future-oriented, innovative practice resourced by teacher research, a range of ICT options, and a quality-informed view of the network of relationships which characterise TESOL practice.
The learning outcome statements shown below for your programme have been developed with reference to relevant national subject benchmarks (where they exist), national qualification descriptors (see the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) and professional body requirements.
Teaching, learning and assessment strategies are listed to show how you will be able to achieve and demonstrate the learning outcomes.
This programme provides opportunities for you to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding, qualities, skills and other attributes in the following areas:
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning/teaching methods and strategies |
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Lecture input Individualised and supervised studies to include on-line discussion, supervision and directed reading. |
Methods of assessment (formative and summative) | |
Formative assessment
Summative assessment
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Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning/teaching methods and strategies |
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Lecture input Individualised and supervised studies to include on-line discussion, supervision and directed reading. |
Methods of assessment (formative and summative) | |
Formative assessment
Summative assessment
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Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning/teaching methods and strategies |
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Lecture input Individualised and supervised studies to include on-line discussion, supervision and directed reading. |
Methods of assessment (formative and summative) | |
Formative assessment
Summative assessment
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This section describes what is expected from you at each level of your programme. This illustrates increasing intellectual standards as you progress through the programme. These levels are mapped against the national level descriptors published by the Quality Assurance Agency.
Level M/7 - Postgraduate Masters |
The learning experience within the programme will be in three distinct phases: |
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For information on the admissions requirements for this programme please see details in the postgraduate prospectus at http://www.bristol.ac.uk/prospectus/postgraduate/ or contact the relevant academic department.
Further information can be found on the Graduate School of Education website:
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/education/students/masters/
GSoE Student Services Office, Graduate School of Education, 35 Berkeley Square, Bristol, BS8 1JA
Tel: 0117 331 4491
Email: ed-masters-admiss@bristol.ac.uk
Website: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/education/students/masters/
The following units in this programme are must pass: EDUCM1900, EDUCM0093, EDUCM0092, EDUCM0091, EDUCM5904. For the definition of must pass units please see the Glossary of Terms from Annex 1 to the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | |
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Dissertation | EDUCM1900 | 60 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
Research Methods in Language Education | EDUCM0092 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
Second Language Learning | EDUCM5904 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
Pedagogy and Curriculum for Language Education | EDUCM0093 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
Expanding notions of Language | EDUCM0091 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-2 |
Remaining 40 credit to be taken from: | ||||
Bilingual and Multilingual Education | EDUCM0085 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Cognitive Neuroscience and Classroom Practice | EDUCM0078 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Current issues in language, education and global mobility | EDUCM0098 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Globalisation and the Politics of English | EDUCM0048 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
Language Testing and Assessment | EDUCM5907 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
MSc Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages | 180 |
The pass mark set by the University for any level 7(M) unit is 50 out of 100.
For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.
All taught masters programmes, unless exempted by Senate, must allow the opportunity for students to exit from the programme with a postgraduate diploma or certificate.
To be awarded a postgraduate diploma, students must have successfully completed 120 credit points, of which 90 must be at level M/7.
To be awarded a postgraduate certificate, students must have successfully completed 60 credit points, of which 40 must be at level M/7.
An award with Merit or Distinction is permitted for postgraduate taught masters, diplomas and certificates, where these are specifically named entry-level qualifications. An award with Merit or Distinction is not permitted for exit awards where students are required to exit the programme on academic grounds but is permitted in designated programmes (as set out in the programme specification) where students choose to withdraw from the intended programme but otherwise achieve the necessary credit points for the exit award.
The classification of the award in relation to the final programme mark is as follows:
Award with Distinction*: at least 65 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 70 out of 100 for the dissertation. **Faculties retain discretion to increase these thresholds.
Award with Merit*: at least 60 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 60 out of 100 for the dissertation. Faculties retain discretion to increase these thresholds.
* The MA in Law has separate regulations for awarding distinction and merit.
** For the award of Distinction, the Faculty of Engineering requires at least 70 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 70 out of 100 for the dissertation.
All taught masters programmes, unless exempted by Senate, must allow the opportunity for students to choose, or be required, to leave at the postgraduate diploma or certificate stage.
To be awarded a postgraduate diploma, students must have successfully completed 120 credit points, of which 90 must be at level M/7.
To be awarded a postgraduate certificate, students must have successfully completed 60 credit points, of which 40 must be at level M/7.
Please note: This specification provides a concise summary of the main features of the programme and the learning outcomes that a typical student might reasonably be expected to achieve and demonstrate if he/she takes full advantage of the learning opportunities that are provided.
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