Unit name | Evaluation and Management of Change in Language Programmes |
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Unit code | EDUCD0098 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | D/8 |
Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
Unit director | Dr. Kiely |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
Understanding Educational Research |
Co-requisites |
Language and Communication, Researching Language Classrooms, Testing and Assessment in Language Learning |
School/department | School of Education |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit focuses on the evaluation of and management of change in language programmes. We draw on Applied Linguistics and educational management perspectives to examine the purposes and processes of evaluation and the ways in which these interface with the management of innovation and change. Students will have opportunities to relate these perspectives to programmes with which they are familiar, to policy frameworks such as standards and accreditation schemes, and to learning constructs, from both theory and practice, which shape programmes and their implementation. The research methodology elements of the unit draw on the paradigm and researcher position issues encountered in Understanding Educational Research. We examine a range of innovative evaluation procedures and techniques, data construction and management strategies, strategies for engagement with stakeholders and document review, and consider the ways in which evaluation and innovation processes are related in programme and organisational development in language education.
Aims:
Students will understand:
Evaluation design and commentary equivalent to 4000 words
This will normally be a two part assignment:
i) an evaluation design for a particular programme;
ii) a commentary on the design, including a rationale, reference to the evaluation and management of change literature, and previous studies.