Part-time students normally complete the program in between 18 months and 2 years. Students are required to take SIX courses. Analysis and reflection on aspects of classroom practice, including teacher and learner roles, the use of teaching materials and language teaching technology. The course will draw on the collective knowledge and experience of the class. The course includes practical work in the construction of tests and other assessment instruments and in the design of evaluation tools.
Students apply theoretical ideas by developing a syllabus for a language teaching context.
Issues to be considered include grammatical constraints on code switching, bilingual first language acquisition, the bilingual lexicon, identity and bilingualism, and language policy and bilinguialism. Issues and debates will be discussed, along with the theoretical frameworks behind some major programs. An introduction to Systemic Functional Grammar. Examines the ideational, interpersonal and textual functions of language. Attention is paid not only to the clause, groups and phrases, and clause-complexes, but also to grammatical metaphor and information structure.