Culture and English Language Teaching
Published: 25 July 2024
Partner Institution is variable
COIL Topic/Theme |
Culture and English Language Teaching |
Partner Institutions |
Various, and variable from year to year |
Course Co-ordinator/staff involved |
Current convener is Dr Piotr Wegorowski. |
College/Subject(s) |
Arts & Humanities; English Language & Linguistics |
Length of Exchange |
Variable, but typically over c.7-8 weeks of an 11-week course |
Language(s) |
English |
Size of cohort |
Variable – typically 20-30 |
Level (e.g. Pre hons, hons, PGT) |
Honours |
Goals/ILOs |
This course aims to: ■ familiarise students with a number of key concepts in the teaching of language and culture; ■ provide an opportunity for students to collaborate with students from different cultures; ■ develop skills in how theoretical insights from disciplines such as linguistics, education, and cultural studies can be transformed into pedagogical practice Current ILOs: By the end of this course students will be able to: ■ explain principles of language teaching pedagogy; ■ appraise how culture and language teaching interact; ■ evaluate how theory and pedagogical practice interact; ■ construct complex arguments across genres relevant to teaching practice. |
Description of project |
Students are given a number of questions/topics to explore cross-culturally with partner groups over the course of several weeks. |
Assessment |
Essay (2000 words) - 50% Report (1500 words) - 25% Set exercise (1500 words) - 25% Report and Set exercise enable students to draw on their experiences of COIL elements of the course. |
Synchronous Activities |
COIL activity has been asynchronous in recent iterations of course. |
Asynchronous Activities |
Students work with counterparts in partner institutions to explore questions/topics from a cross-cultural angle. |
Platform(s) used |
This has changed over the years. |
What worked well? |
Students typically report appreciating the range of intercultural perspectives that they encounter during the course. |
What would you do differently next time? |
Reconsider platform. |
First published: 25 July 2024