Sonia Manzano López
University Strands
Language Development for teachers (Explorations into Contemporary English Usage and Current Affairs)
Objectives:
- To provide language development and language awareness at an appropriate level for your personal needs.
- To develop an understanding of the discourse and genre of appropriate and effective spoken communication
- To develop an understanding of the varied roles of English within an English speaking culture.
- To develop spontaneous use of English terms of listening, speaking, reading and writing.
- To improve your English language proficiency.
- To increase linguistic awareness and confidence in using the appropriate variety of English.
- To maximise contact with contemporary authentic English, both spoken and written.
- To encourage you to compare English as traditionally taught with English as it is currently spoken.
- To focus on oral communication
- To focus on the accuracy of your own use of English
- To focus on accuracy, fluency , intonation and pronunciation in relation to listening and speaking.
- To increase confidence in using English, especially when in contact with native speakers.
- To investigate aspects of contemporary English usage.
- To enhance understanding of the cultural aspects of the English langauge and trends in English language development.
Extended School Teaching Practicum
Objectives:
- To develop an understanding of English-medium education as well as observing a different education system in action, through classroom observation, content lesson planning, teaching practice in local schools, and other related school and classroom activities.
- To reflect explicitly on the similarities and differences in educational contexts and practices between the UK and Madrid and to compare and contrast features of the systems.
- To teach content lessons on the British National Curriclum to British school and British Secondary school students.
- To extend your competence as a classroom practitioner and as an educator.
English Language Skills for Professional Communication Purposes- Content Teaching in Bilingual Schools.
Objectives:
- To enable you to feel confident when teaching content subjects using English.
- To enable you to be confident in giving pupils feedback in English.
- To provide language development and langauge awareness at an appropriate level for your professional needs.
- To develop confidence in classroom decision making in English.
- To develop your communication skills to achieve the above.
