What, please, is RBL?
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> From: BENATI ALLESSANDRO <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: MA COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR FL TEACHERS/LECTURERS
> Date: 29 March 1999 16:49
>
> To all Italian studies members,
>
> you may be interested in this MA course for graduates interested in
> foreign language teaching. We are now recruiting for our third year's
> intake.
>
> COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH
>
> The Languages Unit at the university of Greenwich is offering an
> interdisciplinary MA in Management of Language Learning
>
> If you are:
>
> a practising language teacher with at least two years teaching
> experience
>
> a language trainer, adviser or a specialist in the field of languages
>
> If you want to:
>
> make an effective contribution to language learning in your
> organisation through research, development and the application of
> newly acquired knowledge
>
> understand the issues facing language teachers/lecturers at the
> beginning of the new century
>
> enhance your career prospects in Further and Higher Education
>
> The Languages Unit has developed this MA course to suit your
> needs which is now recruiting its third intake for September 1999.
>
> This interdisciplinary programme is offered part-time and
> full-time. It aims to:
>
> . introduce you to research in language learning, in particular those
> research activities and themes that impinge on the language learning
> environment: second language acquisition, language testing and
> communicative language learning.
>
> . help you explore the interface between research in language learning
> and the practical learning environment.
>
> . develop IT skills to enable you to evaluate, develop and
> integrate computer-assisted language learning tools into the language
> curriculum.
>
> . develop an awareness of non-traditional (i.e. not classroom
> teaching) methods of language learning, particularly RBL or open
> learning, to enable you to manage language learning effectively.
>
> . help you build management skills relevant to languages professionals
> in Higher/Further Education and training.
>
>
> Who should apply?
>
> The course is designed for graduates (or equivalent) with some
> teaching experience, practising foreign language teachers and trainers
> and professionals working in the language field.
>
> To be admitted to the course you should normally be a holder of an
> honours degree in Languages, or a related field, from a British or
> overseas university. You should also have some foreign language
> teaching experience.
>
> Programme
>
> The programme is divided into six core units to provide you with a
> common theoretical background and a dissertation which will give you
> the opportunity to demonstrate your ability to carry out applied
> research in languages.
>
> The core units are:
>
> 1. Second Language Acquisition. (2 sem)
> 2. Information Technology in Language Learning (1 sem)
> 3. Current Methodologies in Language Teaching and Testing (1 sem) 4.
> Issues in Management of Languages(1 sem) 5. Research Methodology (1
> sem)
>
> Dissertation: 12,000 to 15,000 words.
>
> The teaching will normally take place on Wednesday.
>
> Assessment
>
> The programme is assessed by written assignment, oral presentation and
> a dissertation.
>
> For further information please contact:
> Alessandro Benati
> Course Director
> Churchill House
> Woolwich
> London SE18 6HY
> Telephone: 0181 331 90 48/9029
> Fax: 0181 331 9010
> E-mail Address: [log in to unmask]
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