ECTS credits ECTS credits: 3
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 51 Hours of tutorials: 3 Expository Class: 9 Interactive Classroom: 12 Total: 75
Use languages Spanish, Galician, English
Type: Ordinary subject Master’s Degree RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: English and German Philology
Areas: English Philology
Center Faculty of Philology
Call: Second Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable | 1st year (Yes)
1. General
- To introduce students into the world of second language acquisition and learning.
- To make connections between linguistic theory and pedagogical practice.
- To reflect upon the factors influencing second language learning and language teaching.
- To familiarise students with the main literature in the field.
- To reflect upon general and individual factors and variables that condition the learning of English and the learning of a second language in broad terms.
- To acquaint students with basic terminology on the different topic areas of the course.
2. Specific
- To study language learning theories as well as the different variables and factors conditioning the language learning process.
- To examine the similarities and differences between first language acquisition (FLA) and second language learning (SLA).
- To compare and contrast second language acquisition/learning and second language teaching.
- To examine the role of new technologies in the teaching of English.
- To familiarise learners with the most recent European developments on the teaching and learning of languages: the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) and the European Language Portfolio (ELP)
- To provide students with basic theoretical principles and practical techniques for their own development as future English language teachers.
- To introduce students to second language acquisition research.
This outline is merely orientative and it can be modified according to the students' ongoing needs and interests.
1. Applied Linguistics and the teaching of English. Main fields in Applied Linguistics.
2. Current issues in the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (TEFL).
3. Current issues in Second Language Acquisition (SLA).
4. Conducting research in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching.
Basic bibliography
• Ball, Phil, Keith Kelly, John Clegg. 2015. Putting CLIL into Practice. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Council of of Europe. 2001. Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Learning, Teaching, Assessment. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Council of of Europe. 2018. Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Learning, Teaching, Assessment. Companion Volume with New Descriptors. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Ellis, Rod. 2004. The Study of Second Language Acquisition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Harmer, Jeremy. 2007. How to Teach English. Longman: Harlow.
• Lightbown, Patsy M. and Spada, Nina. 1993. How Languages are Learned, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Palacios Martínez, Ignacio M., Rosa Alonso, Mario Cal, Paula López Rúa and José Ramón Varela. 2007. Diccionario de enseñanza y aprendizaje de lenguas. Madrid: En Clave. (https://www.dicenlen.eu/es/diccionario/inicial/a).
• Ur, Penny. 1999. A Course in Language Teaching. Theory and Practice. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Complementary bibliography
• Alonso Alonso, Rosa. 2023. Factores individuales en el aprendizaje de segundas lenguas. Lausanne: Peter Lang.
• Brown, H. Douglas. 1994. Principles of Language Learning and Teaching, Prentice Hall Regents, Englewood Cliffs, N. J.
• Fernández Pérez, Milagros (ed.), 1996. Avances en Lingüística Aplicada. Santiago de Compostela: Servizo de Publicacións da Universidade.
• Hall, Graham. 2016. The Routledge Handbook of English Language Teaching. Milton Park: Routledge.
• Herschensohn, Julia and Martha Young. 2018. The Cambridge Handbook of Second language Acquisition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Macaro, Ernesto. 2018. English Medium Instruction. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Muñoz, Carme (ed.). 2000. Segundas lenguas. Adquisición en el aula. Barcelona: Ariel.
• Salaberri, Sagrario. 1999. Lingüística Aplicada a la enseñanza de lenguas extranjeras. Almería: Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad.
• Skehan, Peter. 1989. Individual Differences in Second Language Acquisition. London: Edward Arnold.
• Stern, Hans Heinrich. 1983. Fundamental Concepts of Language Teaching. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Vez Jeremías, José Manuel. 2000. Fundamentos lingüísticos en la enseñanza de lenguas extranjeras. Barcelona: Ariel.
Competences (“Memoria do Máster Interuniversitario en Estudios Ingleses Avanzados e as Súas Aplicacións, 2ª edición", pp. 6-7: http://www.imaes.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/MEMORIA_ANEXOS-I-II.pdf)
G01- Ability to delve into those concepts, principles, theories or models related to the various areas of English Studies, as well as to become familiar with the methodology required to solve those problems typical of this field of study.
G02 Ability to apply the knowledge gained/obtained within the multidisciplinary and mutifaceted/versatile area of English Studies.
G03- Ability to use the new information and communication technologies (ICTs) efficiently within the realm of English Studies.
G04- Ability to present experiences, ideas or reports in public, as well as to express informed opinions based on criteria, external rules or personal reflections, for which a sufficient command of the academic and scientific language, both written and oral, will be necessary.
G05- Abilities to investigate and manage new knowledge and information within the context of English Studies.
G06- Ability to acquire/achieve critical thinking that will lead students to consider the relevance of the existing research in the fields of study that make up/shape/define English Studies, as well as the relevance of their own investigations.
G07 - Abilities to consolidate and develop the C2 linguistic competence in the spoken and written use of the English language.
G08 - Progressive autonomy in the learning process, personal/individual search for resources and information, by getting access/accessing (to) bibliographical and documentary references on the various areas that make up/define/shape English Studies.
G09 - Ability to carry out research work of an academic nature in the different realms of English Studies.
G10 - Ability to present and defend a research project by making use of the appropriate terminology and resources/tools within the area object of study.
E01 - Knowledge of the main methods of linguistic research.
E02 - Knowledge of the main resources, tools and methods for linguistic research.
E03 - Capacity to reflect upon the factors that condition English language learning and acquisition.
- Development of language skills, with particular attention to oral presentation skills.
- Development of pedagogical skills.
- Fostering of an environment that promotes learning and takes on board students' contributions and initiatives.
- Development of skills for the use of new technologies in the teaching of English.
- Efficient time-management and effective organization of the resources available, establishing priorities, alternative ways and means of identifying weaknesses in the decision-making process.
- Fostering of the ability to work in cooperative, pluridisciplinary and plurilingual contexts.
This course is very practical. English will be used throughout. Class attendance and active participation are a requirement. Lectures will alternate with seminars and group discussions. Some practical sessions may be conducted in the computer lab.
Additional materials for the different units of the course will be available through the e-learning platform.
- Class attendance and active participation. Attendance is compulsory.
- Readings.
- Assignments. Competences assessed: G03, G06, G07, G08, G09, G10, E03
- Oral presentations: students may be asked to present some work to the rest of the class. Students may be asked to submit the materials and a brief report of their presentation for assessment purposes. Competences assessed: G03, G04, G06, G07, G08, G09, G10, E03
- Tests. Competences assessed: G03, G06, G07, G08, G09, G10, E03
Percentages:
Attendance and active participation in class: up to 20%
Practical tasks, oral presentations and tests: 80%
Those students who do not pass in June will be required to sit a final exam in July. This also applies to those students who were granted special permission from the Faculty authorities not to attend lessons regularly and to those who did not pass the course the previous year.
Note: Notable (8) will be the highest grade granted to students who hold permission not to attend lessons.
On a tentative and orientative basis, the distribution of the student's work and study activities will be as follows:
- Regular tutorials: 2 hours
- Controlled readings through the virtual platform: 4 hours
- Participation in the virtual platform forums and debates: 4 hours
- Self-evaluation tasks through the virtual platform: 2 hours
- Individual and group autonomous work through the virtual platform: 11 hours
- Assignments: 20 hours
- Tasks conducted in the library, recommended readings and bibliographical searches: 20 hours
Class attendance and active participation are a requirement. Students should try to keep up to date with class work and carry out different projects and practical tasks.
We recommend students to devote 8-10 hours a week to the study of the subject (here we include the time spent on the preparation of tasks, projects and tests).
Maria Paloma Nuñez Pertejo
- Department
- English and German Philology
- Area
- English Philology
- Phone
- 881811860
- pnunez.pertejo [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Ignacio Miguel Palacios Martinez
Coordinador/a- Department
- English and German Philology
- Area
- English Philology
- Phone
- 881811890
- ignacio.palacios [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Professor
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| 16:00-17:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | English | C05 |
| 17:00-18:00 | Grupo /CLIS_01 | English | C05 |
| Thursday | |||
| 16:00-17:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | English | C05 |
| 17:00-18:00 | Grupo /CLIS_01 | English | C05 |
| 05.27.2025 16:00-18:00 | Grupo /CLIS_01 | C05 |
| 07.08.2025 16:00-18:00 | Grupo /CLIS_01 | C05 |