Special Topic: TESOL Practicum: Developing English Language Teaching

This course is a level 9 course that is designed to offer future language teachers first-hand experience in formal educational settings. The course aims to develop the implementation of teaching practices of future language teachers based on the knowledge and insights gained in the TESOL programme. This is achieved by developing future language teachers holistically with specialised knowledge of ESOL and EFL classroom teaching pedagogy through the purposeful and practical application of foreign language education theory and teaching methods. As such, this course offers micro- and macro-level teaching experiences through the semester, including teaching practice in formal educational settings and student-directed critical pedagogical reflection on the TESOL course. By participating in the teaching and learning opportunities of this course, future teachers select their focus context, develop a teaching portfolio that accommodates it, and implement teaching practices. In this process, future teachers will be able to systematically evaluate the application of a variety of language teaching knowledge and skills, identify emerging needs, and reflect on their teaching practices to achieve essential learning outcomes based on empirical research, together with their lecturer and peers. Through this process, future teachers will be able to indirectly experience teaching practices in other contexts and compare and analyse them in line with their chosen context.