ESOL

Level 2 Modules

ESOL 2.1: Refugee awareness for frontline workers: who are the refugees?

• Module Guide
• Session 01 - Raising awareness of refugees and asylum seekers
• Session 02 - Cross-cultural communication

ESOL 2.2: Refugee awareness for frontline workers: Skills for Life strategy

• Session 03 - Skills for Life strategy
• Session 04 - Organisational provision

Level 3 Modules

ESOL 3.1: Grammar for supporting learners

• Module Guide
• Session 01 - Introduction
• Session 02 - Word and phrase level
• Session 03 - Phrase and sentence level
• Session 04 - Discourse level

ESOL 3.2: Reading and writing

• Module Guide
• Session 01 - Text analysis
• Session 02 - Learners' writing
• Session 03 - Supporting learners with reading
• Session 04 - Supporting learners with writing

Level 4 Modules

ESOL 4.1: Social context of ESOL

• Module Guide
• Session 01 - Who are the students?
• Session 02 - The value of bi- and multilingualism
• Session 03 - English and Englishes
• Session 04 - Language as Access

ESOL 4.2: Basic Literacy in ESOL

• Module Guide
• Session 01 - Theory and practice of teaching basic reading
• Session 02 - Working with whole texts
• Session 03 - Identifying and supporting dyslexic learners
• Session 04 - Theory and practice of teaching basic writing

ESOL 4.3: Grammar for ESOL teachers

• Module Guide
• Session 01 - Introduction to grammar
• Session 02 - Phrase structure
• Session 03 - Adverbials and clause structure
• Session 04 - Sentence structure

ESOL 4.4: English pronunciation

• Module Guide
• Session 01: An introduction to phonology, stress and rhythm
• Session 02: The phonemic alphabet and consonant phonemes
• Session 03: Vowel sounds and connected speech
• Session 04: Intonation and communicative issues of phonology

ESOL 4.5: Lexis for ESOL teachers

• Module Guide
• Session 01 - Introduction to lexis
• Session 02 - Introduction to morphology
• Session 03 - Word meaning and practical isuues of learning and assessing lexis
• Session 04 - Introduction to pragmatics

ESOL 4.6: Discourse for ESOL teachers

• Module Guide
• Session 01 - Introduction to key principles of discourse analysis
• Session 02 - Spoken discourse
• Session 03 - Critical discourse analysis and introduction to lexical cohesion
• Session 04 - Written discourse and introduction to grammatical cohesion

ESOL 4.7: Language acquisition and learning

• Module Guide
• Session 01 - Theoretical background to SLA
• Session 02 - SLA and links with English language teaching
• Session 03 - Personal and social factors in relation to SLA
• Session 04 - Bilingualism

ESOL 4.8: Speaking and listening for ESOL teachers

• Module Guide
• Session 01 - Features of spoken English
• Session 02 - Teaching listening
• Session 03 - Teaching speaking
• Session 04 - Task-based learning for speaking and listening

ESOL 4.9: Reading and writing for ESOL teachers

• Module Guide
• Session 01 - The theoretical background
• Session 02 - Reading skills
• Session 03 - Teaching writing as a genre
• Session 04 - Teaching and learning writing skills

ESOL 4.10: English language use for ESOL teachers

• Module Guide
• Session 01 - Effective discussions and note making
• Session 02 - Using a toolkit for analysis of texts
• Session 03 - Presentations and proofreading
• Session 04 - Reading and adapting material for an audience

ESOL 4.11: Current issues in teaching ESOL in post-16 education and training

• Module Guide
• Session 01 - The post-16 context
• Session 02 - Learning theories
• Session 03 - Information and learning technology (ILT)
• Session 04 - Approaches to differentiated teaching and learning
• Session 05 - The adult ESOL core curriculum
• Session 06 - Planning for individuals and groups
• Session 07 - The syllabus and scheme of work
• Session 08 - ESOL in the context of the whole curriculum