Delta Module 3

Program Overview

The Delta Module Three program provides comprehensive training in English Language Teaching or Management. Through an extended assignment, participants analyze literature, conduct needs analysis, design course plans, and develop assessment methods in their chosen specialization. The program is offered online or face-to-face, allowing flexibility and customization to meet individual needs.

Program Outline

Outline:

Module Three Course Content

You will usually need a class to base your assessment around so, for example, if your chosen specialism is English for Academic Purposes, you will need access to a group of learners who wish to study an EAP course. Your extended assignment consists of five parts:

• Introduction to your specialism
• Needs analysis
• Course plan
• Assessment
• Conclusion
Through your background reading, the online course content and consultation with your tutor, you will provide an overview of the literature on your chosen specialism. You will then design and employ a variety of needs analysis tools to ascertain the specific backgrounds, needs and learning styles of your learners. Using this as a base, you will create a course plan of a minimum of 20 hours, which caters to your learners’ specific needs and incorporates what you have learned about your chosen specialism. You will also read about the various assessment tools which are available to us as ELT professionals and the theory that underpins them, using this newly acquired knowledge to design a series of formal and informal assessment methods to assess your learners’ progress and the overall success of your course. You do not need to actually teach your course or carry out any of the assessments, though it is strongly advised to use a specific group of learners for your needs analysis to make it a more authentic and rewarding experience for you, and to make the workload more manageable.

Assessment:

Delta Module Three is evaluated through an extended assignment of between 4,000 and 4,500 words. You can choose to specialize in English Language Teaching or English Language Teaching Management. Some of the areas within these that you can choose as your specialism are Young Learners, Exam Classes, One-to-One classes, English for Academic or Business Purposes and teaching Multi or Monolingual groups, among others. The extended assignment consists of five parts:

• Introduction – an analysis of the literature on your chosen specialism
• Needs analysis – a review of the principles of needs analysis and an outline of your chosen needs analysis tools
• Course plan – an explanation of your course plan and how it relates to your reading and your learners’ needs
• Assessment – an overview of the principles of assessment and how it will be integrated into your course
• Conclusion – a summary of how your course plan relates to the principles outlined in part 1.

Teaching:

Course Delivery Options

Online:

The Teaching House Blended Delta Module 3 course can be taken entirely online and you can set your own pace and schedule of work, based around your work commitments and the amount of time you have to dedicate to study. The course consists of an online introductory seminar and then five thirty-minute one-to-one tutorials with one of our experienced teacher trainers, either via phone, Skype or face-to-face, if you are based locally in New York City. Each tutorial focuses on a different part of the assignment. Your tutor will be able to review a draft of that part in advance of each tutorial, provided that it is submitted at least 24 hours in advance of the tutorial.

Face-to-face:

Available at our London location, please email us at delta@teachinghouse.group for upcoming course dates.

Module Three Course Dates

Online:

Module Three course can be started at any time. On starting you will be invited to choose a submission date within 8 months of the start date.

Face-to-face:

Module Three (London) please email us at delta@teachinghouse.group for the next upcoming course date.