ET5505 Action Research & Reflection for Education Practitioners

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 2

Further information on which modules are specific to your programme.

Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

15

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 11

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Availability restrictions

Only available to students on the PGT TESOL and International Education programmes.

Planned timetable

Lectures: 2-4pm, Mondays and Tuesdays, Weeks 1-5. Practical: to be confirmed, Weeks 1-5

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module coordinator

Ms A M Malcolm-Smith

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module Staff

Amritesh Singh, Minh Ngo Xuan

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module description

This module provides a learning experience in which students can reflect on concepts and theories they are studying on other modules and connect them with classroom practice. The module explores the combined value of reflection and action research for classroom practitioners, providing a means for educators to understand their classroom contexts and to plan responses to challenges in these contexts.

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment

Coursework = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

4 hours lectures (x 5 weeks), 1 hour seminar (x 5 weeks)

Scheduled learning hours

31

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

119

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

Intended learning outcomes

  • critically apply key concepts of action research to teacher research in the language teaching classroom
  • critically apply key concepts in reflection to self-development as a language classroom practitioner
  • plan responses to challenges in the professional context, on the basis of data obtained through classroom-, peer- and self-observation, classroom datasets, and reflection.
  • disseminate your research to other language teaching practitioners in a professionally appropriate manner.