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Course Materials
Syllabus [Download]
Class 1: Intro to Language and Speech Research [Download]
Class 2: Teaching, Assessing & Researching L2 Speaking [Download]
Class 3; Teaching, Assessing & Researching L2 Listening [Download]
Class 4: Teaching, Assessing & Researching L2 Pronunciation [Download]
Class 5: Teaching, Assessing & Researching L2 Fluency [Download]
Class 6: Teaching, Assessing & Researching L2 Vocab [Download]
Class 7: Theories in L2 Speech [Download]
Class 8: L2 Speech Development & Ultimate Attainment [Download]
Class 9; Cognitive Individual Differences in L2 Speech [Download]
Class 10: Sociopsychological Indivisual Differences in L2 Speech [Download]
Research potential: L2 speaking and listening specifically has been considered as having
much potential for publication. Over the past 50 years, much TESOL work
has been concerned with writing, reading, grammar and vocabulary learning.
Recently, however, a growing number of scholars have begun to research
L2 speaking and listening, making this topic one of the most promising
ones. UCL will be the first TESOL programme in the UK that will provide
a focused module specifically on L2 speaking and listening, serving as
a unique selling point for research-oriented students.
Pedagogical implications: Although many teachers in ESOL classrooms worldwide have exclusively
focused on teaching writing, reading, grammar and vocabulary teaching,
very few know how to design, provide and elaborate speaking and listening
lessons due to the lack of relevant research and adequate teacher training.
However, attaining both speaking and listening skills plays a significant
role in second language communicative competence, which is fundamental
to being an independent and functional user of second language. This module
will equip TESOL students with ample research-based knowledge on what comprises
optimal training methods for improving speaking and listening skills. In
doing so, it will enrich students’ future teaching and career development.
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