Multicontrastive English for Teachers

Education facts

Code: EN1220

<p>The aim of this course is to cater for the need for contrastive components for teachers of English with a foreign teacher's degree or students from independent courses who wants a qualification for the Swedish school system. The course consists of two modules: contrastive grammar/proficiency and contrastive phonetics/pronunciation. Using students' own linguistic proficiency in both English and Swedish as well as other mother tongues to understand and discover areas where language learners are likely to run into problems we analyze authentic text material in order to discuss possible contrastive differences teachers need to be aware of to help learners improve and develop their language skills.</p> <p>The course has scheduled online classes.</p>

Entry requirements

In addition to general entry requirements, i.e. Swedish 3/Swedish as second language 3/TISUS and English 6/IELTS 6.5/TOEFL 580 in all parts, the following is required for admission to the course: completed introductory course in English 1-30 credits or the equivalent, and completed intermediate course 31-60 credits or the equivalent where theoretical studies in grammar and phonetics are included.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Multicontrastive English for Teachers

  University of Gothenburg

  Start date: 2 September 2024

  End date: 19 January 2025

  Pace of study: 25 %