DELTA - Module Three: RESEARCH
Module Three information: Extending practice and ELT specialism: This module consists of an extended written research project, which is externally assessed. Module 3 focusses on needs analysis, syllabus design, course planning and assessment. You will carry out an independent investigation, leading to the design of a course programme related to a specialism. Some of the specialisms include:
- Teaching Exam Classes
- Business English
- Teaching Young Learners
- English for Specific Purposes Teaching English to learners with special requirements
To help you complete this module successfully, the following input is included in the Module Two course:
- Input on syllabus types, course design and testing principles
- Individual guidance to help choose and research your Module 3 specialization
NB. This course does not focus on the Alternative Module 3 specialism: ELT Management.
The fees for evaluation of the Delta Module 3 assignment are not included in the course fee.
Fri | 10:00-12:00 | 07/02/2025-28/02/2025
Teacher: Available soon
Registration: December 2nd, 2024 - January 23rd, 2025
The Delta Module Three course consists of 4 weekly synchronous two-hour sessions on Zoom to guide you in setting up your research project, collecting data and organising your paper. You will prepare your research project independently. During your preparation and writing phase, you will have orientation and feedback from the tutor. These are normally held in four hour-long sessions, to be agreed with the candidate. The aim is for you to prepare and finish the assignment in time for the Cambridge submission date in June.
The course fee includes all synchronous and asynchronous sessions, tutor support and library access.
How to apply
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1. Information/Open Days
If you want further information please complete the More Information / Open Days form on the website.
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2. Application form
If you already have the information, and you are interested in requesting an interview, please select the group that you are interested in and complete the ‘Enrolment’ form. This asks for personal details, academic and work experience. If you have already done the Module 1 or Module 2 course with us, you will not need an interview, but you still need to complete the enrolment form.
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3. Interview
If your application is successful, you will be invited to an interview of approx. 10-15 minutes.
- The requirements are the same as for the Module Two preparation course. Candidates must:
- have at least two years' experience in different contexts
- be over 21 years of age
- have a level of English of between C1 and C2 or above
- normally have an initial teaching qualification
Registration: Can be done online or in person. To enrol online, go to ‘Select a group and enrol’, choose the Delta Module Three group and follow the registration procedure on the website.
Scott Thornbury (DipTEFLA, MA in Applied Linguistics)
Guest tutor, Delta
Scott is the award winning author of numerous methodology books for ELT including The CELTA Course (with Peter Watkins & Sandy Millin, CUP, 2023); 101 Grammar Questions (CUP, 2019); The New A-Z of ELT (Macmillan, 2018); Teaching Unplugged (with Luke Meddings, Delta, 2017). He taught on the MA TESOL program at The New School in New York and is the series editor for Handbooks for Language Teachers, CUP.
Dragan Milović (Dip TEFLA, MA in Linguistics, PGCE Modern Languages)
Main Course Tutor CELTA and DELTA
Dragan has taught English and Serbian in London for over 13 years and worked as a teacher trainer both in the UK and Spain for 10 years. He has also worked as a teacher of Serbian at UCL London and the Foreign Office, where he taught and designed language exams for diplomats. He collaborated on the English/Bosnian Dictionary for Oxford University Press and on the Colloquial Croatian for Routledge.
Jessica Mackay (DipTEFLA, MA & PhD in Applied Linguistics)
EIM Head of Teacher Training, CELTA tutor
Jessica has taught EFL at the EIM for more than 25 years. She is the co-organiser of the EIM Jornades Multilingües (Multilingual Teaching Days) and ELTRIA (ELT Research in Action) conference and co-editor of the ELTRIA publication. She is also on the IATEFL Research SIG committee and co-editor of ELT Research, and Barcelona Area Coordinator for TESOL Spain.
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There are two options for DELTA Module 3:
- Extending Practice and ELT Specialism
- English Language Teaching Management (ELTM).
Option 1: Extending Practice and ELT Specialism
The module focuses on broadening the candidates’ knowledge of a chosen specialism and developing their understanding of syllabus design, course planning, testing and assessment.
The candidate carries out an independent investigation, which leads to the design of a course programme related to one of the following specialist areas:
- Business English
- Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) / Embedded ESOL
- English for Academic Purposes
- English for Specific Purposes
- ESOL learners with literacy needs
- Language development for teachers
- Language support (e.g. on mainstream teaching programmes, specialist skills support)
- Teaching English to learners with special requirements, e.g. visual/hearing impairment, dyslexia, autistic spectrum disorders (ASD)
- Teaching examination classes
- Teaching in a non-English-speaking environment
- Teaching in an English-speaking environment
- Teaching learners online, or through distance/blended learning
- Teaching monolingual classes
- Teaching multilingual classes
- Teaching one-to-one
- Teaching young learners or young adults (specified age group required, within a 5-year range e.g. 8–13, 14–19).
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