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BEd Secondary English (Teacher Trained/Model A)

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Introduction

This programme is offered in collaboration with the School of Education, UWI, Mona and is designed to improve the quality of teaching and learning at the secondary schools.  It uses the blended learning approach which is ideal for in-service teachers to make use of training opportunities while continuing with their careers.  The BEd Secondary offers majors in:

    •    Language Education: English/Literature

    •    Mathematics Education

    •    Literacy Studies

Currently, to take this professional programme the candidate must be employed in a school at the Secondary level in one of the Caribbean countries serviced by the UWI. The programme involves a Field Study/Practicum and requires the candidate to teach at the secondary level. Courses are assessed through a traditional face-to-face examination conducted in the UWI Open Campus Country Site. This part time programme allows teachers to work, study and apply knowledge gained immediately. Part-time students are not allowed to take more than 9 credits in each semester

Who is this programme for?

This programme is specifically designed for Caribbean secondary school teachers who wish to upgrade their academic qualifications using flexible methods and accessible technology.

 

Programme Structure

Courses are delivered online and students must have access to a computer and to the Internet.  Online orientation is conducted before the start of the programme. 

 

For candidates with a Teachers’ College Diploma, this programme of study shall consist of a minimum of 66 units.

 

Each programme of study includes the following:

    •    Courses in Foundations of Education and Educational Theory

    •    University Foundation courses

    •    Courses in Subject Teaching or such other specializations as may be prescribed

    •    Courses outside the School of Education

    •    Practicum or Fieldwork

    •    A written report in the area of the professional specialization

Award of the Degree

To be awarded an undergraduate degree you must achieve a minimum GPA of 2.0. This means that it is possible to pass all the courses in your programme and not receive your certificate because your GPA is under 2.0.

When will the programme start?

This programme starts in August and normally runs for three (3) years (teacher-trained) including summers.

 

Entry Requirements

Applicants are required to have an acceptable pass in English Language CXC-CSEC or GCE ‘O’ Level , or an acceptable equivalent AND satisfy ONE of the following requirements:

 

Three- year Programme  - MODEL A [Teacher-Trained] (Minimum of 66 Units)

    •    A 3-year Secondary Teachers’ College Diploma in the relevant subject area, or

    •    Certificates in relevant area [including English Language]

    •    Minimum of five (5) CXC-CSEC General/GCE ‘O’ Levels or an acceptable equivalent

         [including English Language]

English Language Proficiency Examination

The English Language Proficiency Test (ELPT) is used to assess whether persons applying to pursue

undergraduate degree programmes at the UWI Open Campus possess a satisfactory level of writing

and reading proficiency in English for university academic purposes. For detailed information on the

ELPT, see English Language Proficiency Test.
   

Academic Preparation

none

Course of Study
Level 1 
LITS1002
Introduction to Prose Fiction

This course is the prerequisite to LITS2503

This course focus on representative novels of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, the course provides an introduction to key issues in the study of prose fiction.

EDLA2107
The Literature Content of English Teaching

With nearly 50 locations across the Caribbean, the UWI Open Campus, assists the University with providing virtual and physical access to accredited programmes, courses and other support services to students wherever they are.

This course is the prerequisite to EDLA2103 & EDLA3103

The aim of this course is to:

  1. improve teachers’ acquaintance with an understanding of literary texts and materials suitable for use in schools;
  2. improve teachers’ own grasp of the knowledge, skills and habits that need to be developed in the school curriculum in literature.
LING1402
Introduction to Language Structure

This course is the prerequisite to LING2101 & LING2402.

This course is an Introduction to Syntax, Morphology, Phonetics and Phonology.

LING1401
Introduction to Language and Linguistics

It examines human language and animal communication, natural and artificial language, oral and written language; prescriptive and descriptive grammars; the concepts of     well-formedness and grammatically; the concepts of structure; language in its social context, lectures and different types of variation; language types versus language families, universal properties of language, language change; language and brain, language acquisition.

LITS1001
Introduction to Poetry

This course is an introduction to methods and techniques of critical appreciation of   poetry. The lectures will be complemented by assignments in critical analysis of a variety of poems from the prescribed text and elsewhere.

EDLA2106
The Language Use Content of the Teaching of English

The aims of the course are to:

  1. help you understand the varied purposes for which language is used, and the conceptualizations offered for language as communication
  2. engender a critical stance in the examination and analysis of how language is used.
FOUN1301
Law, Governance, Economy and Society
FOUN1001
English for Academic Purposes

This is a cross-disciplinary course. It is designed to provide a firm base for Communication courses and for courses in English for Special Purposes linked with specific disciplines. It helps students to achieve the level of competence in written language that is required of the university student in undergraduate programmes. Course content includes Language in the Caribbean, Summarizing, the Formal Essay and Methods of Organising Information.

Credits: 
3
Level 2 
EDLA3110
Writing in the Secondary School

To introduce participants to the nature of writing as a cognitive activity; To examine the categories and forms of writing required in the secondary school; explore the range of assessment instruments and strategies available to teachers, and the ways that these forms of assessment inform instruction.

LITS1003
Introduction to Drama

Playtexts use both poetry and prose, but as a performing art drama is sharply distinct. Just as much as musical notation, a playtext is in a special language that demands specific skills of interpretation. This course provides an introduction to reading, seeing, and writing about drama: there is history (of theatres, of acting, of production) to learn, and some theory to absorb, but we will then turn to complete plays and put those lessons into practice.

LITS2503
West Indian Poetry

This course is an introduction to the range of West Indian poetry in English.

LING2101
Language Acquisition

This course is about views on how language is acquired; directions of research into first and second language acquisition; issues in second language acquisition research; theories of second language learning; linguistic theory and language  acquisition theory and research and neurolinguistic aspects of language acquisition.

EDLA3106
Content and Pedagogy for CXC

To understand the linguistic and discourse demands of and philosophical approach to language taken by the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC).  To evaluate recent, local research findings on students’ linguistic performance at the upper level of the secondary school; identity and analyse levels of reader-response for different genres of texts used at the CXC level; relate principles of writing theory relevant to the delivery of the CXC English language programme; apply knowledge of language and literature content to developing a working CXC English language syllabus; design and evaluate learning activities suitable for adolescents sitting CXC English language; demonstrate understanding of the assessment procedures used by the CXC.

EDLA2103
Teaching of Literature

To give teachers an understanding of the role of emotion, feeling and imagination in response to literature; to help teachers appreciate the use of language in literature; to determine and practice techniques and strategies for getting learners to read literature and respond appropriately to it.

Prerequisite(s): 
The Literature Content of English Teaching
The Language Use Content of the Teaching of English
EDPH2024
Issues and Perspectives in Education

This course seeks to develop the students’ understanding of the interplay of forces which affect teaching and learning and influence educational practice and policy.  Students should thereby come to appreciate the critical and dynamic role they play as the educators of the citizens of tomorrow.

EDCE2025
Introduction to Computer Technology in Education

This is an Education core course and must be taken in the first year of the programme.

In this course students will be able to acquire knowledge of computer, how the computer affects teaching and learning.  It will also enable them to use the computer as a tool for manipulation of text, numbers and graphics; creating presentations; publishing; and information transfer.

Level 3 
LING2302
Introduction to Sociolinguistics

At the end of this course students should have a sound theoretical and methodological background into micro-sociolinguistics and should be able to apply this knowledge to the analysis of different social activities.

Prerequisite(s): 
Introduction to Language Structure
Introduction to Language and Linguistics
EDLA3103
The Teaching of English Literature in Secondary School

This course demonstrate an understanding of the approach to literature taken by CXC and the role literature plays in language teaching and learning; relate principles of literary theory relevant to the delivery of the CXC English B programme; identify and analyse levels of reader response for different genres of text used by the CXC level; select appropriate methodologies and strategies to foster adolescents’ understanding and insights in reading and responding to literature.

Prerequisite(s): 
Teaching of Literature
The Literature Content of English Teaching
LING2402
Structure of the English Language

A review of basic grammatical terminology; different approaches to the construction of a grammar of English [Traditional vs. Structuralist vs. Transformational Generative]; thematic variants of the kernel clause; clause/sentence type and analysis of English Sentence Structure.

LITS2504
West Indian Novel

This course offers an introduction to the West Indian novel, by survey lectures and by detailed study of eight novels. Course readings and lectures are organized around  comparative analysis of issues such as the emergence of West Indian fiction in the context of political and cultural nationalism; the West Indianization of the novel form; the relationship between language and literature; the politics of race and gender; the emergence of West Indian female writers; culture and identity; popular culture, desire, and the erotic; diaspora, imagination and community. Throughout, we will pay close attention to the   variety of styles and genres employed in West Indian fiction.

EDTL3026
Investigating Our Teaching

This is a 6-credt course –taught across 2 semesters. Semester 2 entails a practical component as well as submission of an action research.

This course is designed to aid in the understanding of the role of the teacher as a learner, researcher, self evaluator and reflective practitioner.  It provides an opportunity for students to apply their knowledge of the teaching learning process in implementing an innovative teaching experiment to address a problem in their classrooms, to reflect critically on the experience and to write a report which informs their future practice.