Overview
Key facts
Many teachers and parents believe that it's the job of school to teach pupils ‘proper’ English. This has led to many schools enforcing bans on ‘slang’ or dialect words and phrases. Similarly, pupils and teachers may be encouraged to lose their accent.
This approach has a number of downsides. Chiefly, that it does not represent sociolinguistic reality, rests on misinformed prejudices and can also lead to poor outcomes for pupils.
University College London (UCL) offers the Teaching Non-Standard English Grammar (Online Course) programme.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- how language hierarchies function in education and society
- current approaches to policing pupil’s use of language
- exploration of concepts such as British Standard English, dialect, accent etc.
- alternative approaches that acknowledge and celebrate varieties of English
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 1 days
Start dates & application deadlines
Language
Delivered
Disciplines
Teaching English as a Foreign Language View 23 other Short Courses in Teaching English as a Foreign Language in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
This course is aimed at teachers and staff working in the English educational system.
It will be of use to primary, secondary and further education teachers. Trainee teachers, NQTs and anyone else interested in topics of language and education are welcome to join.
Tuition Fee
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International
49 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 49 GBP for the full programme during 1 days. -
National
49 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 49 GBP for the full programme during 1 days.