EDID4001 – Quality English Teaching
Course content
The course gives you insight into quality teaching in English as a school subject in Norway. Based on observations of English lessons in Norwegian secondary schools, we discuss elements of quality teaching in English.
You will get the opportunity to explore how teachers teach a variety of topics within the English school subject, and how classroom practices align with research in English didactics. Collective workshops and individual study will form a basis from which you can develop your practice-based and research-informed English teacher professionalism.
Learning outcome
After completing the course, you should have acquired:
Knowledge about
- teaching methods and classroom practices in the English school subject
- successful teaching in the English classroom
- the application of English topics in the classroom
- teaching and learning in English as a second language
Skills to
- analyse and assess quality in English teaching practices
- reflect on own and others’ English teaching
- carry out systematic observations of English teaching practices using observation data
- present and/or write scientific reports on English teaching
- develop research questions and research designs in English as a school subject
Competence to
- continuously develop your English teacher professionalism
- apply research-based knowledge in the development of your English teaching practices
Admission to the course
Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in Studentweb.
If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures.
Admission to the specialisation in English didactics is required.
Formal prerequisite knowledge
Admission requires having passed PROF1015 – Profesjonsidentitet, l?ring og undervisning, PROF3025 – Ledelse av elevers l?ring and PROF4045 – Tilrettelegging for elevers l?ring.