Undergraduate Ambassadors module
Communicating and Teaching Languages / Teaching Media and Film Studies
This final year module is open to students from the departments of Modern Languages and Cultures and Culture, Film and Media who have had some experience of teaching or working with young people. For instance, students who have worked as a language assistant on their year abroad may be particularly interested in applying.
What will I learn?
The aim of this module is to provide final year students with practical experience of UK classroom teaching and some of the tools with which to make informed decisions about how to be an effective teacher. While this module is excellent preparation for students hoping to go into teaching as a career, this is by no means a pre-requisite. Those students planning to pursue alternative paths will find the experience an enjoyable, challenging and useful one in terms of developing knowledge of their subject, adapting their own style to meet the needs and work with others and analytical and reflective skills.
How is it taught?
The module runs for the full academic year and comprises weekly seminars covering classroom management, lesson planning, motivation and learning theory. In addition, in the first semester, students are required to take part in an outreach activity to orientate themselves to working with young people in the UK education system. In the second semester, students will attend a teaching placement in a local school.
How will this help you?
Many of the students on this module do go on to teacher training, however, for many it is simply a worthwhile opportunity to apply their knowledge in a real-life scenario and inspire local young people to take up or continue with their subject.
What do our students think of the module?
I love how this module has taught seminars but also includes practical aspects too, it is by far my favourite module.
The teacher was very clear in her approach to the content of each session. She informed us of the objectives clearly, providing opportunities for thought-provoking discussion as a class and in groups