Bachelor of Education Honours in Language Education

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1:

• Demonstrate familiarity with major lines of debate in the area of specialisation within the field of language education.
• Provide well-founded interpretations of literature in the area of study, and succinct and accurate syntheses of written material.
• Locate particular studies in a relevant and coherent theoretical framework.
• Appropriately use specialist and applied knowledge in an area of language education.
• Show sensitivity for and understanding of the relative and contextual nature of thought and knowledge.
• Interpret knowledge as a source of meaning and as a guide to reflection, choice, and action.
• Grasp the dialectical relationship between theoretical and practical knowledge.
• Demonstrate an awareness of the variety of educational contexts in which knowledge might apply.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2:

• Demonstrate a critical understanding of the principles and concepts underpinning the field of study, its boundaries, and limitations.
• Show the ability to write with fluency in an academic mode.
• Analyse educational situations to identify problems.
• Assess the weight of various kinds of evidence for claims and theories in the field of language education.
• Justify conclusions and show with appropriate argument or evidence in theorising about language education.
• Identify and solve language education problems by using critical and creative thinking to arrive at responsible decisions.
• Display intellectual independence and analytical skill in the development of systematic arguments.
• Make sound theoretical judgements and evaluations based on evidence.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3:

• Complete major assignments and/or project reports in a way that shows knowledge of different research approaches and methodology.
• Collect, analyse, organise, and critically evaluate educational and related information is from primary and secondary sources.
• Use appropriate resources for academic work, including information and communications technology.
• Plan and conduct an elementary piece of research is by using basic research techniques.
• Accurately and reliably communicate research results by way of written reports and oral presentation.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4:

• Interpret educational principles and concepts in a range of institutional contexts.
• Participate effectively in debates in the relevant area of science education, and interact productively within a learning or professional community.
• Stimulate and encourage others to become engaged in disciplined thinking about language education.
• Communicate effectively with academic and professional colleagues, and collaborate with others in addressing science education problems.
• Demonstrate an openness towards the views of others and a desire to initiate or facilitate discussion in a perceptive, sensitive, and thought-provoking manner.
• Balance the rights and responsibilities, as well as constructive criticism and commitment to service in the wider interests of all those represented in the school or wider educational environment.

Integrated Assessment:

• Applied competence is the central purpose of the integrated assessment in the Honours qualification in Language Education.
• The foci would be on learners' abilities to apply their theoretical knowledge and understanding in solving educational problems, discussing educational issues, and doing and using educational research in the area of Language Education.
• Self- and formative assessment will take place in various ways in the face to face context, including through classroom activities, assignments, and written work.
• Summative assessments are integrated into the learning in that they take place at the end of each of the constituent modules of the qualification.