Promoting Language Development

A Postgraduate Certificate course for teachers and other graduate education professionals working with children in pre-school and primary settings.

Course Co-ordinator: Dr Sylvia Wolfe

Are you interested in extending your understanding of children's language and communication development in the Early Years and beyond? Are you looking for ways to enrich the communication environment for children in your setting?

CPD Early Years

What are the aims of the course?

This practical and relevant course will help you find ways of making learning even more enjoyable for the children and families you work with.

We aim to help you develop:

A sound understanding of children's typical language development in the early years and respond confidently to speech, language and communication issues that arise in their settings.
The ability to critically evaulate existing procedures and resources used in your settings and schools and to create original and innovative approaches to facilitating children's language development.

Who can join the course?

This course is designed for teachers and other graduate education professionals working in schools.

When does the next course start?

The course will start November 2013.

Teaching Sessions:

The teaching sessions for this programme are listed below:

2013	2014
Wednesday 6th November, 1.00pm-6.00pm	Wednesday 15th January, 1.00pm-6.00pm
Friday 29th November, 9.00am-4.00pm	Friday 4th April, 9.00am - 4.00pm
Saturday 30th November, 9.00am-2.00pm	Saturday 5th April, 9.00am - 2.00pm
	Wednesday 11 June, 1.00pm-6.00pm

Fees

The course fee for this programme for 2013-2014 is: £1,725

What does the course involve?

The course is delivered through a flexible and supportive approach and its delivery includes:

Seven taught days across the year
Self-directed study
A Virtual Learning Environment (Blackboard)

How is the course assessed?

The course will consist of two modules and the assessment for this module is in four parts, with submission dates spread across the year:

Analysis of talk and strategies to promote language development.
Critical evaluation of an academic article and an educational resource.
Presentation
Action research report on a language intervention.

What is the outcome of the course?

Successful completion of the course gives 60 credits at Masters level (Level 7 in the National Qualifications Framework). The Postgraduate Certificate is part of the Universityof Leicester's part time MA in Education: Learning and Teaching.