DELTA Module Three study plan
DELTA Module Three · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Specialist option: teaching young learners & Specialist option: teaching adults
Map the Module Three assignment requirements (Part A rationale, Part B course design, Part C evaluation) onto a personal checklist and identify which evidence types each part demands
Draft a one-page profile of a chosen young-learner teaching context (age band, class size, contact hours, institutional constraints) that will anchor the Part B course design
Draft a parallel one-page profile of an adult-learner context (motivation types, learner needs, scheduling constraints) for comparison
Annotate two published course descriptions for young learners and adults, labelling how each handles needs analysis, syllabus type and assessment
Your checkpoint
A two-page context profile document (one page per context) plus a completed requirements checklist with each Part A/B/C sub-criterion ticked or flagged
Specialist option: teaching young learners
Explain how cognitive and linguistic development stages in young learners constrain task choice, using at least three concrete classroom examples
Design three short activities that integrate movement, repetition and multisensory input for learners aged 5-8, and justify each in 60 words
Differentiate one activity for mixed-ability young learners at two proficiency levels and record the modifications
Write a 250-word rationale linking your young-learner course decisions to stated principles of child development
Your checkpoint
A three-activity lesson sequence for young learners with written justifications and a differentiation table
Specialist option: teaching adults
Classify the learners in your adult context by motivation orientation and learning history, and state the teaching implication of each classification
Design a needs-analysis instrument (questionnaire or interview schedule) with at least eight items and a scoring or coding plan
Compare two syllabus types (e.g. linear versus cyclical, or skills-based versus task-based) for the adult context and defend a choice
Draft an assessment plan for the adult course specifying two formative and one summative instrument with success criteria
Your checkpoint
A needs-analysis instrument plus a one-page syllabus and assessment plan for the adult course
Specialist option: teaching English for specific purposes (ESP)
Conduct a target-situation analysis for a named ESP setting, listing the communicative events, genres and tasks the learners must perform
Distinguish the ESP course from a general English course in a 200-word written justification citing learner needs and authenticity of materials
Adapt one authentic workplace text into a scaffolded classroom task at two difficulty levels
Identify five specialist lexical items and design a recycling plan across three lessons
Your checkpoint
A target-situation analysis grid plus one adapted authentic ESP task with a vocabulary recycling plan
Specialist option: teaching in a digital world & Specialist option: teaching English in a multilingual context
Design one blended or fully online lesson sequence that specifies the technology, the learner interaction pattern and the rationale for each digital choice
Evaluate two digital tools against criteria of pedagogical fit, accessibility and data privacy, and record a reasoned recommendation
Analyse a multilingual classroom scenario and plan how to exploit learners' other languages as a resource rather than suppressing them
Write a 200-word statement on how language policy and status of English in a chosen multilingual setting shape classroom decisions
Your checkpoint
A blended lesson plan with a tool-evaluation table and a short multilingual-context position statement
Specialist option: teaching young learners & Specialist option: teaching adults & Specialist option: teaching English for specific purposes (ESP) & Specialist option: teaching in a digital world & Specialist option: teaching English in a multilingual context
Synthesise your domain notes into a single annotated bibliography of at least ten sources, grouped by domain and tagged to the Part A criteria they support
Draft the Part A rationale (approximately 1,000 words) arguing for your course decisions with in-text citation of your sources
Cross-check every claim in the draft against a source or your own context evidence, and delete or support any unsupported assertion
Apply the assignment word-count and referencing conventions and log the changes made
Your checkpoint
A complete first draft of the Part A rationale with an annotated bibliography attached
Specialist option: teaching young learners & Specialist option: teaching adults & Specialist option: teaching English for specific purposes (ESP) & Specialist option: teaching in a digital world & Specialist option: teaching English in a multilingual context
Assemble the Part B course design so that every element (syllabus, materials, assessment) traces back to a claim made in Part A
Write the Part C evaluation section, justifying two design choices and honestly acknowledging one limitation with a proposed alternative
Verify that the young-learner, adult, ESP, digital and multilingual strands are each explicitly evidenced somewhere in the submission
Reduce the draft to the required word limit without losing any criterion coverage, and record what was cut
Your checkpoint
A full draft submission (Parts A, B and C) at or under the word limit, with a coverage matrix mapping each domain to where it is evidenced
Specialist option: teaching young learners & Specialist option: teaching adults & Specialist option: teaching English for specific purposes (ESP) & Specialist option: teaching in a digital world & Specialist option: teaching English in a multilingual context
Self-assess the draft against the assessment criteria and produce a numbered list of weaknesses with a fix for each
Proofread for referencing accuracy, consistent terminology and clarity, correcting at least ten specific issues
Rehearse a five-minute spoken defence of your course design and record it for self-review
Submit the final assignment and file a personal reflection on which domain you would strengthen next
Your checkpoint
Final submitted assignment plus a completed self-assessment checklist and a recorded five-minute defence
Milestones
Week 2: You can state, in writing and without notes, three developmentally grounded reasons for a specific young-learner task choice, each tied to a named principle.
Week 4: You hold a needs-analysis instrument, an adult syllabus plan, a target-situation analysis and one adapted authentic ESP task, each of which could be dropped into the Part B design with minimal editing.
Week 6: A complete Part A rationale draft exists, every claim in it is either cited or evidenced from your own context, and the annotated bibliography covers all five domains.
Week 8: The final submission is within the word limit, every domain is explicitly evidenced in the coverage matrix, and the self-assessment checklist shows no unresolved criterion gap.