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Course syllabus - English for Teachers in Pre-School Class and Compulsory School Years 1-3

Scope

15.0 credits

Course code

ENA500

Valid from

Autumn semester 2026

Education level

First cycle

Progressive Specialisation

G2F (First cycle, has at least 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements)

Main area(s)

Organisation

Department of Social Sciences and Humanities

Ratified

2022-12-13

Revised

2025-12-19

Literature lists

Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.

    • Ratified date: 2025-10-01
    • Latest update: 2025-12-23

    Books

    Browne, Anthony

    Gorilla

    ISBN: 9781406352337 (any edition/valfri utgåva)

    Walker books,

    Carle, Eric

    The Very Hungry Caterpillar

    Penguin Books Ltd - 24 sidor,

    Dahl, Roald; Blake, Quentin

    Fantastic Mr Fox

    ISBN: 0241558352 (any edition/valfri utgåva)

    ISBN: 9780241558355

    LIBRIS-ID: fx0vp7mzcmw4tmt2

    Penguin Books Ltd., 144 sidor

    Donaldson, Julia; Scheffler, Axel

    Superworm

    ISBN: 9781407168197

    LIBRIS-ID: l156lc7mjnd2mfvk

    Gift edition., 30 onumrerade sidor

    Donaldson, Julia; Scheffler, Axel

    The gruffalo

    ISBN: 9781509830398

    LIBRIS-ID: w5chrwj6t7xj9rdp

    London, Macmillan Children's Books, 1 volume (unpaged)

    Munsch, Robert N.; Martchenko, Michael

    The paper bag princess

    ISBN: 9781773210292

    LIBRIS-ID: q2k3p07hng0znjt3

    URL: Link

    Toronto, Annick Press, 32 onumrerade sidor

    Pankhurst, Kate

    Fantastically great women who changed the world

    ISBN: 9781408876985

    ISBN: 9781408876978

    LIBRIS-ID: 2b87jbqz0xbcsps8

    London, England, Bloomsbury Publishing, 1 volume (unpaged)

    Parrott, Martin

    Grammar for English language teachers

    Registered MDU students have free access to the book via https://www.mdu.se/bibliotek

    ISBN: 9780521712040

    LIBRIS-ID: 12328704

    2. ed., Cambridge, UK, Cambridge University Press, viii, 470 p.

    Pinter, Annamaria

    Teaching young language learners

    ISBN: 978-0-19-440318-4

    LIBRIS-ID: 19988636

    2. ed., Oxford, Oxford University Press, 217 s.

    Sendak, Maurice

    Where the Wild Things Are

    Red Fox, 2000. (40 s.),

    Seuss,

    The sneetches and other stories

    ISBN: 9780008240042

    ISBN: 9780394800899

    LIBRIS-ID: 16160944

    New York, Random House, 65 p.

    Watt, Mélanie

    Chester

    ISBN: 9781554534609

    LIBRIS-ID: n3k4p11bl5lvlxl5

    URL: Link

    1st paperback ed., Toronto, Kids Can Press, 32 onumrerade sidor

    Rönnerdal, Göran; Johansson, Stig; Furugren, Bo

    Introducing English pronunciation: advice for learners and teachers : British version

    Valfri utgåva. Välj antingen American ELLER British version.

    ISBN: 91-44-03409-1

    LIBRIS-ID: 9752056

    3., [rev.] ed., Lund, Studentlitteratur, 147 s.

    URLs

    General APA Guidelines

    URL: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html

    Miscellaneous

    Artiklar och kompendier kommer att göras tillgängliga i Canvas.

Examination

Language proficiency

OBN1, Compulsory attendance, 0.5 credit, compulsory attendance concerning learning outcomes 1-4, grades Fail (U) or Pass (G).

OVN1, Exercise, 0.5 credit, exercises concerning learning outcomes 1 and 2, grades Fail (U) or Pass (G).

OVN2, Exercise, 0.5 credit, exercises concerning learning outcomes 3 and 4, grades Fail (U) or Pass (G).

INL1, Assignment, 1 credit, written assignments concerning learning outcomes 1 and 2, grades Fail (U) or Pass (G).

INL2, Assignment, 1 credit, written assignments concerning learning outcomes 3 and 4, grades Fail (U) or Pass (G).

TEN1, Written examination, 1.5 credits, written examination concerning learning outcomes 1 and 2, grades Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG).

TEN2, Written examination, 2.5 credits, written examination concerning learning outcomes 3 and 4, grades Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG).

Children's literature in teaching and learning

OBN2, Compulsory attendance, 0.5 credit, compulsory attendance concerning learning outcomes 5-7, grades Fail (U) or Pass (G).

SEM1, Seminar, 1 credit, oral presentation concerning learning outcomes 5-7, grades Fail (U) or Pass (G).

INL3, Assignment, 3 credits, written assignments concerning learning outcomes 5-7, grades Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG).

Language teaching

OBN3, Compulsory attendance, 0.5 credit, compulsory attendance concerning learning outcomes 8-10, grades Fail (U) or Pass (G).

SEM2, Seminar,0.5 credit, oral presentation concerning learning outcomes 8-10, grades Fail (U) or Pass (G).

INL4, Assignment, 2 credits, written assignments concerning learning outcomes 8-10, grades Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG).

For a passing grade on the course, assignments are expected to be completed in English with good language use.

For Pass with distinction (VG) on the course as a whole, the student must have earned that grade for at least 6 credits.

A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding disability study support, can request adaptions for the examination. It is the examiner who takes decisions on any adaptions, based on the certificate and other conditions.

Grade

Three-grade scale