Master 2025/2026

Basics of Lesson Planning, Design and Teaching

Type: Elective course (Foreign Languages and Intercultural Communication)

Delivered by: School of Foreign Languages

When: 1 year, 3, 4 module

Online hours: 20

Open to: students of all HSE University campuses

Instructors: Maria Kirsanova

Language: English

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The course is designed to enhance students' knowledge of the theory of teaching foreign languages in various contexts and skills of putting the obtained knowledge into practice. The key focus is on planning and teaching English lessons to undergraduate university students, although other adults audiences are not ignored. Special attention is paid to devising extended lesson plans that include language and skills analyses and teaching in simulated and real-life contexts including peer- and self-evaluation. The course is mainly for those who is new in teaching and wants to improve the skills in it.