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Session: 2022/23
Last modified: 01/06/2021 16:46:08
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Title of Module: Practice of Preaching L9 |
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Code: THEO09025 |
SCQF Level: 9
(Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework) |
Credit Points: 20 |
ECTS: 10
(European Credit Transfer Scheme) |
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| School: | School of Education & Social Sciences |
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| Module Co-ordinator: | Rev Dr Lina
Toth |
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| Summary of Module |
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Communicating the Message: Practice of Preaching L9
This module will introduce participants to the history, theology, and practice of Christian preaching as a particular genre of Christian communication related to the core compentencies of Christian ministry.
The primary focus will be upon preaching as a 'live event' which takes place in the context of a congregation gathered in worship. Participants will be introduced to the terms exegesis, hermeutics, and homiletics and the way in which these activities are critically integrated in moving from Scriptural text to sermon. In this regard participants will have the opportunity to work with a number of texts inclusding some difficult ones and will consider preaching from these them in relation to matters of: communication, content, context, clarity, creativity, and character. In relation to these headings participants will consider such issues as listening to their listeners, sermon form, illustration, use of technology, and embodied oral delivery in relation to the current cultural context and challenges to the practice of preaching.
By the end of the module students should be able to work from a text to a written and then delivered sermon according to a number of the principles and practices which are associated with good preaching as an event of communication in the current cultural context. As part of this process students will receive formative peer and tutor feedback on a sermon delivered in class.
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| Module Delivery Method |
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| Face-To-Face | Blended | Fully Online | HybridC | HybridO | Work-based Learning |
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Face-To-Face
Term used to describe the traditional classroom environment where the students and the lecturer meet synchronously in the same room for the whole provision.
Blended
A mode of delivery of a module or a programme that involves online and face-to-face delivery of learning, teaching and assessment activities, student support and feedback. A programme may be considered “blended” if it includes a combination of face-to-face, online and blended modules. If an online programme has any compulsory face-to-face and campus elements it must be described as blended with clearly articulated delivery information to manage student expectations
Fully Online
Instruction that is solely delivered by web-based or internet-based technologies. This term is used to describe the previously used terms distance learning and e learning.
HybridC
Online with mandatory face-to-face learning on Campus
HybridO
Online with optional face-to-face learning on Campus
Work-based Learning
Learning activities where the main location for the learning experience is in the workplace.
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| Term(s) for Module Delivery |
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(Provided viable student numbers permit).
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| Learning Outcomes: (maximum of 5 statements) |
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On successful completion of this module the student will be able to:
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Demonstrate specialist knowledge of the primary biblical and theological principles, including some advanced ones, that undergird the practice of preaching as a core competence of Christian ministry
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Demonstrate advanced knowledge and discerning understanding of the basic components that constitute the sermon as a genre of communication
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Employ critical analysis and discipline specific techniques to read and interpret the Christian Scriptures including 'difficult passages' with cultural sensitivity, in preparation for preaching to a congregation gathered in worship
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Creatively apply a range of routine and professional skills to the preparation and delivery of a sermon based upon a set Scriptural text |
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| SCQF Headings |
During completion of this module, there will be an opportunity to achieve
core skills in:
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| Knowledge and Understanding (K and U) |
SCQF Level 9.
Broad and integrated knowledge of the principal features of the history, theology, and practice of preaching as a core vocational competence in Christian ministry.
Broad and critical grasp of the core disciplines, including some specialised ones as discussed in literature, required to preach a sermon effectively in the context of worship including hermeneutics, exegesis and homiletics.
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| Practice: Applied Knowledge and Understanding |
SCQF Level 9.
Use a selection of routine skills and techniques and some advanced and specialised ones required for oral presentations in relation to preaching in the context of a faith community.
Applying principles and dynamics, including some of which are advance and specialised, that underlie the effective delivery of a sermon in a faith community.
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| Generic Cognitive skills |
SCQF Level 9.
A confident, critical, and synthesised grasp of a number of the principla disciplines and approaches to communication that undergird good public presentations.
Selecting, evaluating, synthesising, organizing, and preparing for oral presentation, a range of material that is relevant and appropriate to context.
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| Communication, ICT and Numeracy Skills |
SCQF Level 9.
Preparing and synthesisng material, including some which is complex and advanced in a structured and coherent way to be delivered in oral form, using a range of IT, verbal facility and good basic research skills.
Using a range of IT and oral communication skills including some which are complex and advancedto enhance and develop material for presentation in class.
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| Autonomy, Accountability and Working with others |
SCQF Level 9.
Be able to work with autonomy and inititiative in bringing together a range of disciplines to complete a project.
Be to able to be self-critical and to give and recieve constructive critical comments in the context of discussion and peer and tutor feedback on ones own work and that of others. |
| Pre-requisites: |
Before undertaking this module the student should have
undertaken the following:
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| Learning and Teaching |
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Learning Activities
During completion of this module, the learning activities undertaken to
achieve the module learning outcomes are stated below:
| Student Learning Hours
(Normally totalling 200 hours):
(Note: Learning hours include both contact hours and hours spent on other learning activities) |
| Lecture/Core Content Delivery | 12 |
| Tutorial/Synchronous Support Activity | 10 |
| Laboratory/Practical Demonstration/Workshop | 12 |
| Asynchronous Class Activity | 24 |
| Independent Study | 142 |
| 200
Hours Total
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**Indicative Resources: (eg. Core text, journals, internet
access)
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The following materials form essential underpinning for the module content
and ultimately for the learning outcomes:
Long, Thomas G., The Witness of Preaching 2nd ed. (Louisville: WJK Press, 2006).
Quicke, M. J. Q., 360 Degree Preaching: Hearing, Speaking, and Living the Word (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic; Carlisle: Paternoster Press, 2003).
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(**N.B. Although reading lists should include current publications,
students are advised (particularly for material marked with an asterisk*) to
wait until the start of session for confirmation of the most up-to-date
material)
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| Engagement Requirements |
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In line with the Academic Engagement Procedure, Students are defined as academically engaged if they are regularly engaged with timetabled teaching sessions, course-related learning resources including those in the Library and on the relevant learning platform, and complete assessments and submit these on time. Please refer to the Academic Engagement Procedure at the following link: Academic engagement procedure
Where a module has Professional, Statutory or Regulatory Body requirements these will be listed here:
In line with the Academic Engagement and Attendance Procedure, Students are defined as academically engaged if they are regularly engaged with timetabled teaching sessions, course-related learning resources including those in the Library and on Moodle, and complete assessments and submit these on time. Please refer to the Academic Engagement and Attendance Procedure at the following link: Academic engagement and attendance procedure
For the purposes of this module, academic engagement equates to the following:
All fulltime students (part-time and distant learning students should check with their programme leader for any queries) are required to attend all scheduled classes and participate with all delivered elements of the module as part of their engagement with their programme of study. Consideration will be given to students who have protection under the appropriate equality law. Please refer to UWS Regulations, Chapter 1, 1.64 – 1.67, available at the following link: http://www.uws.ac.uk/current-students/rights-and-regulations/regulatory-framework/
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Supplemental Information
| Programme Board | Education |
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| Assessment Results (Pass/Fail) |
No
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| Subject Panel | Divinity |
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| Moderator | Rev. Dr Ian Birch |
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| External Examiner | Dr Alison Jack |
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| Accreditation Details | |
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| Version Number | 2.04 |
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| Assessment: (also refer to Assessment Outcomes Grids below) |
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| Assignment: Portfolio of written work 40% |
| Practical: Presentation 60% |
(N.B. (i) Assessment Outcomes Grids for the module
(one for each component) can be found below which clearly demonstrate how the learning outcomes of the module
will be assessed.
(ii) An indicative schedule listing approximate times
within the academic calendar when assessment is likely to feature will be
provided within the Student Handbook.)
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Assessment Outcome Grids (Footnote A.)
Footnotes
A. Referred to within Assessment Section above
B. Identified in the Learning Outcome Section above
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Note(s):
- More than one assessment method can be used to assess individual learning outcomes.
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Schools are responsible for determining student contact hours. Please refer to University Policy on contact hours (extract contained within section 10 of the Module Descriptor guidance note).
This will normally be variable across Schools, dependent on Programmes &/or Professional requirements.
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| Equality and Diversity |
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Aligned with the overall commitment to equality and diversity stated in the Programme Specifications, the module supports equality of opportunity for students from all backgrounds and with different learning needs. Using Moodle, learning materials will be presented electronically in formats that allow flexible access and manipulation of content (part-time and distant learning students should check with their programme leader for any queries). The module complies with University regulations and guidance on inclusive learning and teaching practice. Specialist assistive equipment, support provision and adjustment to assessment practice will be made in accordance with UWS policy and regulations. The University’s Equality, Diversity and Human Rights Policy can be accessed at the following link: http://www.uws.ac.uk/equality/
As a Christian theological college, students should be aware that teaching, discussion and the college's ethos is from a confessional viewpoint.
UWS Equality and Diversity Policy |
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(N.B. Every effort
will be made by the University to accommodate any equality and diversity issues
brought to the attention of the School)
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