ETL710 - Teaching and Learning in Languages Classrooms
Unit details
| Year: | 2024 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Michiko Weinmann |
| Prerequisite: | D303 students must have passed 24 credit points of study at levels 1, 2 & 3 with a minimum WAM of 60%, otherwise Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | ECL751, ESJ757 |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 2-hour seminar per week |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | Online independent and collaborative learning activities including weekly engagement with study materials, digital learning activities, and online discussions. |
Content
This unit provides an extensive overview of Languages pedagogy for pre- and in-service teachers. It considers the ways that languages are learnt by diverse students in different contexts.
This unit aims to develop a comprehensive understanding of the context of languages education with a view to critically evaluating and reflecting on the history of the discipline, the contemporary policy context the implementation of current approaches to pedagogy provision.
In this unit, students explore language acquisition theory and its implications for language teaching, and a wide range of languages teaching approaches. Students will apply different strategies for teaching, assessment and evaluation, and implement these in their assessments.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Understand and outline the specialist teaching methodologies appropriate to teaching languages | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Critically analyse current research and theory in languages education in Australian and international contexts | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO3 | Demonstrate the ability to critically assess, evaluate and implement various program models for languages teaching, as appropriate to your context | GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO4 | Analyse, evaluate and integrate the complexities of interplay between language, culture, diversity, identity and globalisation into your evolving teaching practice | GLO6: Self-management GLO8: Global citizenship |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 - Written essay | 2500 words | 50% | Week 6 |
| Assessment 2 - Lesson plan sequence | 2500 words or equivalent | 50% | Week 11 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: ETL710 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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