ETL716 - CLIL Pedagogy
Unit details
| Year: | 2024 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Michiko Weinmann |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. During the placement This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | Time engaging in learning activities is expected to total a combined equivalent of 8-10 hours per week. This includes engagement with study materials, independent study, digital learning activities and 1 x 2-hour scheduled seminar per week. |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | Time engaging in learning activities is expected to total a combined equivalent of 8-10 hours per week. This includes engagement with study materials, independent study, digital learning activities and online discussion forums. It is highly recommended that you attend scheduled synchronous online discussions throughout the trimester. |
Content
This unit provides students with a grounding in the pedagogical principles and practice of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL). Students will learn how to plan for, teach and assess in a CLIL program, considering the specific requirements of an approach integrating language and discipline areas. This unit aims to deepen students’ understanding of the relationship between language, concepts, cognition and communication, and to develop further teachers’ capacity to scaffold and support their students’ learning through a second language.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of CLIL pedagogy and the theoretical considerations underpinning CLIL; demonstrate sound understanding of the relationship between language, content, communication and cognition, and its implication for teaching through a second language | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO3: Digital literacy |
| ULO2 | Demonstrate a broad understanding of policies, practices, and approaches of Content and Language Integrated Learning in different contexts and countries, as well as the different models of CLIL programs | GLO5: Problem solving GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO3 | Apply practical skills to plan for, teach, implement and evaluate CLIL units/programs; demonstrate in-depth knowledge and effective techniques in integrating the pedagogies of Languages and other discipline areas when teaching and assessing in a CLIL unit/program | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO4 | Demonstrate strategies for working in linguistically heterogeneous classrooms with regards to effective scaffolding of everyday and discipline-specific language, to support the students' language learning and their comprehension of discipline knowledge and content, and to promote language and intercultural awareness | GLO5: Problem solving GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO5 | Identify the appropriate CLIL model for their teaching contexts, demonstrate sound knowledge of the appropriate and relevant resources for their program; engage in professional and community networks, and professional discussions to continuously broaden knowledge and improve practice | GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 - Essay | 2500 words | 50% | Week 7 |
| Assessment 2 - Module of work | 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 ETL716
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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