Unit details
EEG402 - Teaching in a Global World
| Offered at: | (B, G, X) |
|---|---|
| Offerings: | Trimester 2 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit chair: | D Bateman |
| Campus contact: | J Dyer (B, X), S Cowan (G) |
Content
Teachers are increasingly being called to work in increasingly globalised, intercultural and international work contexts. This unit provides opportunities for students to develop cross cultural and intercultural understandings, skills, knowledge and will explore appropriate pedagogy and curriculum.
It is designed for students to teach in diverse contexts in Australia as well as overseas. This unit will complement projects such as the Global Experience Project, Study Abroad or other comparable experiences.
The unit includes:
- Exploration of understandings around culture, cultural identities
- Travel as lifelong learning
- Understanding of the complexities of globalisation
- Development of critical literacy skills
- Observation and report on their own and others observations of in-country and or intercultural experience
- Development of teaching and learning materials to use within diverse contexts
- Exploration of sustainability, justice and peace
Assessment
1. A report that demonstrates understanding of the impact of globalisation on learners both in virtual and real contexts. (1500 words, 40%)
2. A paper that reports on the students’ and others observations of an intra-country or intercultural experience (2500 words, 60%)
Prescribed texts
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