ETL702 - Linguistics for Second Language Teachers
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: Rod Neilsen |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | ECL753 |
| 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 Learning experiences are via the unit site and comprise independent and collaborative learning activities including weekly engagement with materials and responses in discussion forums. A minimum of two online seminars (via BlackBoard Collaborate) swill be conducted during the trimester. |
Content
Second Language Teachers need not only to be able to speak and understand the language they are teaching but have an understanding of how the language works - that is, its systems and rules of usage.
This unit focuses on raising awareness of traditional and modern perspectives of grammar. As such, it is relevant to students’ professional development as language teachers. It develops not only a thorough understanding of the formal aspects of language, but it examines the metalanguage that is needed for talking about these aspects of language. It also introduces participants to current issues concerning the role of grammar in Second Language Teaching and Learning and to various ways in which this knowledge could be used for the teaching of spoken and written discourses.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Review and summarise key grammatical structures as they apply to the teaching of grammar | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Analyse the structure of written or spoken samples produced by learners writing in English as a second language | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication |
| ULO3 | Synthesise and apply linguistic features of texts for teaching purposes, including in digital contexts, and justify their choice | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO3: Digital literacy |
| ULO4 | Critically analyse theoretical and practical aspects of linguistics and use this knowledge to assess the language ability of ESL/EFL learners at different levels of proficiency to inform teaching practice and identify solutions to support student learning | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 - Literature Review on a linguistic issue | 2500 words | 50% | Week 8 |
| Assessment 2 - Analysis of written sample of language | 2500 words | 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: ETL702 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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