ETL705 - Pedagogic Grammar
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: 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. In Person Attendance Requirements 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 materials, responses to tasks, independent study and |
| 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 materials, responses to tasks, regular forum posting and responding to others, scheduled synchronous online discussions and independent study during non-placement teaching weeks (approx. 6-9 weeks). It is highly recommended that you attend scheduled synchronous discussions in the unit site throughout the trimester. |
Content
EAL Teachers need to have an in-depth understanding of all systemic aspects of language- lexical, morphological, syntactical, and phonological, and their associated structures and functions. This unit enhances these understandings and also raises awareness of the pedagogical applications of linguistic knowledge. In this unit, students will also develop the ability to assess the spoken and written language abilities of EAL learners at different levels of proficiency and monitor their development through stages.
This unit is tailored specially for VIT registered teachers who seek additional expertise in dealing with non-English speaking background students in mainstream classes.
| 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 key issues concerning grammatical structures, and the teaching of grammar
| GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication |
| ULO2 | Analyse the structure of written samples produced by learners writing in English as a second language | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO3 | Appraise linguistic features of texts for teaching purposes, and through teamwork justify their choice for selection to support learners with English as a second language | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO5: Problem solving GLO7: Teamwork |
| ULO4 | Analyse pronunciation and discourse features of spoken language produced by a non-native speaker of English | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO5 | Demonstrate the ability to assess the language ability of ESL/EFL learners at different levels of proficiency, and monitor their development through stages | 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 (Group) - Analysis of a grammatical feature | 2000 words | 40% | Week 6 |
| Assessment 2 - Analysis of written and spoken learner language | 3000 words | 60% | 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 ETL705
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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