ETL706 - Reflective Practice in EAL and Languages Classrooms

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Online
Trimester 2: Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Nhung Mai Thi Nguyen
Trimester 2: Nhung Mai Thi Nguyen
Cohort rule:

This unit is only available to students enrolled in E552, E554, E704, E756 or E757 Stream A course

Prerequisite:

Students must be registered or eligible to register as a primary or secondary teacher in Australia

Corequisite:E757
Incompatible with: ECL755
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 - online unit enrolment:

Learning experiences are via the unit site.

Professional Experience: Students will be required to complete a 22-day professional experience (placement)

Content

This unit covers how curriculum, pedagogy and language content and form are understood and implemented in classrooms in Australia. Students will become cognisant of the curriculum and practical requirements of the institutions in which they will teach, the cultural, educational and linguistic profile of their students and teaching and learning community, and the implications for languages and TESOL/EAL teaching methodology and practice.

The unit includes a 22 day supervised professional experience placement in an appropriate primary/secondary/adult education setting.

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 sound understanding of the key concepts, structure and developments in an EAL/TESOL or languages context

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

ULO2

Integrate current research and theory, and a variety of methodologies responding to the needs of individual students in context

GLO5: Problem solving

GLO6: Self-management

GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO3

Demonstrate ability to implement approaches for effective EAL/TESOL and languages teaching in an educational workplace

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO2: Communication

GLO5: Problem solving

GLO6: Self-management

GLO7: Teamwork

ULO4

Select and deploy appropriate teaching strategies for a range of students and EAL/TESOL or language teaching contexts

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO5: Problem solving

GLO6: Self-management

ULO5

Deploy cognitive, technical and creative skills to implement various program models for teaching languages

GLO3: Digital literacy

GLO5: Problem solving

GLO6: Self-management

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1 - Report 2000 words 40% Information not yet available
Assessment 2 - Portfolio 3000 words 60% Information not yet available

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: ETL706 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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