ETL708 - Language Teaching in Practice
Unit details
Year: | 2024 unit information |
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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: | ECL754 |
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) will be conducted during the trimester. |
Content
This unit introduces students to the practice of second language teaching, through a combination of lectures, peer teaching, micro-teaching, and classroom observation of practising language teachers. Specifically, this unit focusses on practical aspects involved in adult TESOL education contexts in Australia and overseas. It examines the fundamentals of teaching English as an additional language and provides a forum for discussing issues in professional practice of language teachers.
The unit provides pedagogical strategies to develop skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing as embedded in various contexts of language teaching.
Grammar and vocabulary teaching and the integration of information technology with different aspects of language learning will also be covered.
ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
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ULO1 | Synthesise professional knowledge to identify contemporary developments that inform the teaching and learning practices of TESOL and communicate this through an oral presentation | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication |
ULO2 | Critically interpret and apply theoretical propositions and contemporary research findings to the practice of TESOL across diverse learning contexts | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking |
ULO3 | Identify and critically evaluate the formal properties of phonology, syntax and discourse patterns of the English language | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking |
ULO4 | Deploy cognitive, technical and creative skills to design various program models and pedagogies that support learners in TESOL | GLO3: Digital literacy GLO5: Problem solving |
Assessment
Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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Assessment 1 - A written lesson plan and 15 minute oral presentation of a mini lesson | 2000 words or equivalent | 40% | Week 9 |
Assessment 2 - Unit of work | 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 below: ETL708 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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