ETL709 - Multilingualism and Multilingual Education in Global Contexts

Unit details

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Year

2016 unit information 

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Online
Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit chair:

Michiko Weinmann

Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:

Nil

Incompatible with:

ESJ758

Contact hours:

Campus: 1 x 3 hour Seminar per week.

Cloud (online): Learning experiences are via CloudDeakin.

Content

This unit focuses on a range of theories, policies and current developments and discussions in regards to multilingualism in global and Australian contexts. Students explore in detail the issues of multilingual languages education across a range of social-cultural, political and institutional contexts. The unit covers core concepts and understandings from a range of perspectives, paying particular attention to theories of language and cognition, languages education policies, multilingual curricula and education programs, multilingualism and teacher-learner identities, and the characteristics of multilingual speech. The unit also looks at the ways in which research into multilingualism can inform both the languages pedagogies and the effective learning of an additional language.

Assessment

Essay based on interview, 2500 words, 50%

Essay, 2500 words, 50%

Unit Fee Information

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Domestic

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International

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Student Contribution Rate*Student Contribution Rate**Fee rate - Domestic Students Fee rate - International students
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