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ETL702 - Linguistics for Second Language Teachers

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2021 unit information

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Last updated: 4 June 2021

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Hossein Shokouhi
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.

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

1 x 2-hour seminar per week

Scheduled learning activities - cloud:

Online Learning experiences are via CloudDeakin 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

These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year

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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