ECL306 - Teaching and Learning Languages in Primary Contexts
| Year: | 2024 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in A221, A222, A223, A224, A225 |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Students must be enrolled in 1 unit from A221, A222, A223 or A224 |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| 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. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus | 1 x 3-hour seminar per week |
| Scheduled learning activities - online | Online independent and collaborative learning activities |
Content
This unit provides an extensive overview of contemporary languages teaching methodology, in particular how it relates to primary contexts. It considers the ways that languages are learnt by diverse students in different contexts.
This unit aims to develop a comprehensive understanding of the context of languages education with a view to critically evaluating and reflecting on the history of the discipline, the contemporary policy context the implementation of current approaches to pedagogy provision, in particular integrated approaches such as CLIL.
In this unit, students explore languages acquisition theory and its implications for languages teaching and a wide range of languages teaching methodologies. Students will apply different strategies for teaching assessment and evaluation and implement these in their assessments.
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