Languages Accreditation Program
UNE’s Asian Languages Accreditation Program (ALAP) provided professional development in language acquisition for registered (in-service) school teachers, where teachers undertook part-time language studies by distance (online) education in Chinese (Mandarin), Japanese or Indonesian alongside teaching methodology units, as part of a Diploma in Modern Languages.
The interest generated by - and the success of - this program has resulted in the continuation of a similar study program in the Diploma of Modern Languages from 2013, which will enable current teachers to upgrade and expand their teaching areas. It has been extended to include Italian, German and Spanish, as well as Chinese, Japanese and Indonesian.
Why enrol in this program?
This program, undertaken through the Diploma of Modern Languages, provides a flexible online study pathway to language acquisition at a level that meets the NSW Institute of Teachers accreditation requirements to teach a language:
- as a first or second teaching area for those who have either done the specified language to HSC level, or are native speakers of the specified language;
- as a second teaching area only for those with no previous language experience.
The breadth of the Diploma of Modern Languages provides teachers with a solid grounding in their choice of contemporary languages, languages education pedagogy and culture.
Through the use of innovative, interactive communications technologies such as the virtual classroom and the e-portfolio and exposure to up-to-date learning and teaching resources, graduates of the program will attain high quality language and language pedagogy skills that can be directly integrated in the teacher’s own classroom.
Further information
For further information, please contact languages@une.edu.au