Languages Teaching II

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Key facts

UNE unit code: EDLA386

*You are viewing the 2024 version of this unit which may be subject to change in future.

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Trimester 2 - On Campus
Trimester 2 - Online

Campus

Armidale Campus

24/7 online support

Intensive schools

Supervised exam

Credit points

UNE student studies on a laptop on her lounge at home

Following on from EDLA385, this unit extends your knowledge about teaching languages to young people and further develops your skills for teaching and learning Languages in a range of teaching contexts.

You will explore, through a reflexive community of learners model, rationales for learning and teaching languages in a plurilingual and interconnected world, and examine a variety of approaches to learning and teaching languages.

In this unit, you will develop processes for planning and assessing effective, engaging lessons and learning tasks which facilitate Languages learning.

Study this unit in a flexible and supportive university learning environment at UNE.

Offerings

Teaching period	Mode/location
Trimester 2	On Campus, Armidale Campus
Trimester 2	Online

*Offering is subject to availability

Intensive schools

There are no intensive schools required for this unit.

Enrolment rules

Pre-requisites

EDLA385 or EDLA485 or EDLA985 and candidature in BA/BTeach or BEd(InServConv) or BEd(SecArts) or BEd(K-12Teach) or MTeach(Sec); or DipModLang Rule (b) or Rule (c)

Restrictions

EDLA330 or EDLA486

Notes

A 20-day practicum must be undertaken concurrently with either EDLA385 or EDLA386.

This unit addresses Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at the Graduate Stage, otherwise referred to as Graduate Teacher Standard Descriptors (GTSD).

Please refer to the student handbook for current details on this unit.

Unit coordinator(s)

Zuocheng ZhangSenior Lecturer, English, Literacies and Language Education - Faculty of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Education; School of Education

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

demonstrate reflexive skills in understanding themselves as teachers of languages and cultures and understanding the complexity of languages teaching contexts (GTSD 6.2.1);
critically evaluate current trends and issues in languages teaching and learning (GTSD 2.1.1);
develop and demonstrate a range of context-relevant, research-evidenced and theoretically informed pedagogical strategies for languages and cultures teaching (GTSD 2.5.1, 3.1.1, 3.2.1, 3.3.1, 3.4.1, 3.5.1);
design well-sequenced and engaging languages and cultures learning programs for diverse learners primarily in Australian schools, including relevant and stimulating concepts and topics; language, culture and intercultural components; and appropriate assessment (GTSD 1.2.1, 1.3.1, 1.6.1, 2.3.1, 3.1.1, 3.2.1, 3.3.1, 3.4.1, 4.1.1, 5.1.1, 5.2.1, 5.5.1); and
model and evaluate skills applicable to a professional career that reflect professional learning and professional standards for accomplished teaching of languages and cultures (GTSD 6.2.1).

Assessment information

Assessments are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.

Title	Must Complete	Weight	Offerings	Assessment Notes
Assessment 1	Yes	35%	All offerings	Report. Relates to GTSD: 1.3.1, 1.6.1, 2.1.1, 2.5.1, 3.1.1, 3.2.1, 3.3.1, 3.4.1, 3.5.1, 6.2.1 No. Words: 1400
Assessment 2	Yes	35%	All offerings	Programming Task. It is mandatory to pass this component in order to pass this unit. Relates to GTSD: 1.2.1, 1.3.1, 1.6.1, 2.1.1, 2.3.1, 2.5.1, 3.1.1, 3.2.1, 3.3.1, 3.4.1, 3.5.1, 4.1.1, 5.1.1, 5.2.1, 5.5.1, 6.2.1 No. Words: 1400
Assessment 3	Yes	30%	All offerings	Moderated Online Discussion. It is mandatory to pass this component in order to pass this unit. Relates to GTSD: 1.2.1, 1.3.1, 1.6.1, 2.1.1, 2.3.1, 2.5.1, 3.1.1, 3.2.1, 3.3.1, 3.4.1, 3.5.1, 4.1.1, 5.1.1, 5.2.1, 5.5.1, 6.2.1) No. Words: 1200 equivalent

Title

Must Complete

Weight

Offerings

Assessment Notes

Assessment 1

Yes

35%

All offerings

Report. Relates to GTSD: 1.3.1, 1.6.1, 2.1.1, 2.5.1, 3.1.1, 3.2.1, 3.3.1, 3.4.1, 3.5.1, 6.2.1

No. Words: 1400

Assessment 2

Yes

35%

All offerings

Programming Task. It is mandatory to pass this component in order to pass this unit. Relates to GTSD: 1.2.1, 1.3.1, 1.6.1, 2.1.1, 2.3.1, 2.5.1, 3.1.1, 3.2.1, 3.3.1, 3.4.1, 3.5.1, 4.1.1, 5.1.1, 5.2.1, 5.5.1, 6.2.1

No. Words: 1400

Assessment 3

Yes

30%

All offerings

Moderated Online Discussion. It is mandatory to pass this component in order to pass this unit. Relates to GTSD: 1.2.1, 1.3.1, 1.6.1, 2.1.1, 2.3.1, 2.5.1, 3.1.1, 3.2.1, 3.3.1, 3.4.1, 3.5.1, 4.1.1, 5.1.1, 5.2.1, 5.5.1, 6.2.1)

No. Words: 1200 equivalent

Learning resources

Textbooks are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.

Language Teacher Education for a Global Society

ISBN: 9780415877381

Kumaravadivelu, B., Routledge 2012

Note: Most of you will have this text and be familiar with it, from working with it in the previous unit.