Teaching English as an Additional Language or Dialect II

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Key facts

UNE unit code: EDLA388

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

Start

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

Teaching English as an Additional Language involves a range of highly specialised skills and requires teachers to be culturally sensitive and aware when engaging their students in learning activities. For students who are learning to speak English as an additional language, having an effective and engaging teacher is critical to their success.

This is the second of two units to prepare you to become a highly effective teacher of English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D). In this unit you will examine specific knowledge about the English language, including contexts of English language use, text structure and cohesion, grammar and vocabulary, pronunciation, spelling and punctuation.

You will learn how to teach explicit knowledge about English language in the EAL/D classroom; learning and teaching language skills (listening, speaking, reading/viewing, writing/composing); and EAL/D program planning, design and evaluation.

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

EDLA387 or EDLA487 or EDLA987 and candidature in BA/BTeach or BEd(InServConv) or BEd(K-12 Teach) or BEd(SecArts) or MTeach(Sec)

Restrictions

EDLA488 or EDLI504

Combined units

EDLA488 Teaching English as an Additional Language or Dialect II

Notes

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 knowledge of the English language, including knowledge of the context of language use and language variation including Aboriginal English, text structure and cohesion, grammar and vocabulary, pronunciation, spelling and punctuation (GTSD 2.1.1, 2.5.1, 2.4.1);
use knowledge about the English language to analyse students’ language learning needs as a basis for responsive programming (GTSD 1.6.1, 2.1.1, 2.5.1, 5.4.1);
design effective lessons and teaching sequences, including assessment, in which knowledge and skills in each macroskill are taught explicitly to meet the language learning needs of EAL/D students (GTSD 1.3.1, 2.1.1, 2.2.1, 2.3.1, 2.5.1, 3.2.1, 3.3.1, 3.6.1, 5.1.1, 5.2.1, 5.3.1); and
demonstrate a developing professional knowledge and understanding of the components of EAL/D program planning, design and evaluation in multicultural contexts (GTSD 2.1.1, 3.2.1, 3.3.1, 3.6.1, 5.1.1, 5.2.1).

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	Essay. Relates to GTSD: 1.3.1, 1.6.1, 2.1.1, 2.2.1, 2.3.1, 2.4.1, 2.5.1, 3.2.1, 3.3.1, 3.6.1, 5.1.1, 5.2.1, 5.4.1 No. Words: 1200
Assessment 2	Yes	20%	All offerings	Moderated online discussion and related short essay. Relates to GTSD: 1.3.1, 2.1.1, 2.2.1, 2.3.1, 2.5.1, 3.2.1, 3.3.1, 3.6.1, 5.1.1, 5.2.1, 5.3.1 No. Words: 1000
Assessment 3	Yes	45%	All offerings	Programming task. Relates to GTSD: 1.3.1, 2.1.1, 2.2.1, 2.3.1, 2.5.1, 3.2.1, 3.3.1, 3.6.1, 5.1.1, 5.2.1 No. Words: 1800

Title

Must Complete

Weight

Offerings

Assessment Notes

Assessment 1

Yes

35%

All offerings

Essay. Relates to GTSD: 1.3.1, 1.6.1, 2.1.1, 2.2.1, 2.3.1, 2.4.1, 2.5.1, 3.2.1, 3.3.1, 3.6.1, 5.1.1, 5.2.1, 5.4.1

No. Words: 1200

Assessment 2

Yes

20%

All offerings

Moderated online discussion and related short essay. Relates to GTSD: 1.3.1, 2.1.1, 2.2.1, 2.3.1, 2.5.1, 3.2.1, 3.3.1, 3.6.1, 5.1.1, 5.2.1, 5.3.1

No. Words: 1000

Assessment 3

Yes

45%

All offerings

Programming task. Relates to GTSD: 1.3.1, 2.1.1, 2.2.1, 2.3.1, 2.5.1, 3.2.1, 3.3.1, 3.6.1, 5.1.1, 5.2.1

No. Words: 1800

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.