Key facts
UNE unit code: EDLA330
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- Trimester 2 - Online
- Yes
- No
- No
- 6
Unit information
Language-proficient primary teachers are in high demand in Australian schools. This online unit builds on your qualifications and will help improve your confidence, competence and enthusiasm for your role as a language teacher.
In this unit you will investigate approaches and orientations to languages and cultures, teaching and learning and the integration of language learning across the primary curriculum. The broad-based skills you will develop in this unit are transferable across a range of teaching contexts.
You will also develop an understanding of the diversity of learning contexts and learn how to engage your students in practical language learning activities.
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Teaching period | Mode/location |
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Trimester 2 | Online |
*Offering is subject to availability
Intensive schools
There are no intensive schools required for this unit.
Enrolment rules
Notes
Students must have at least one year of study of a Language at tertiary level or substantiated equivalent skills.
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)
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
- demonstrate understanding of the relevant and appropriate sources of professional learning for themselves as teachers of languages and cultures, including the understanding of the complexity of languages teaching contexts and professional standards for accomplished teaching of languages and cultures, the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers and through engagement with professional communities of practice (GTSD 6.1.1, 6.2.1, 6.4.1);
- demonstrate knowledge and understanding of current trends and issues in languages teaching and learning (GTSD 2.1.1);
- set language and culture learning goals, plan lesson sequence and include a range of context-relevant, research-evidenced and theoretically informed teaching strategies for primary school students in Australian schools (GTSD 3.1.1, 3.2.1, 3.3.1, 3.4.1); and
- demonstrate knowledge and understanding of research into how students learn, differentiated teaching strategies to cater for diverse learners in Australian schools, including relevant and stimulating concepts and topics; language, culture and intercultural components; and appropriate assessment, feedback and reporting (GTSD 1.2.1, 1.5.1, 4.1.1, 5.1.1, 5.2.1, 5.5.1).
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 |
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Assessment 1 | Yes | 35% | All offerings | Report. Relates to GTSD: 1.2.1, 1.5.1, 2.1.1, 3.1.1, 3.2.1, 3.3.1, 3.4.1, 4.1.1, 5.1.1, 5.2.1, 5.5.1, 6.1.1, 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, 1.5.1, 2.1.1, 3.1.1, 3.2.1, 3.3.1, 3.4.1, 4.1.1, 5.1.1, 5.2.1, 5.5.1, 6.1.1, 6.2.1) No. Words: 1400 |
Assessment 3 | Yes | 30% | All offerings | Online discussion. It is mandatory to pass this component in order to pass this unit.Relates to GTSD: 1.2.1, 1.5.1, 2.1.1, 3.1.1, 3.2.1, 3.3.1, 3.4.1, 4.1.1, 5.1.1, 5.2.1, 5.5.1, 6.1.1, 6.2.1, 6.4.1 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.
Teaching and Learning Languages: A Guide
ISBN: 9781742000817
Scarino, A. and Liddicoat, A.J., Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 2009
Text refers to: Trimester 2 (Online)
Language Teacher Education for a Global Society
ISBN: 9780415877381
Kumaravadivelu, B., Routledge 2012
Text refers to: Trimester 2 (Online)
Note: Recommended material is held in the University Library — purchase is optional.
A Course in English Language Teaching
ISBN: 9781107684676
Ur, P., Cambridge University Press 2nd ed. 2012
Text refers to: Trimester 2 (Online)
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