LOTE methodology and practice
3 hours per week * Second semester * Peninsula * Prerequisites: EDN1795, EDN2795, EDN3005 or permission of lecturer
The subject enables students to develop specific strategies for teaching a LOTE, including ways of developing learners' literacy and oracy skills, integrating the development of linguistics and sociocultural knowledge, monitoring learners' progress and performance, selecting and adapting materials and designing units of work. Current issues in LOTE education will be discussed. Examples of issues include content-based teaching, distance education, and the articulation between primary and secondary school LOTE programs.
Recommended texts
Halliwell S Teaching English in the primary classroom Longman, 1992
Ministry of Education Victoria The LOTE framework P10 Ministry of Education Victoria, 1988
Vale D, Scarino A and McKay P Pocket ALL Curriculum Corporation, 1991
Assessment
Written: 70% * Class presentation: 30%