EDF5489

Methods and practice of teaching languages other than English (LOTE) 2B

(EDU)

Proposed to be offered next in 2002

Dr M Gearon

6 points + 3 hours per week + Second semester + Clayton/Peninsula (on-campus) + Prerequisites: EDF 5488

Synopsis: This unit seeks to satisfy present Victorian Government and Department of Education, Employment and Training's guidelines in regard to the introduction of LOTE in the primary school. Topics include strategies for teaching a LOTE, ways of developing learners' literacy and oracy skills, integrating the development of linguistic and sociocultural knowledge, monitoring learners' progress and performance, selecting and adapting materials, and designing units of work, and the articulation between primary and secondary school LOTE programs.

Assessment: Development of a unit of work for a primary school class, including appropriate assessment tasks as per the study design (50%); successful completion of practicum and submission of folio (50%)