EDF4210

Languages Other Than English LOTE: Methodology and Practice (6 points)

(EDU)

Leader:

Offered:
Peninsula Second semester 2004 (Day)

Synopsis:

Objectives: As a result of studying this unit students are expected to consider the implications of first and second language acquisition research for language teaching and learning; familiarise themselves with current language policy and curriculum developments and their primary schooling pedagogical implications; develop lesson plans with appropriately expressed objectives; sequencing of exercises and activities and the needs and interests of different student groupings in the primary school setting; design and practice a variety of ways of developing the 4 macro-skills individually and in combination; explore various strategies for monitoring and reporting on students' progress in a language; develop a unit of work which encompasses strategies for a multi-level class and integrates cultural knowledge.

Assessment: Assignment (1500 words): 30% + Teaching practice folder (4000-4500 words): 70%

Contact Hours: 3 hours per week

Prerequisites: a major post-Year 12 or its equivalent in a language other than English, including students who will finish such a qualification concurrently with this unit

Corequisites: EDF4209