EDF4210

Languages other than English LOTE: methodology and practice ( 6 points, SCA Band 0, 0.125 EFTSL)

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Not offered in 2005.

Synopsis: This unit seeks to satisfy present Victorian Government and Department of School Education 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 linguistics and socio-cultural knowledge, monitoring learners' progress and performance, selecting and adapting materials and designing units of work. Current issues in LOTE education including PALS and the articulation between primary and secondary school LOTE programs.

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