EDF6223

LOTE methodology ( 12 points, SCA Band 0, 0.250 EFTSL)

Leader: Dr M M Gearon

Offered:
Not offered in 2005.

Synopsis: A thorough grounding in principles of second-language acquisition (SLA) and foreign/second-language teaching methodology impacting directly on classroom practice. Communicative/interactive approaches and their application to a range of educational settings with a variety of learner backgrounds. Assessment practices and curriculum designs relevant to LOTE.

Objectives: Upon successful completion of this unit, students should have been exposed to a range of communicative/ interactive models of L2 learning-teaching and have acquired knowledge and understanding of a variety of assessment practices relevant to LOTE, the theoretical principles underpinning the development of the three strands in their language and SLA principles which influence current classroom teaching approaches in LOTE; have developed a reflective approach to the teaching-learning of a LOTE in Victorian secondary and primary schools; be able to work in a variety of L2 programs including mother tongue maintenance, partial immersion, language arts programs; have developed lesson plans with appropriately expressed aims and outcomes and which take into account the language-learning strategies and experiences of a range of learners in particular classes in specific school settings.

Assessment: Responses to set tasks (4000 words): 50% + Unit of work accompanied by a rationale (3000 words): 35% + A syllabus outline or framework of topics for one year level (1000 words): 15%

Prerequisites: A major, post-Year 12 or its recognised equivalent, in a language other than English and a recognised initial teaching qualification