EDF5489 - Languages other than English (LOTE) education 2B

Leader: Dr M M Gearon

Offered

Clayton Second semester 2007 (Day)

Synopsis

This unit focuses on the practical skills and strategies involved in delivering LOTE programs in the primary school. Topics include strategies for;

1. identifying learning needs and individual differences
2. teaching literacy and oracy skills,
3. developing metalinguistic and intercultural awareness;
4. monitoring learners' progress and performance;
5. selecting, adapting and creating materials, and designing units of work.

Objectives

As a result of studying this unit students are expected to : identify learners' prior knowledge and learning needs; develop lesson plans with appropriately expressed cognitive, linguistic and cultural objectives; sequence exercises and activities to meet the needs and interests of different student groupings; design and practice a variety of ways of modelling and developing the 4 macro-skills individually and in combination; select, modify and/or create suitable resources; explore various strategies for monitoring and reporting on students' communicative competence; develop teaching materials which draw on different media, integrate linguistic and intercultural knowledge and promote target language use.

Assessment

Assignment (teaching materials): 50%
Successful completion of practicum including teaching folio: 50%

Contact hours

3 hours per week

Prerequisites

EDF 5488