Graduate Diploma in Second Language Education
Clayton campus
Course code: 0154
Contact: Ms Margaret Gearon (course adviser)
The faculty offers a specialist Graduate Diploma in Second Language
Education (GradDipSLE). Candidates for the graduate diploma will usually hold a
university degree or its equivalent and be qualified teachers of a language
other than English, or hold a Graduate Diploma in Education in another field
and qualifications in a LOTE, who wish to upgrade their qualifications to be
eligible for a teaching position in their LOTE. In this latter case, teachers
wishing to work in government schools will need to undertake a supervised
practicum of at least twenty-two days in the relevant LOTE. The course for the
graduate diploma is designed to accommodate teachers at all levels seeking to
improve their professional competence, to deepen their understanding of the
processes of second language learning and teaching, and to widen their
qualifications.
The objectives of the GradDipSLE course are to provide students with
knowledge and understanding of:
- reflective practices such as diary keeping, action research by teachers
of languages other than English, thus allowing them to evaluate their approach
to the teaching and learning of a second language in a classroom environment;
- the second language acquisition and learning theories underlying good
classroom practice in languages other than English;
- the implications of theories about the nature of language and their
influence on classroom second language teaching and learning;
- the provision of languages other than English teachers who are aware of
recent developments in classroom practice and who feel confident to implement
these in their own classes;
- the development of a level of language proficiency appropriate to the
needs and demands of classroom second language teaching from prep to final year
of secondary school;
- the development of classroom techniques which will ensure the
implementation of learning goals and outcomes which lead to the acquisition of
levels of communicative competence in the four macro skills commensurate with
the age and amount of exposure of the learners to the second language;
- the provision of a range of techniques for measuring and recording
progress in second language learning by students in a variety of classroom
environments, from primary school to adult courses;
- the establishment of a network of contacts with other teachers of
languages other than English which will assist teachers to exchange ideas,
visit each other's classes and support each other in developing a variety of
strategies for teaching learners in a range of situations, ranging from
face-to-face contact to distance education via teleconference, telematics or
interactive television.
The graduate diploma may be taken either by full-time study in one
academic year or by part-time study in not more than three years. An academic
year comprises two semesters and each subject is of one semester length.
Classes are held in the late afternoon. Subjects are currently as follows:
- GED3833 Theory and practice of second-language education
or
- GED3800F LOTE methodology
- GED3809 Writing and computers
- GED3812 Educational applications of second-language acquisition research
- GED3815 Classroom-based research in second-language education
- GED3818 Communicative language teaching
- GED3830 Language teaching syllabus design
- GED3834F Advanced practicum in language teaching: LOTE component
- GED3840 Assessment in foreign and second-language education
- GED3843 Issues in developing written proficiency in a LOTE
For the
award of the graduate diploma a candidate must satisfactorily complete four
subjects, including GED3833. For one of the subjects a candidate may substitute
a subject offered at an appropriate level by the Faculty of Arts language
department entailing the upgrading of practical language competence. It is
highly recommended that students consider taking a subject from the linguistics
department, eg `Bilingualism' or `Second language acquisition'. Students must
have their program approved by the course coordinator before enrolment.
The attention of persons qualified for entry to MEdSt candidature is drawn to
the opportunity they have of completing a masters degree with special reference
to second language education. (See the information relating to Master of
Educational Studies course in this handbook). Students should also note that
the subjects taught in the graduate diploma are masters subjects and are
assessed at that level. Any student wishing to transfer from the graduate
diploma to the masters must have completed at least two subjects at credit
level or above and seek approval of the course coordinator.
Application forms for admission to the graduate diploma are available from the
inquiry office, School of Graduate Studies, Clayton campus (telephone 9905
2819).
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