Key facts
UNE unit code: EDLA385
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- Trimester 1 - On Campus
- Trimester 1 - Online
- Armidale Campus
- Yes
- No
- No
- 6
Unit information
The teaching of languages is an important part of the curriculum in Australian schools and language teachers are highly sought after.
In this unit you will develop the understanding, skills and confidence to teach Languages in a range of contexts, and to engage with professional communities of practice.
You will explore and articulate an evidenced rationale for learning and teaching languages and cultures in plurilingual/pluricultural Australia and a globalised world.
You will consider and evaluate approaches and orientations to teaching, learning and assessing Languages and Languages curricula; plan languages and cultures programs for a diversity of learners and learning contexts; and reflexively consider yourself as a teacher of languages.
Study in a flexible and supportive university learning environment.
Offerings
For further information about UNE's teaching periods, please go to Principal Dates.
Teaching period | Mode/location |
---|---|
Trimester 1 | On Campus, Armidale Campus |
Trimester 1 | Online |
*Offering is subject to availability
Intensive schools
There are no intensive schools required for this unit.
Enrolment rules
Notes
A 20-day practicum must be undertaken concurrently with either EDLA385 or EDLA386 (Secondary) or EDLA330 (Primary).
This unit addresses Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at the Graduate Stage, otherwise referred to as Graduate Teacher Standard Descriptors (GTSD).
Please refer to the student handbook for current details on this unit.
Unit coordinator(s)
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
- present a thoughtful and evidenced rationale for teaching and learning Languages in Australian schools, including demonstrating understanding of the diversity of learners and learning contexts and engagement with professional standards, a rationale for continuous teacher learning, and communities of practice as ongoing sources of professional learning (GTSD 1.5.1, 2.1.1, 2.4.1, 6.2.1, 6.4.1);
- demonstrate understanding of and critically evaluate theories of how languages are learned, and how language skills are developed and maintained (GTSD 1.2.1);
- demonstrate understanding of and critically evaluate approaches to teaching languages and cultures including creating and maintaining a supportive learning environment through designing and organising engaging classroom activities, and of pedagogical models for evaluating self as a teacher of languages and cultures (GTSD 3.1.1, 3.3.1, 4.2.1);
- devise, analyse and evaluate a range of languages and cultures teaching processes, including planning structuring and sequencing language learning programs, evaluating language teaching resources including ICT-based learning materials and software, tasks and programs in relation to theoretical perspectives, knowledge and practice evidence (GTSD 2.3.1, 2.6.1, 3.2.1, 3.4.1, 3.6.1, 5.1.1, 5.2.1, 5.5.1); and
- demonstrate knowledge of assessing language learning including moderation, interpreting student data to modify teaching, feedback and reporting (5.1.1, 5.2.1, 5.3.1, 5.4.1, 5.5.1).
Assessment information
Assessments are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
Title | Must Complete | Weight | Offerings | Assessment Notes |
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Assessment 1 | Yes | 40% | All offerings | Reflective essay. Relates to GTSD: 1.2.1, 1.5.1, 2.1.1, 2.4.1, 2.6.1, 2.3.1, 3.1.1, 3.2.1, 3.3.1, 3.4.1, 3.6.1, 4.2.1, 5.1.1, 5.2.1, 5.3.1, 5.4.1, 5.5.1, 6.2.1, 6.4.1 No. Words: 1600 |
Assessment 2 | Yes | 20% | All offerings | Recorded presentation. It is mandatory to pass this component in order to pass this unit.Relates to GTSD: 1.2.1, 1.5.1, 2.1.1, 2.4.1, 2.6.1, 2.3.1, 3.1.1, 3.2.1, 3.3.1, 3.4.1, 3.6.1, 4.2.1, 5.1.1, 5.2.1, 5.3.1, 5.4.1, 5.5.1, 6.2.1, 6.4.1 No. Words: 800 equivalent |
Assessment 3 | Yes | 40% | All offerings | Persuasive Essay. It is mandatory to pass this component in order to pass this unit.Relates to GTSD: 1.2.1, 1.5.1, 2.1.1, 2.3.1, 2.4.1, 2.6.1, 3.1.1, 3.2.1, 3.3.1, 3.4.1, 3.6.1, 4.2.1, 5.1.1, 5.2.1, 5.3.1, 5.4.1, 5.5.1, 6.2.1, 6.4.1 No. Words: 1600 |
Learning resources
Textbooks are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
Language Teacher Education for a Global Society
ISBN: 9780415877381
Kumaravadivelu, B., Routledge 2012
Text refers to: All offerings
Teaching and Learning Languages: A Guide
ISBN: 9781742000817
Scarino, A. and Liddicoat, A.J., Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 2009
Text refers to: All offerings
Note: Recommended material is held in the University Library — purchase is optional.
A Course in English Language Teaching
ISBN: 9781107684676
Ur, P., Cambridge University Press 2nd ed. 2012
Text refers to: All offerings
How Languages are Learned
ISBN: 978194406291
Lightbrown, P.M. and Spada, N., Oxford 5th ed. 2021
Text refers to: All offerings
Teachers as Mediators in the Foreign Language Classroom
ISBN: 9781783093052
Kohler, M., Multilingual Matters 2015
Text refers to: All offerings
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