EML305 ESL (English as a second language) Teaching (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Curriculum Studies (CURIC)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
This subject aims to prepare students to meet the needs of bilingual learners of English in educational settings. The subject considers the nature and needs of ESL learners as well as addressing first and subsequent language development, current curriculum frameworks and their informing theories, and issues of assessment and evaluation.
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No offerings have been identified for this subject in 2013.Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details prior to contacting their course coordinator: EML305
Where differences exist between the handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- describe the nature and needs of learners in English language teaching settings;
- locate major language theories underpinning curriculum approaches;
- identify the language learning needs of ESL learners in early childhood and school settings;
- program sequences of teaching and learning activities which meet the needs of those learners;
- discuss a range of means of assessing ESL learners needs;
- articulate ways of building relationships between home/community and formal educational sites.
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
- ESL learners in Australia. - Language, dialect and register. - Similarities and differences in first and second language development. - Sociocultural and SLA approaches to language teaching. - Talking and listening, reading and writing in a second language. - Using the ESL Scales. - Materials design and evaluation. - Communicating with home and community. - Organising for ESL instruction.
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.