EML445 Curriculum Method 1: Languages (LOTE) (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Curriculum Studies (CURIC)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
This subject introduces students to the pedagogy of languages other than English. Contexts for learning language from K-12 are addressed with pathways emphasising the early and middle and upper years of schooling. An appreciation of the range of appropriate teaching/ learning strategies is developed and particular attention is devoted to the skills of lesson planning, the implementation of syllabus documents and appropriate forms of assessment and evaluation in a secondary school.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
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| Distance | Bathurst |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: EML445
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Enrolment restrictions:
Entry into the Bachelor of Teaching (Secondary), Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary), Bachelor of Education (Health and PE) or as determined by the course coordinator.
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- identify major theories of language and language learning;
- understand the similarities and differences between first and subsequent language development;
- critically review the content and context of relevant language education syllabuses and how they are contextualised in classroom practice;
- plan lessons effectively;
- appreciate the nature and significance of the cognitive, affective and conative domains in LOTE pedagogy;
- apply a range of effective teaching/ learning, assessment and classroom management strategies for LOTE teaching; and,
- incorporate appropriate ICT skills into their teaching of LOTE.
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
- Theories of first and second language and language learning and their pedagogical realisations. - The content and context of relevant LOTE syllabuses, and how they are contextualised in classroom practice. - The development of skills in effectively planning lessons, including the assessment of student learning and the evaluation of classroom practice. - The cognitive, affective and conative domains in LOTE education. - The range of effective teaching/ learning strategies for LOTE teaching and their application, and the diversity of secondary student backgrounds. - The pedagogy of appropriate ICT skills and their incorporation into the teaching of LOTE.
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.