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EML445 Curriculum Method 1: Languages (LOTE) (8)

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.

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Session 1
DistanceBathurst Campus
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Subject information

Duration Grading System School:
One sessionHD/FLSchool of Teacher Education

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.
Incompatible subject(s)
EML497

Learning Outcomes

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.

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The information contained in the 2014 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 13 September 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.