EPT504 TESOL Professional Experience (4)
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This subject builds on understandings of the nature of effective pedagogical practices that encompass teaching, learning, and assessment in ESL/EFL classrooms. Students will undertake a 20-hour professional experience program where they will be expected to critically integrate theory and practice in relation to ESL/EFL classroom management issues while exploring a range of second language acquisition teaching styles and methods to accommodate varying learning needs and contexts. Students are required to undertake ESL/EFL classroom observation, team teaching, and independent teaching to demonstrate their progress as an ESL/EFL teacher. Students are also required to develop their skills of professional reflective practice. |
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+ Subject Availability Modes and Location
| Session 3 | | Distance | Bathurst Campus |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: EPT504
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
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Subject information| Duration | Grading System | School: |
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| One session | SY/US | School of Teacher Education |
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Learning OutcomesUpon successful completion of this subject, students should:
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demonstrate practical application of the teaching-learning cycle within a TESOL context;
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be able to provide engaging learning experiences that appropriately address learner needs;
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demonstrate knowledge and application of different methods and strategies for teaching English language in context;
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be able to plan effective English language learning sequences that reflect local contexts and the learners’ needs;
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be able to apply contexualised classroom management strategies;
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collaborate with a TESOL professional to meet the above objectives; and,
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engage in critically reflective collegial dialogue with TESOL professionals.
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SyllabusThe subject will cover the following topics:
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Teaching & Learning Cycle in TESOL contexts
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Practical resource selection and use
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Creating and managing engaging learning environments
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Responding to learners and contexts, including improvised teaching, contingency scaffolding, etc.
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Developing practitioner identity
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Developing professional relationships through cooperative planning, reflective dialogs, constructive feedback, etc.
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Critical reflection
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Work Place Learning| This subject contains a Workplace Learning component. Please contact the subject coordinator for further information. |
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The information contained in the 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 01 October 2015. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.
