Area: | Department of Education |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 1.5 |
Lecture: | 1 x 1.5 Hours Weekly |
Anti Requisite(s): | 305981 (v.1) Ed 449(B) - Curriculum and Instruction SII- Teaching English as a Second Language SII
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Prerequisite(s): | 10114 (v.7) Ed 511 - Curriculum and Instruction SI - Teaching English as a Second Language or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Psycholinguistics - first and second language acquisition/learning, learner styles and strategies. Language analysis, discourse analysis. Curriculum design - demographics (Australia), needs analysis. Practical teaching skills - presenting new language, reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have - Shown awareness of learners cultural differences and similarities. Evaluated materials in terms of suitability to learners. Provided their learners with strategies for learning English as a second language. Structured a classroom environment, which maximises the learning potential of their learners. Demonstrated understanding of the way the English language is described linguistically - its morphology, syntax, semantics and phonology. Shown an understanding of the way language is socially constructed. Analysed discourse for teaching purposes. Provided learners with meaningful practice in listening, reading, writing and speaking skills. Understood the application of language acquisition theory to their teaching. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
Unit Texts: | Harmer, J. (2001). The Practice of English Language Teaching. London, Longman. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Tutorial Presentation 40%, Participation 10%, Materials Development and Lesson Planning Assignment 30%, Tests 20%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 70300 Curriculum and Education Studies (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 1 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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