James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2002

ED3111:04

Curriculum Study 1: TESOL or Primary LOTE

Townsville

HECS Band 1

Flexible delivery with on-campus workshops. Full year.

Available to students intending to become Primary LOTE teachers/wishing to provide classroom support for the LOTE program and to students with an interest in the area of ESL.

Staff: Dr M Allan.

An introduction to foundational issues relevant to the teaching and learning of languages within current policy and program contexts, including some linguistic, psycholinguistic, sociolinguistic and cultural studies.

Learning Objectives:

  1. develop an understanding of the complexities of the language learning process in terms of cognitive and social development and of acquiring communicative and cultural competence;
  2. describe principal approaches to language teaching and learning, with particular focus on communicatively-based methodology;
  3. apply knowledge of theories of language learning in a study of a language learner;
  4. demonstrate the ability to plan and implement effective practices in teaching a second language.

Assessment by in-class presentation (10%); 1,500 word essay (40%); curriculum project (50%).