ED3217 - Second Language Curriculum

Credit points:	03
Year:	2005
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:

Available to Bachelor of Education students as a secondary curriculum study. Also suitable as an elective subject for either students in the Bachelor of Education Primary program intending to teach LOTE or any students with an interest in the teaching of English as a second language (ESL). Graduate BEd students are required to take this subject with or before ED3491 if it is their first teaching area. It is recommended to be taken before ED3491 if it is their second teaching area.

This subject provides an introduction to principles and practice in the teaching and learning of second languages and to the theories of language and of language acquisition that inform current approaches. There is a focus on ways of implementing the task-based, communicative approach widely adopted in the teaching of English as a second language (ESL) and in the new LOTE syllabus being introduced in Queensland.

Learning Outcomes

• analyse the underlying theories of language and of language learning underlying these approaches;
• demonstrate the ability to plan and implement effective practices in teaching a second language;
• describe main approaches to language teaching and learning, with particular focus on communicatively-based methodology;
• 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.

Prerequisites:

ED2499 or undergraduate degree

Availabilities
, , Study Period 1
Census Date 31-Mar-2005
Face to face teaching (Consult School for on-campus attendance requirements)
Lecturer:	jc128062.
Contact hours:	26 hours 13 hours 25 hours
Assessment:	(80%); (20%).

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