ED4120 - Teaching ESL to Indigenous Students

Credit points:	03
Year:	2006
Student Contribution Band:	National Priority Band
Administered by:

Available to final year BEd students.

This subject reviews the theory and practice of teaching English to Indigenous children as a second language. It deals with the specific educational needs of Indigenous students, issues involving second language learning and oral language development. It considers specific issues related to reading and writing a second language for Indigenous peoples and considers how all these relate to culturally inclusive curricula.

Learning Outcomes

• acquire knowledge of issues related to TESL relevant to Indigenous contexts;
• consider strategies for the effective teaching or oral and written language to Indigenous children;
• develop reflective practices which can be utilised in the development and improvement of inclusive curricula.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:

ED5510

Availabilities
, Study Period 2
Census Date 08-Sep-2006
Coordinator:	edu-ptt
Lecturer:	Miss Juanita Sellwood.
Contact hours:	20 hours 20 hours
Method of Delivery:	WWW - LearnJCU
Assessment:	(60%); (40%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Lecturer and subject coordinator is based on the Cairns campus.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.