ED4120 - Teaching ESL to Indigenous Students
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 4 |
| Administered by: | School of Education |
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
- develop and demonstrate knowledge of language issues pertaining to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students;
- develop and demonstrate knowledge in theories of second language acquisition;
- develop and demonstrate knowledge and skills in effective teaching strategies for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students who speak English as a second or subsequent language;
- develop skills in making linkages with current policy and applying learning to current curriculum, assessment and reporting frameworks.
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | ED5510 |
Availabilities | |
| External, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 05-Sep-2008 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Miss Juanita Sellwood. |
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| Method of Delivery: | WWW - LearnJCU |
| Assessment: | assignments (60%); curriculum projet (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.