ED4120 - Teaching ESL to Indigenous Students
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 4 |
| Administered by: | School of Education |
Available to final year BEd students. Limited offering available only to RATEP 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 | |
| Townsville, Limited, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 28-Aug-2009 | |
| Face to face teaching (Attendance is via teletutorial participation as per schedule to be advised) | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Pauline Taylor |
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| Assessment: | assignments (60%); curriculum project (40%). |
| External, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 28-Aug-2009 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Pauline Taylor |
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| Method of Delivery: | WWW - LearnJCU |
| Assessment: | assignments (60%); curriculum project (40%). |
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.