ED3443 - Teaching ESL to Indigenous Students

Credit points:	03
Year:	2011
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	School of Education

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.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations.

Prerequisites:	ED2990
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	ED5510 ED4120

Availabilities
External, Study Period 2
Census Date 25-Aug-2011
Coordinator:	Dr Maree Dinan-Thompson
Lecturer:	Ms Cassy Nancarrow.
Method of Delivery:	WWW - LearnJCU
Assessment:	on-line tests: test 1 (15%); assignments (15%); on-line tests: test 2 (20%); centrally-administered final exam (50%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Lecturer and subject coordinator is based on the Cairns campus.
Townsville, Limited, Study Period 2
Census Date 25-Aug-2011
Face to face teaching (Online tutorial attendance at RATEP site as per schedule to be advised)
Coordinator:	Dr Maree Dinan-Thompson
Lecturer:	Ms Cassy Nancarrow.
Contact hours:	13 hours tutorials - online tutorials
Assessment:	on-line tests: test 1 (15%); assignments (15%); on-line tests: test 2 (20%); centrally-administered final exam (50%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Lecturer and subject coordinator is based on the Cairns campus.

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