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School: Education

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Languages Other Than English Education Foundations

  • Unit Code

    LAN6741

  • Year

    2018

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    10

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

  • Unit Coordinator

    Ms Helen Margaret EGEBERG

Description

This unit provides an introduction to the principles of LOTE teaching and learning and the linguistic and psycholinguistic theories of language acquisition. It examines the development of the Communicative Approach to Language Teaching and its different syllabus types as well as the various factors that affect language learning in students. The unit will also focus on the Australian curriculum for LOTE and begin to look at various lesson designs for LOTE classes.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded LAN6633, LAN4213

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate understanding of the main theories of second language learning and relate these to the various approaches and methods of language teaching.
  2. Identify current approaches to second language pedagogy and reflect on the strengths and weaknesses of these approaches.
  3. Identify their own beliefs about second language learning and reflect on the implication of these beliefs for their work as teachers of languages.
  4. Understand the LOTE curriculum requirements as described in the Australian curriculum and associated documents and identify key strategies and techniques for achieving these outcomes.
  5. Show understanding of individual learner differences and of their implications on second language learning and for pedagogy.
  6. Design learning sequences for groups of students using strategies and techniques appropriate for particular groups.
  7. Select, evaluate and adapt teaching materials and other resources available for their target language.

Unit Content

  1. Various approaches to LOTE methodology: grammar/translation, direct method, audio-lingual, cognitive code, functional-notional, communicative, and of the theories on which they are based.
  2. Languages in the Australian and West Australian curriculum.
  3. Communicative Language Teaching, task-based language teaching through self-access and related syllabus/course development for languages; how these are reflected in current approaches to language teaching.
  4. LOTE planning: developing activities, planning for the classroom.
  5. Lesson Planning; Objectives/intentions; Task and text selection; timing and sequencing.
  6. Resource Centres for LOTE; selecting, adapting, creating and evaluating resources.
  7. Self Access Learning and differentiation in the language classroom.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 1Not Offered10 x 3 hour seminarNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, Workshops, Micro-teaching.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentAssignment 160%
AssignmentAssignment 240%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentAssignment 160%
AssignmentAssignment 240%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

LAN6741|1|1

School: Education

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Languages Other Than English Education Foundations

  • Unit Code

    LAN6741

  • Year

    2018

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    10

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

  • Unit Coordinator

    Ms Helen Margaret EGEBERG

Description

This unit provides an introduction to the principles of LOTE teaching and learning and the linguistic and psycholinguistic theories of language acquisition. It examines the development of the Communicative Approach to Language Teaching and its different syllabus types as well as the various factors that affect language learning in students. The unit will also focus on the Australian curriculum for LOTE and begin to look at various lesson designs for LOTE classes.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded LAN6633, LAN4213

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate understanding of the main theories of second language learning and relate these to the various approaches and methods of language teaching.
  2. Identify current approaches to second language pedagogy and reflect on the strengths and weaknesses of these approaches.
  3. Identify their own beliefs about second language learning and reflect on the implication of these beliefs for their work as teachers of languages.
  4. Understand the LOTE curriculum requirements as described in the Australian curriculum and associated documents and identify key strategies and techniques for achieving these outcomes.
  5. Show understanding of individual learner differences and of their implications on second language learning and for pedagogy.
  6. Design learning sequences for groups of students using strategies and techniques appropriate for particular groups.
  7. Select, evaluate and adapt teaching materials and other resources available for their target language.

Unit Content

  1. Various approaches to LOTE methodology: grammar/translation, direct method, audio-lingual, cognitive code, functional-notional, communicative, and of the theories on which they are based.
  2. Languages in the Australian and West Australian curriculum.
  3. Communicative Language Teaching, task-based language teaching through self-access and related syllabus/course development for languages; how these are reflected in current approaches to language teaching.
  4. LOTE planning: developing activities, planning for the classroom.
  5. Lesson Planning; Objectives/intentions; Task and text selection; timing and sequencing.
  6. Resource Centres for LOTE; selecting, adapting, creating and evaluating resources.
  7. Self Access Learning and differentiation in the language classroom.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 1Not Offered10 x 3 hour seminarNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, Workshops, Micro-teaching.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentAssignment 160%
AssignmentAssignment 240%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentAssignment 160%
AssignmentAssignment 240%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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