Handbook : Unit informationEdith Cowan University

School: Education

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Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for this unit. All assessment changes will be published by 27 July 2020. All students are reminded to check handbook at the beginning of semester to ensure they have the correct outline.

• Unit Title

  Secondary Languages Other Than English Education

• Unit Code

  LAN6742

• Year

  2020

• Enrolment Period

  2

• Version

  2

• Credit Points

  10

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

  On Campus
  Online

• Unit Coordinator

  Dr Helen Margaret EGEBERG

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Description

This unit examines appropriate strategies/techniques for teaching languages in secondary school settings and the effective evaluation/ assessment of language learning. It will encompass programming and lesson planning, teaching strategies, classroom organisation and assessing student achievement through the use of print, audio visual and advanced technology resources.

Prerequisite Rule

Must have completed LAN6741

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded LAN4283, LAN6632, LAN4284

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Demonstrate understanding of the place of teaching and learning languages at the secondary school level in the Australian context.
2. Develop programs of work in the four macro-skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing, based on the Australian curriculum for LOTE.
3. Select appropriate techniques and strategies from different methods and approaches to suit a specified group of learners.
4. Display an awareness of the balance of the four macro-skills for the various levels of learners and develop appropriate programs of work.
5. Appraise existing resources, devise their own resources, and adapt authentic and other materials to facilitate student learning.
6. Plan activity-based assessment and recording procedures.

Unit Content

1. Syllabus materials and range of teaching and learning strategies appropriate to the specific language taught eg. Chinese, Japanese, French, German, Italian, for application to various age levels and backgrounds of learners.
2. Lesson planning - strategies for listening, speaking, reading and writing appropriate for different levels of learners.
3. Modules for use in LOTE programs: developing activities, planning a module framework, and writing language specific checklists.
4. Selecting, adapting, creating and evaluating resources.
5. Classroom observation.
6. Assessment procedures including marking, grading and reporting for a specific group of learners (lower school and upper school).

Learning Experience

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

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, peer teaching, journal-keeping, practical workshops, classroom observations and practice 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.

Core Reading(s)

• Pachler, N. (2014). Learning to Teach Foreign Languages in the Secondary School: A Companion to School Experience (4th ed., pp. xii, 411). Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group. Retrieved from http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/ecu/detail.action?docID=1582677

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