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Language Planning in Education (EDUC90111)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25On Campus (Parkville)
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A study of key concepts and experiences in language and literacy policy and programming in Australia and internationally. Topics include: the activity of language planning; nations and national languages in historical and current language planning;the role of English, globalisation and population mobility in contemporary language planning; the evolution of language and literacy teaching programs in different contexts; current issues in language education policy and planning in Asia, Europe and North America; the interface between first and second language education; and the role of teachers in language policy and planning at school, region and national level.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject students should be able to:
- Understand key concepts in language planning and some of the main types of language planning;
- Understand the origins of the field of language planning and policy and especially language-in-education planning, some key writers on the subject, their main ideas and phases in thinking about the problems schools and other education bodies face in language planning work;
- Demonstrate an understanding of problems, issues and phases in language and literacy education policy and programming in Australia and in some international locations;
- Identify, describe and critically evaluate current directions in language and literacy education and their implications for teaching; and
- Evaluate the potential or actual impact of a specific policy or innovation in language and literacy education.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students should be able to demonstrate:
- An advanced understanding of the field of language education planning (in its wider context of language policy and planning) and relate this to wider questions of how innovation and change in language education can occur in general;
- An appreciation of the ways in which advanced knowledge equips the student to offer leadership in language education
- A capacity to articulate their knowledge and understanding in oral and written presentations
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Assessment
Additional details
There are two pieces of assessment:
- 3,000-word written paper comparing and critically evaluating different interpretations of language policy and planning (30%) due mid semester;
- and an in-depth investigation of the impact of a current or past language education policy including recommendations for change, totalling 7,000 words (70 per cent) due at the end of semester.
This subject has a minimum hurdle requirement of 80% attendance at all tutorials, seminars and workshops.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
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Principal coordinator Yvette Slaughter Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours Total time commitment 340 hours Pre teaching start date 20 February 2017 Teaching period 1 March 2017 to 24 May 2017 Last self-enrol date 21 February 2017 Census date 17 March 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2017 Assessment period ends 9 June 2017 March contact information
Time commitment details
340 hours
Last updated: 10 February 2024
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Last updated: 10 February 2024