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Teaching Chinese in Primary School (EDUC90699)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25Not available in 2017
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The subject provides a sound rationale for teaching modern languages in Primary school and sets out the contextual and learning requirements for developing a successful Chinese program in the upper primary years.
It presents and engages students with the theoretical foundations from current psycholinguistic research and the actual practices of innovative primary programs in Australia and abroad that have shown significant success over time, which include use of interactive electronic technologies.
Intended learning outcomes
Students in this subject will develop their ability to
- conceive of language learning at the primary level as both a local classroom activity and the development of a relationship to real Chinese speakers
- link the demands of Chinese language work to the individual learning paths of the children in their class
- make use of kinesic support and other effective innovative techniques to teach their new material so that it is grasped and remembered
- work collaboratively within and across cultures in professionalactivities
- work flexibly with a wide range of on-line resources and applications, all transferable to their own teaching.
Generic skills
Students in this subject will be enabled to develop
- an in-depth knowledge of their specialist discipline
- the habit of critical reflection
- awareness of ethnocentricity and the means to develop towards ethnorelativity
- the ability to lead in innovative practice
Last updated: 10 February 2024