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Grammar for Language Teachers (EDUC90587)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
March
August
Overview
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This subject aims to develop and apply an understanding of grammar and its place in second language learning and teaching. It addresses grammar at the level of words, phrases, clauses, sentences, texts and discourse. It focuses on grammar as a resource for creating meaning.
Intended learning outcomes
- Analyse and communicate an understanding of the nature and form of language as a system
- Recognise and explain a range of grammatical forms and sentence structures
- Apply knowledge of grammatical forms and sentence structures in language teaching practice
- Evaluate and synthesise the research and professional literature in language
- Articulate their knowledge and understanding in oral and written presentations
- Develop an understanding of the significance and value of their knowledge to the wider community
Generic skills
This subject will develop the following set of key transferable skills:
- Clinical reasoning and thinking
- Problem solving
- Evidence based decision making
- Creativity and innovation
- Teamwork and professional collaboration
- Learning to learn and metacognition
- Responsiveness to a changing knowledge base
- Reflection for continuous improvement
- Linking theory and practice
- Inquiry and research
- Active and participatory citizenship.
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
Online tasks (12 tasks of approximately 1 hour each. Equally weighted and equivalent to 750 words in total), due throughout the teaching period (15%)
In-class presentation (7 minutes) and written summary (1 page) (Equivalent to 750 words in total), due last day of on-campus classes (15%)
Essay (3500 words), due end of the teaching period (70%)
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
- March
Coordinator Chris Corbel Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Two Saturday classes, each of 6 hours duration. 12 hours of online tasks. Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 4 March 2019 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period, students should review materials on the LMS. Teaching period 23 March 2019 to 13 April 2019 Last self-enrol date 7 March 2019 Census date 29 March 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 12 April 2019 Assessment period ends 12 May 2019 March contact information
- August
Coordinator Chris Corbel Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Two Saturday classes, each of 6 hours duration. 12 hours of online tasks. Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 29 July 2019 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period, students should review materials on the LMS Teaching period 17 August 2019 to 7 September 2019 Last self-enrol date 1 August 2019 Census date 23 August 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 13 September 2019 Assessment period ends 7 October 2019 August contact information
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Larsen-Freeman, D. & Celce-Murcia, M. (2016). The Grammar Book (3rd Ed). Boston, MA: National Geographic Learning.
- Subject notes
- Related Handbook entries
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- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 10 February 2024