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Languages for Young Learners (EDUC90543)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
July
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
Availability(Quotas apply) | July |
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Fees | Look up fees |
This subject will build on students’ knowledge of second language teaching and learning for young learners.
Emphasis will be on principles and practices that support the development of languages other than English from an intercultural perspective as well as tasks and process that will allow work in languages to be linked across the curriculum in interdisciplinary activities.
Students will be introduced to curriculum design commonly used in Language programs for young learners and will be asked to consider the practical implications for planning teaching/learning strategies, identifying print and ICT resources as well as devising assessment and evaluation schemes.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Gain sound theoretical knowledge of second language teaching, learning, and assessment
- Create an environment, which will develop in primary school learners an understanding of the nature of language and its fundamental role in human learning, expression and interaction.
- Expand the repertoire of practical techniques for teaching their language and related social information.
- Design, implement and evaluate Languages curriculum, appropriate to different groups of learners, incorporating suitable content, classroom organisation, methodology, resources and assessment strategies.
- Enhance the skills to work in a collaborative environment where reflection on the group's activities, processes and goals forms an integral part of the learning.
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
Completion of a major study of an approved language. Candidates with other qualifications will need to arrange to be assessed by a language department of an Australian university as being of equivalent proficiency.
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
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Designing a communicative task
| Mid semester | 40% |
Designing a unit of work
| End of semester | 60% |
Hurdle requirement: 100% attendance at a 22-day professional placement in a Languages setting completed by end of semester. | End of semester | N/A |
Hurdle requirement: Minimum of 80% attendance at all scheduled lectures, tutorials, seminars and workshops. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Additional details
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- July
Principal coordinator Yvette Slaughter Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 3 August 2020 to 2 October 2020 Last self-enrol date 14 August 2020 Census date 7 September 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 19 October 2020 Assessment period ends 9 November 2020 July contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Additional delivery details
This subject has an enrolment quota of 30 students. Preference will be given to MTeach Primary students completing the associated Specialised Pathway. Your subject enrolment will not be confirmed until the selection process has been run.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Subject readings will be available via the LMS.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Teaching (Primary) - 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