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Learning Area TESOL 1 (EDUC90475)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1 (Extended)
Overview
Availability | Semester 1 (Extended) - Online |
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Fees | Look up fees |
This subject introduces Teacher Candidates to the theory and practice of teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL). With an emphasis on the nature of TESOL within Australian schools, and the Victorian education system in particular, this subject examines the needs of English as Additional Language/Dialect (EAL/D) learners in the secondary years of schooling. The curriculum frameworks utilised in this learning area derive from the Victorian Curriculum, VCE and VET.
TESOL 1 begins with a theoretical foundation based on contemporary research in second language education about how languages are acquired and presents a communicative framework for understanding language teaching and learning. The subject then focuses on practical implications related to planning for, developing, and assessing EAL/D learners’ communicative competence in English as a language in its own right, as well as a medium of instruction across the school curriculum.
TESOL 1 caters for the different teaching settings of EAL/D students in secondary schooling and includes exploration of different programs. These programs include teaching EAL/D in a mainstream school setting and language school/centre settings. In a language school setting this may include the teaching of mathematical concepts, number knowledge and teaching the meta language of mathematics. In a mainstream setting the teaching of numeracy includes the critical analysis of data through the study of media issues.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, participants will have the knowledge, skills and understanding to enable them to:
Graduate Standards refers to the Graduate-level Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.
- begin to critically reflect on research into how students learn and understand the concepts, substance, structure and implications for effective teaching practice in TESOL, including the creation of effective learning environments (Graduate Standards 1.2, 2.1)
- understand how to design lesson plans and learning sequences in TESOL, using knowledge of student learning, curriculum, assessment, reporting as well as effective teaching resources (Graduate Standards 2.2, 2.3, 3.2)
- understand how to set learning goals in TESOL that provide achievable challenges for students of varying abilities and characteristics (Graduate Standards 3.1)
- select appropriate strategies to differentiate teaching to meet specific needs of students in TESOL, drawing on digital technologies and literacy and numeracy understandings in order to engage and empower students in their learning (Graduate Standards 1.5, 2.5, 2.6, 3.3, 3.4)
- identify assessment strategies including formal and informal diagnostic, formative and summative approaches to assess and to support students' learning in TESOL (Graduate Standards 5.1, 5.4)
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
Teacher Candidates must meet the minimum academic study requirements for teaching in specialist areas, in accordance with the Victorian Institute of Teaching's Specialist Area Guidelines, for entry into this subject.
Corequisites
Full time teacher candidates:
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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EDUC90908 | Clinical Teaching Practice (Sec) 1 |
July (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
March (On Campus - Parkville)
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12.5 |
Extended plan teacher candidates:
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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EDUC91010 | Clinical Teaching Practice (Sec) 1 Ext | Year Long (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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EDUC91011 | Clinical Teaching Practice (Sec) 2 Ext | Year Long (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
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
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Analytical essay
| Mid semester | 40% |
Designing a communicative lesson
| End of semester | 60% |
Hurdle requirement: Minimum of 80% attendance at all scheduled lectures, tutorials, seminars and workshops. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1 (Extended) - Online
Principal coordinator Julie Choi Mode of delivery Online Contact hours This subject will adopt a hybrid learning approach. The specified hours of 'class time' and other forms of flexible delivery will be outlined in your subject guide. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 15 February 2021 to 30 May 2021 Last self-enrol date 26 February 2021 Census date 31 March 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 7 May 2021 Assessment period ends 30 June 2021 Semester 1 (Extended) contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Further information
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This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Teaching (Secondary) - 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