TESOL in Practice

Course aim

To further develop students' understandings and principles to inform decision making in planning, teaching, resource selection, adaptation and design, and assessing English as an Additional Language (EAL).

Course content

Students will further develop their understanding of the features of TESOL settings, the factors affecting TESOL and the teacher agency in TESOL. Students will develop principles of learning and teaching English as an additional language; setting up interactive learning, including the use of ICT; communicative, genre-based discourse and intercultural approaches; connections with other areas of learning (in educational settings including early childhood settings); criteria for evaluating language learning activities, resources and assessment practices; principles for selecting and adapting learning resources and designing activities, lessons and units of work.

Textbook(s)

Harmer, J 2012, Essential Teacher Knowledge- Core Concepts in English Language teaching , Pearson Longman, Harlow, England. (Seminal text)

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Essay, Report

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1A)
To determine the fee for this course as part of a Commonwealth Supported program, go to:
How to determine your Commonwealth Supported course fee. (Opens new window)

Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
Non-award tuition fees are set by the university. To determine the cost of this course, go to:
How to determine the relevant non award tuition fee. (Opens new window)

Not all courses are available on all of the above bases, and students must check to ensure that they are permitted to enrol in a particular course.

* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.