Curriculum Studies 1B

Course aim

To familiarise students with some of the issues and processes of learning and teaching English as a Second Language; to develop an awareness of students own language situation in comparison to English and other languages, particularly other indigenous languages.

Course content

How children learn to speak their language; natural language learning and cognitive development; learning English as a second language; passive knowledge of a language versus an active knowledge; Australian languages: their distribution, status and chances of survival; future prospects of maintaining and reviving Australian languages; the place of Kriol and Torres Strait Creole in the Australian language paradigm.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External (Intensive workshops)	N/A x N/A
External (On-going coursework conducted off campus in the student's home community)	N/A x N/A

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

Assessment

Maintain journal - language support strategies, Observation reports - recording children's language, Poster presentation - language development, Written report - Aboriginal languages, language in your community, Written report - language development, Written report - maintenance of languages, Written reviews - videos/texts

Note: This is a non-graded course and your result will be a pass or fail.

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.083
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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* 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.