Approaches and Strategies in TESOL

Course aim

To understand different approaches and strategies in teaching English as an additional language and develop skills in evaluating, adapting and designing pedagogical practices that are socially and culturally responsive to particular circumstances.

Course content

Features of TESOL settings; factors affecting TESOL; learning resources; teacher agency in TESOL; principles of learning and teaching English as an additional language; setting up interactive learning; communicative, task-based, discourse and intercultural approaches; connections with other areas of learning (in educational institutions or the workplace); criteria for evaluating language learning activities, resources and assessment practices; principles for adapting and designing learning activities.

Textbook(s)

Horwitz, EK 2013, Becoming a Language Teacher: A Practical Guide to Second Language Learning and Teaching , 2nd edition, Allyn & Bacon, USA

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Workshop	2 hours x 13 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, ONLINE
External	10 hours x 13 weeks

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

Assessment

Adaptation of TESOL resources, Assessment of learner performance, Short analytical essay

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.