Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language

Course aim

The aim of the course is to investigate and develop rationales for practices and resources in teaching and assessing ESL/EFL in particular educational contexts.

Course content

Language teaching relationships and contexts and how they shape instructional options; teacher knowledge and professional standards; classroom cultures; approaches to language teaching and different spheres of language teaching (e.g. vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, listening); approaches to materials design, pedagogies and resources; issues in programming (e.g. sequencing and progression considerations); issues of assessment (e.g. tension between public examination and curriculum policy).

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Workshop	2 hours x 13 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, ONLINE
Workshop	2 hours x 13 weeks
External	130 hours x over 13 weeks

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

Assessment

Assignment 1: Essay , Assignment 2: Design rationale

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1A)
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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.