Critical Reflection on TESOL Practice
Course Level Postgraduate
Area/Catalogue
EDUC 5215
Course Level
Postgraduate
Offered Externally
Yes
Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Course ID
156685
Unit Value
4.5
University-wide elective course
No
Course owner
UniSA Education Futures
Course aim
To develop a specialist identity as a teacher, and the capacity to theorise about TESOL practice in critical and systematic ways.
Course content
Students will have the option to undertake either an action research project or a practical teaching placement. Those undertaking the practicum will develop skills of critical reflection, communication and interpersonal relationships. They will also learn about curriculum and curriculum contexts. Critical evaluation and adaptation of TESOL learning resources and classroom practices is an example of the sort of action research that an educator could undertake. Other possibilities are context analysis, studying the social, cultural and migration influences on teaching, interpretation of TESOL curriculum policy and guidelines or curriculum evaluation.
Textbook(s)
Nil
Prerequisite(s)
Nil
Corequisite(s)
| Common to all relevant programs | |
|---|---|
| Subject Area & Catalogue Number | Course Name |
| EDUC 5199 | TESOL Approaches and Strategies |
Teaching method
| Component | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, ONLINE | |||
| External (Online activities) | 3 hours x 13 weeks | ||
| Practicum (optional, either practicum or negotiated inquiry) | 60 hours x N/A | ||
| INTERNAL, MAGILL (INTENSIVE) | |||
| Workshop | 3 hours x 5 days | ||
| Practicum (optional, either practicum or negotiated inquiry) | 60 hours 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
EITHER Practicum Placement report including: * interim placement report * folio of teaching resources * final placement report OR Negotiated Inquiry including: * learning contract for the inquiry * Inquiry Report part 1, EITHER Reflective report on the Practicum OR Inquiry Report part 2
Note: This is a non-graded course and your result will be a pass or fail.
Fees
EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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Course Coordinators
UniSA Education Futures
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