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Languages Other Than English 1
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EDMAS6013 - Languages Other Than English 1
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Institute of Education, Arts & Community
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<p>This unit is designed to enable pre-service teachers to become skilled, confident and knowledgeable teachers of Languages Other Than English (LOTE) who will promote and advocate for LOTE. Students will consider and evaluate pedagogical approaches for teaching LOTE and will become familiar with strategies for teaching, learning and assessing languages. Students will develop competence in designing LOTE programs using curriculum frameworks and will consider ways to plan for diverse learners. Students will advocate for pedagogical approaches for teaching LOTE and for the way that LOTE programs are valuable in education.</p>
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<p>• The theories of first and second language acquisition and pedagogical approaches that support language learning.<br>
• Strategies for using curriculum frameworks to design, plan and implement effective teaching and learning sequences.<br>
• Selection and evaluation of resources, including ICT, to support student language learning.<br>
• The nature, context, purposes and central role of languages in our multicultural world.<br>
• Understand how to create challenging learning goals and select appropriate resources.<br>
• An exploration of the relationship between language and culture and how to balance languages as code and as social practice in the curriculum.</p>
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<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
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Unit description
<p>This unit is designed to enable pre-service teachers to become skilled, confident and knowledgeable teachers of Languages Other Than English (LOTE) who will promote and advocate for LOTE. Students will consider and evaluate pedagogical approaches for teaching LOTE and will become familiar with strategies for teaching, learning and assessing languages. Students will develop competence in designing LOTE programs using curriculum frameworks and will consider ways to plan for diverse learners. Students will advocate for pedagogical approaches for teaching LOTE and for the way that LOTE programs are valuable in education.</p>
Unit content
<p>• The theories of first and second language acquisition and pedagogical approaches that support language learning.<br> • Strategies for using curriculum frameworks to design, plan and implement effective teaching and learning sequences.<br> • Selection and evaluation of resources, including ICT, to support student language learning.<br> • The nature, context, purposes and central role of languages in our multicultural world.<br> • Understand how to create challenging learning goals and select appropriate resources.<br> • An exploration of the relationship between language and culture and how to balance languages as code and as social practice in the curriculum.</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Education, Arts & Community
Discipline:
Education
Study level:
Postgraduate - Coursework
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
070105 - Teacher Education: Secondary
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 1</strong><p>Flexible Delivery - Ballarat (Blended)</p><p>On-line Learning</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/edmas6013">View unit fees</a>
Requisites
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Exclusion
None
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes
<p>On successful completion of this unit, students are expected to gain the following [K]nowledge, [S]kills and [A]pplication of knowledge & skills</p>
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<p>Recognise and critically reflect on the nature, context, purposes and central role of languages in our multicultural world.</p>
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<p>Understand the concepts, concept and structure of the languages curriculum and be able to use curriculum frameworks for planning.</p>
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<p>Critically evaluate theories of how languages are learned and the pedagogical approaches that may be used for teaching languages, including: task-based; grammar-based; inquiry learning; CLIL; immersion and communicative languages teaching.</p>
K4
<p>Demonstrate an ability to set challenging learning goals and to create authentic and meaningful opportunities for learning languages.</p>
K5
<p>Develop understanding of how to select, design, evaluate and scaffold conceptual, material, linguistic and technological resources to support student learning and understanding.</p>
K6
<p>Demonstrate strategies for catering diverse learners in LOTE and for supporting student learning</p>
K7
<p>Advocate for the role of LOTE in educational contexts and adopt a stance as a teacher of LOTE.</p>
S1
<p>Develop skills in designing and selecting resources to support student learning in Languages.</p>
S2
<p>Apply knowledge of curriculum and assessment policies and frameworks to develop effective learning and teaching sequences and lesson plans.</p>
S3
<p>Develop understanding of pedagogical approaches and teaching strategies that support learning in Language classrooms.</p>
S4
<p>Demonstrate understanding of the role of verbal and non-verbal communication strategies in teaching and learning languages.</p>
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<p>Identify and cater for diverse learners in Languages classrooms.</p>
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<p>Design practical resource to assist students in learning the target language and present the resource to the group explaining how it supports student learning.</p>
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<p>Plan a learning sequence (3 lessons per week for 5 weeks) that draws from the Languages curriculum and which outlines key learning outcomes, success criteria, activities that are inclusive and engaging, resources (including ICT), and assessment strategies. A rationale and personal statement on why this unit of work is valuable, its outcomes and links to curriculum is also included.</p>
Assessment
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<p>Design a practical resource to assist students in learning the target language and present the resource to the group explaining how it supports student learning.</p>
<p>Presentation of Classroom Resource</p>
<p>40% - 60%</p>
K2, K3, K5, K6, S1, S3, S4, S5, A2
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<p>Plan a learning sequence (3 lessons per week for 5 weeks) that draws from the Languages curriculum and which outlines key learning outcomes, success criteria, activities that are inclusive and engaging, resources (including ICT), and assessment strategies. A rationale and personal statement on why this unit of work is valuable, its outcomes and links to curriculum is also included.</p>
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<p>40-60%</p>
K2, K3, K4, K5, K6, S1, S2, S3, S4, S5
Supplementary assessment available:
Yes
Supplementary assessment information:
<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
FedTASK
FedTASK
<p>Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FedTASKs (<strong>T</strong>ransferable <strong>A</strong>ttributes <strong>S</strong>kills and <strong>K</strong>nowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key, transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and co-operative learning opportunities.</p>
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Description of FedTASK outcome
FedTASK 1: Interpersonal
Students at this level will demonstrate an advanced ability in a range of contexts to effectively communicate, interact and work with others both individually and in groups. Students will be required to display high level skills in-person and/or online in: • Using and demonstrating a high level of verbal and non-verbal communication • Demonstrating a mastery of listening for meaning and influencing via active listening • Demonstrating and showing empathy for others • High order skills in negotiating and conflict resolution skills • Demonstrating mastery of working respectfully in cross-cultural and diverse teams
FedTASK 2: Leadership
Students at this level will demonstrate a mastery in professional skills and behaviours in leading others. • Creating and sustaining a collegial environment • Demonstrating a high level of self -awareness and the ability to self-reflect and justify decisions • Inspiring and initiating opportunities to lead others • Making informed professional decisions • Demonstrating initiative in new professional situations
FedTASK 3: Critical Thinking and Creativity
Students at this level will demonstrate high level skills in working in complexity and ambiguity using the imagination to create new ideas. Students will be required to display skills in: • Reflecting critically to generate and consider complex ideas and concepts at an abstract level • Analysing complex and abstract ideas, concepts and information • Communicate alternative perspectives to justify complex ideas • Demonstrate a mastery of challenging conventional thinking to clarify complex concepts • Forming creative solutions in problem solving to new situations for further learning
FedTASK4: Digital Literacy
Students at this level will demonstrate the ability to work competently across a wide range of tools, platforms and applications to achieve a range of tasks. Students will be required to display skills in: • Mastering, exploring, evaluating, managing, curating, organising and sharing digital information professionally • Collating, managing complex data, accessing and using digital data securely • Receiving and responding professionally to messages in a range of professional digital media • Contributing competently and professionally to digital teams and working groups • Participating at a high level in digital learning opportunities
FedTASK 5: Sustainable and Ethical Mindset
Students at this level will demonstrate a mastery of considering and assessing the consequences and impact of ideas and actions in enacting professional ethical and sustainable decisions. Students will be required to display skills in: • Demonstrate informed judgment making that considers the impact of devising complex solutions in ambiguous global economic environmental and societal contexts • Professionally committing to the promulgation of social responsibility • Demonstrate the ability to evaluate ethical, socially responsible and/or sustainable challenges and generating and articulating responses • Communicating lifelong, life-wide and life-deep learning to be open to the diverse professional others • Generating, leading and implementing required actions to foster sustainability in their professional and personal life
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Education, Arts & Community
Discipline:
Education
Study level:
Postgraduate - Coursework
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
070105 - Teacher Education: Secondary
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 1</strong><p>Flexible Delivery - Ballarat (Blended)</p><p>On-line Learning</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/edmas6013">View unit fees</a>
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