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Languages other than English 2
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EDMAS6113 - Languages other than English 2
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<p>This course is designed to extend the learning from Languages Curriculum 1 to enable pre-service teachers to further develop their skill, competence and confidence in teaching Languages other than English (LOTE). Pre-service teachers investigate more deeply and critically evaluate approaches to teaching, particularly at the senior secondary level. They will be required to reflect on their emerging skills as a teacher of Languages and identify their personal teaching philosophies and directions for their future professional learning</p>
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<p>• Teaching strategies for listening, speaking, reading and writing in LOTE,especially to senior secondary cohort<br>
• Strategies for organizing content into teaching and learning sequences.<br>
• Approaches for embedding the teaching of Culture as part of Languages.<br>
• Assessment and evaluation of student performances and of personal teaching practice.<br>
• Teaching second languages to diverse student learners.<br>
• Ways to advocate for senior LOTE and other pathways, within the school and broader community.</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 course is designed to extend the learning from Languages Curriculum 1 to enable pre-service teachers to further develop their skill, competence and confidence in teaching Languages other than English (LOTE). Pre-service teachers investigate more deeply and critically evaluate approaches to teaching, particularly at the senior secondary level. They will be required to reflect on their emerging skills as a teacher of Languages and identify their personal teaching philosophies and directions for their future professional learning</p>
Unit content
<p>• Teaching strategies for listening, speaking, reading and writing in LOTE,especially to senior secondary cohort<br> • Strategies for organizing content into teaching and learning sequences.<br> • Approaches for embedding the teaching of Culture as part of Languages.<br> • Assessment and evaluation of student performances and of personal teaching practice.<br> • Teaching second languages to diverse student learners.<br> • Ways to advocate for senior LOTE and other pathways, within the school and broader community.</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 2</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/edmas6113">View unit fees</a>
Requisites
Prerequisite
<p>must have completed "<a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=EDMAS6013" target="_blank">EDMAS6013</a>"</p>
Corequisite
None
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>Demonstrate understanding of how to use curriculum planning frameworks (particularly at the senior secondary level) to design well-sequenced and engaging Languages and cultures programs for diverse learners.</p>
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<p>Deepen understandings of and critically evaluate pedagogical approaches for learning Languages such as: task-based; grammar-based; inquiry learning; CLIL; immersion and communicative languages teaching.</p>
K3
<p>Demonstrate understanding of context-relevant and research informed teaching strategies for Languages and Culture teaching.</p>
K4
<p>Critically evaluate, design and select resources (including ICT) to support Languages learning, particularly at the senior secondary level.</p>
K5
<p>Critically reflect on professional teaching skills and identify areas for ongoing professional learning.</p>
K6
<p>Demonstrate understanding of the policy and assessment requirements at senior secondary level, and be able to design learning sequences with assessment practices that monitor student progress.</p>
S1
<p>Plan for learning in LOTE at senior secondary levels by using curriculum frameworks to design learning sequences and lesson plans.</p>
S2
<p>Demonstrate knowledge of content and teaching strategies that cater for diverse learners by teaching a lesson to students.</p>
S3
<p>Select or design appropriate resources to support student learning in Languages.</p>
S4
<p>Demonstrate ability to use feedback from professional colleagues and students to reflect on teaching practice.</p>
S5
<p>Engage in critical reflection on personal teaching practice and identify areas for future professional learning.</p>
S6
<p>Design learning and assessment sequences that monitor and support student learning.</p>
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<p>Develop and teach a lesson that caters for diverse students.</p>
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<p>Design and justify a learning sequence, including formative and summative assessment, incorporating a range of teaching strategies, and related to an Area of Study in VCE Languages curriculum.</p>
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<p>Plan and teach a lesson, obtain feedback from students and teacher mentor and reflect critically on planning process, teaching strategies, communication skills and students learning outcomes.</p>
<p>Teaching Performance</p>
<p>40-60%</p>
K4, K5, S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, A1
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<p>Design a learning sequence (5 lessons per week for 5 weeks) that draws from the VCE Languages curriculum documents and which outlines key learning outcomes, success criteria, activities that are inclusive and engaging, resources, assessment strategies and a rationale for the unit of work</p>
<p>Curriculum Design</p>
<p>40-60%</p>
K1, K3, K4, K6, S1, S3, S6, A2
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>
FedTASK
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 2</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/edmas6113">View unit fees</a>
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