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LIN8019 Teaching Languages to Young Learners

Semester 2, 2020 Online
Short Description: Teach Languages Young Lrners
Units : 1
Faculty or Section : Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts
School or Department : School of Education
Student contribution band : National Priority - Teaching
ASCED code : 070115 - English as a SecLangTeach
Grading basis : Graded

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Examiner:

Rationale

This course recognises that many teachers are working with younger children, early years to teens, in a variety of education contexts across the world. They may be teaching an added or foreign language e.g. EAL or TESOL/EFL and/or may be teaching children in mainstream who are from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds learners. Regardless of context it is essential for teachers to understand how children learn languages and become literate, and how they as language teachers may best address the issue and influences that impact on children's ability to succeed today. They need to be able to respond to their needs and design innovative pedagogical approaches that take account of contemporary resources and technologies for learning.

Synopsis

The course identifies and examines the issues and influences that impact on young language learners' success and educational progress, and the approaches and strategies teachers require to maximise students' opportunities for learning. It will draw upon current theory and research, and will consider the design and implementation of innovative pedagogical approaches, including incorporation of digital communication technologies. Students will have the opportunity to relate their study to their particular students and language-learning contexts.

Objectives

On successful completion of this course students should be able to:

  1. discuss the issues and influences impacting on young language learners;
  2. demonstrate knowledge of children's language and cognitive development;
  3. design and implement innovative pedagogical approaches to meet young language learners' needs;
  4. create supportive language learning environments;
  5. monitor and evaluate the progress of young language learners;
  6. demonstrate competence in written language and scholarly writing including correct spelling, grammar, and bibliographic referencing;
  7. apply knowledge and skills to enhance learning in diverse cultural and linguistic settings.

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. Profiling today's young language learners 15.00
2. Children's language and cognitive development 20.00
3. Languages, culture and the classroom 15.00
4. Motivating and supporting language learning 15.00
5. Innovative pedagogical approaches for young language learners 20.00
6. Monitoring and evaluating young language learners' progress 15.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

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There are no texts or materials required for this course.

Reference materials

Reference materials are materials that, if accessed by students, may improve their knowledge and understanding of the material in the course and enrich their learning experience.
Jenks, CJ & Seedhouse, P (eds) 2015, International perspectives on ELT classroom interaction, Palgrave Macmillan, London.
Liddicoat, AJ & Sacrino, A 2013, Intercultural language teaching and learning, Wiley and Sons, New York.
Pinter, A 2017, Teaching young language learners, 2nd edn, Oxford 精东传媒app Press, Cambridge.
Tochon, FV 2014, Help them learn a language deeply - Francois Victor Tochon's Deep Approach to world languages and cultures, Deep 精东传媒app Press, Wisconsin.

Student workload expectations

Activity Hours
Directed 精东传媒app 80.00
Independent 精东传媒app 85.00

Assessment details

Description Marks out of Wtg (%) Due Date Notes
ASSIGNMENT 1 40 40 26 Aug 2020
ASSIGNMENT 2 60 60 21 Oct 2020

Important assessment information

  1. Attendance requirements:
    There are no attendance requirements for this course. However, it is the students' responsibility to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration.

  2. Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
    To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks (Depending upon the requirements in Statement 4 below, students may not have to satisfactorily complete each assessment item to receive a passing grade in this course.)

  3. Penalties for late submission of required work:
    Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4)

  4. Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
    To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course.

  5. Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
    The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted marks obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course.

  6. Examination information:
    There is no examination in this course.

  7. Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
    Not applicable.

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Date printed 6 November 2020