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483-417 School Studies D47: Teaching English As A Second Language (Tesl) 2

Note:

1. This subject can be taken as a single subject without the practice teaching component. However, if you wish to be registered as a specialist Teaching English as a Second Language teacher at the primary school level you must complete School Studies C47: Teaching English as a Second Language, School Studies D47: Teaching English as a Second Language and the practice teaching outlined in the Special Requirements.
2. Special requirements: Students will be required to undertake eight days practice teaching during second semester in a school with an approved ESL program.

Credit points: 15.0 Staff: Carla Finocchiaro.

Prerequisite: School Studies C47: TESL 1 or an approved equivalent.

Contact: One 2-hour class each week for the year, except during periods of block school experience.

Timetable: Double semester.

Objectives:

On completion of the subject students should be able to:

• demonstrate an understanding of how first/second language is acquired/learnt and used in bilingual/multilingual settings;
• identify and describe the linguistic competencies and language learning needs of children with English as a second languge;
• identify, describe and evaluate the skills and strategies employed by the second language learner in the production and comprehension of spoken and written discourse;
• plan, implement and evaluate suitable second language teaching programs incorporating appropriate content, classroom organisation, methodology and resources; and
• demonstrate an awareness of and sensitivity to the socio-cultural context of second language teaching, including educational, cultural, historical and intergroup issues.

Content:

A study of the nature of the second language learning task, including an analysis of spoken and written language, its acquisition and its use in bilingual and multilingual settings; second language teaching methodology which will include development, implementation and evaluation of English as a Second Language programs.

Assessment:

Written assignments totalling not more than 4,000 words (100 per cent).

Prescribed texts:

• Ellis R Classroom Second Language Development Pergamon Press Australia 1984
• Harmer J The Practice of English Language Teaching Longman London 1983

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