EDF5638 · Linguistically informed teaching

Overview

This unit will explore the relationship between language, context and teaching through the use of Systemic Functional Linguistics. In particular, the unit will examine the functions of language used in teaching resources and explore the grammatical resources that help shape language meanings. You will engage with approaches and models of language use and participate in hands-on activities in text selection and analysis. Through the unit, you will be able to describe, analyse and interpret language functions in a variety of different contexts, which will inform your teaching and learning practices. Equipped with an understanding of linguistics (from the word to text level) and skills in text analysis, in this unit you will be able to design lessons and teaching resources that allow for learning through language and justify your pedagogical decision making.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

Learning outcomes

1. develop specialised knowledge and skills for professional practice and further learning as English language teachers
2. demonstrate advanced and integrated understanding of language in context and language pedagogy in context
3. synthesise and critically reflect on approaches and models of language use in context
4. analyse texts using a systemic functional linguistic approach
5. apply the systemic functional linguistic approach to text analysis to inform teaching and learning practices
6. demonstrate autonomy, expert judgement, adaptability and responsibility as a practitioner in selecting and analysing texts and making pedagogical decisions.

Workload

The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per teaching period comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Usually, you can expect to engage with: • a total of 24 hours of scheduled learning. These will typically include 18-24 hours of on-campus regular directed learning activities, with any remaining hours of scheduled learning delivered online via a combination of synchronous and asynchronous directed learning activities and self-directed/independent study OR • a total of 24 hours of scheduled learning delivered online via a combination of synchronous and asynchronous directed learning activities, and the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study^ ^ International students studying in Australia are not permitted to undertake this scheduled learning delivery mode

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.