EDF5697 · Professional practice for teachers of TESOL A

Overview

This unit affirms and builds on professional knowledge and theories of pedagogy to develop and upgrade the skills needed to function as effective teachers of TESOL in a variety of contexts. You will be developing topic-based activities that critically explore effective classroom interaction, multimodal technologies, language development and assessment practices. You will demonstrate these skills by conducting a needs analysis, developing and implementing plans for learning, and evaluating your ability to work collaboratively and autonomously in meeting EAL/EFL learners’ needs.

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. consolidate and critically reflect on knowledge acquired about how the English language works as a linguistic system, and on effective techniques to describe this system to learners
2. practise and analyse techniques that lead your learners to notice language, cultural practices, content and cognitive strategies in order for them to become more self-regulated learners
3. practise and critically reflect on strategies that maximise opportunities which encourage language use which matches students' real-life needs
4. develop effective skills in applying a range of web tools in teaching English, and reflect on how ICT can facilitate learning in students’ contexts
5. apply knowledge and skills, and demonstrate autonomy in conducting needs analysis, planning, implementation and evaluation of an intervention teaching plan in language learning.

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.