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EDF5698 · Professional practice for teachers of TESOL B
2026 Handbook6 credit pointsLevel 5Faculty of Education
Last checked: 23 Aug 2026 UTCOverview
This unit provides the opportunity to develop professional practice and critically reflect on this practice. You will be involved in highly practical activities as you share information, resources and teaching tips, develop second language literacy and speaking activities using web tools, visual pedagogies and interactive activities, experiment with different approaches to teaching grammar, and develop skills in effective teacher talk needed for successful participation in field experience. You will demonstrate these skills by teaching and critically reflecting on your teaching. You will also explore an issue of your choosing that emerges from your field experience and relates to a key concept (or key concepts) from the MTESOL course.
Offerings
| Campus | Teaching period | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Clayton | Second semester | A combination of on-campus and online teaching in a block period (FLX-BLK) |
| Clayton | First semester | A combination of on-campus and online teaching in a block period (FLX-BLK) |
Assessment
The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.
| # | Assessment | Type | Weight | Hurdle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Critical review of micro-teaching (2000 words or equivalent) | Project | 50% | — |
| 2 | Practice-based project (2000 words or equivalent) | Project | 50% | — |
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Requisites
prohibitions
- EDF5696 — Professional practice for teachers of TESOL
prerequisite
- EDF5629 — Critical issues in English language learning and teaching
- EDF5630 — Pedagogy in TESOL
- EDF5631 — Bi/multilingual education
- EDF5634 — Understanding language and learning
- EDF5638 — Linguistically informed teaching
- EDF5639 — Integrating language and content in content-based programs
- EDF5643 — Second language assessment and testing
- EDF5644 — Curriculum design and innovation in TESOL contexts
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Learning outcomes
- put into practice self and peer assessment and evaluation
- show a deep and critical understanding of the relationship between theory and practice
- critically reflect on TESOL and how this relates to context
- apply knowledge and skills attained in the MTESOL course and frame teaching in relation to a key issue in the field of TESOL.
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
| Activity | Duration |
|---|---|
| Tutorials | 24 hours |
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