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EDMT6622: TESOL Curriculum 3
2024 unit information
The role of the TESOL teacher has become increasing complex. Graduates may be working in Australia with teenagers in Intensive English Centres or in high schools, with adults in a range of contexts, or overseas. They need to skills and flexibility to adapt to a wide range of teaching contexts. This unit focuses on topics such as needs analysis and establishing programs, assessing and developing pronunciation programs, developing intercultural skills, research skills and professional development for TESOL teachers.
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Education
| Code | EDMT6622 |
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| Academic unit | Education |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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48 credit points including EDMT5622 and EDMT5672 |
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Corequisites:
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EDMT6500 |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Demonstrate skills in intercultural communication and understanding (1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4).
- LO2. Show an awareness of policies and programs relating to multiculturalism, anti-racism and discrimination and respective programming implications (4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4).
- LO3. Demonstrate an awareness of assessment strategies for written and spoken language (3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5).
- LO4. Demonstrate an understanding of assessment and planning using the ESL Scales (5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5).
- LO5. Demonstrate a basic understanding of the prosodic and phonemic levels of pronunciation (1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.5, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 2.6).
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