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EDSE4511: TESOL as a Third Teaching Area
2025 unit information
Twenty five percent of students in NSW come from bilingual/ bicultural backgrounds and many need support in the development of English. This unit gives a background in and qualifies participants for teaching English to young people and adults both in Australia and overseas. The unit explores second language development, the systems of English language and teaching approaches, especially to the teaching of academic English. This unit aims to develop participants' professional understanding and expertise as TESOL educators.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Education |
| Credit points | 10 |
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Prerequisites:
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210 credit points including 24 credit points from one of (English, Linguistics or one of the foreign languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Modern Greek, Sanskrit, Spanish)) |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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EDGU2000 or EDGU3000 or EDGU4000 or EDSE3043 |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. demonstrate an understanding of TESOL provisions in Australia, the backgrounds of these learners and the social, emotional and educational needs of these learners
- LO2. analyse second language development and the implications of this for teaching and learning
- LO3. demonstrate the ability to develop programs and lesson plans, and design tasks synthesising the principles of TESOL curricula/syllabi and current methodological approaches
- LO4. assess spoken and written English and link this to development and evaluation of programs of learning
- LO5. analyse the main systems of English grammar and how to incorporate them in authentic classroom contexts and programming
- LO6. demonstrate the ability to engage diverse learners through classroom and technology-mediated learning
- LO7. assess language/literacy strengths and needs of ESOL students and evaluate the language/literacy demands of the learning context
- LO8. critique policy, program and curriculum frameworks relevant to TESOL and EALD students
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