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Units EDSE4512 Semester 2 2023 [Normal day]

Unit of study_

EDSE4512: TESOL Professional Experience

Semester 2, 2023 [Normal day] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney

Overview

This unit of study will link fieldwork in Intensive English Centres or secondary school with an exploration of current language education research. Students will develop skills in linking their assessment of the abilities and needs of teenage and adult learners of English with programming. This unit aims to develop students' professional understanding and expertise as second language educators. It has relevance for teaching in Australia and overseas and focuses on the development of communicative competence.

Unit details and rules

Unit code	EDSE4512
Academic unit	Education
Credit points	2
Prohibitions ?	EDGU2000 or EDGU3000 or EDGU4000 or EDSE3043
Prerequisites ?	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))
Corequisites ?	None
Assumed knowledge ?	None
Available to study abroad and exchange students	No

Teaching staff

Coordinator	Sarwat Dabaga, sarwat.dabaga@sydney.edu.au

Type	Description	Weight	Due	Length
Placement	Professional experience Placement	100%	-	12 days
Outcomes assessed:

Assessment summary

Professional experience: The professional experience report is completed by the designated supervising teacher with the support of the university mentor and director of professional experience when required. It is signed by the student teacher and then submitted to the Office of Professional Experience.

Detailed information for each assessment can be found on Canvas.

Assessment criteria

The University awards common result grades, set out in the Coursework Policy 2014 (Schedule 1).

As a general guide, a high distinction indicates work of an exceptional standard, a distinction a very high standard, a credit a good standard, and a pass an acceptable standard.

Result name	Mark range	Description
High distinction	85 - 100
Distinction	75 - 84
Credit	65 - 74
Pass	50 - 64
Fail	0 - 49	When you don’t meet the learning outcomes of the unit to a satisfactory standard.

For more information see sydney.edu.au/students/guide-to-grades.

For more information see guide to grades.

Late submission

In accordance with University policy, these penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date.
After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded.

Academic integrity

The Current Student website provides information on academic integrity and the resources available to all students. The University expects students and staff to act ethically and honestly and will treat all allegations of academic integrity breaches seriously.

We use similarity detection software to detect potential instances of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breach. If such matches indicate evidence of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breaches, your teacher is required to report your work for further investigation.

You may only use artificial intelligence and writing assistance tools in assessment tasks if you are permitted to by your unit coordinator, and if you do use them, you must also acknowledge this in your work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section.

Studiosity is permitted for postgraduate units unless otherwise indicated by the unit coordinator. The use of this service must be acknowledged in your submission.

Learning support

Simple extensions

If you encounter a problem submitting your work on time, you may be able to apply for an extension of five calendar days through a simple extension.  The application process will be different depending on the type of assessment and extensions cannot be granted for some assessment types like exams.

Special consideration

If exceptional circumstances mean you can’t complete an assessment, you need consideration for a longer period of time, or if you have essential commitments which impact your performance in an assessment, you may be eligible for special consideration or special arrangements.

Special consideration applications will not be affected by a simple extension application.

Using AI responsibly

Co-created with students, AI in Education includes lots of helpful examples of how students use generative AI tools to support their learning. It explains how generative AI works, the different tools available and how to use them responsibly and productively.

Weekly schedule

WK	Topic	Learning activity	Learning outcomes

Attendance and class requirements

Attendance: This unit requires attendance at a designated mainstream school/IEC placement site for 12 full teaching days (excluding public holidays). This is made up of 2 days of 'pre-prac' visits and a 10-day block of prac. The pracs are done either in pairs or individually. This depends on the needs and requirements of placement schools. As far as is possible we aim to place students in pairs, but you might be individually placed.

The purpose of the pre-prac visits is to see the school/IEC, meet your supervising teacher and discuss what you will be teaching, and to observe classes (both those you will be teaching as well as others in order to get a sense of the different levels of students and styles of different teachers). You are not required to do any teaching on the pre-prac visits, but they are full-day visits.

Often there will be more than placement (either paired or individual) going to the same school, but it is not necessarily essential (or often possible) for all pairs to to do the pre-prac visits on the same day. This needs to be negotiated with the school. However, if in a pair, you must do your pre-prac visits together.

We have allocated one day of ‘class time’ for you to do your first visit. So, please do your best to negotiate with your school for a visit to occur on this day (details to follow). The second visit will have to be organised in the week before placement. Sarwat will be happy to help try and organise this with the schools for you.

If you cannot do the visits on these days due to it not being suitable for the school, we will try to make other arrangements (let’s deal with this as it arises).

For the 10-day block of teaching, you will typically start teaching from the first day (this can vary between schools, however). The Professional Experience Office stipulates that the teaching load should be a load of 0.5-0.6, which equates to approximately 12-16 lessons per week based on 40-minute periods. However, this will vary depending on what is happening in schools, and respective supervising teachers, and other school activities.

Study commitment

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester. For a 2 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 40-50 hours of student effort in total.

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes are what students know, understand and are able to do on completion of a unit of study. They are aligned with the University's graduate qualities and are assessed as part of the curriculum.

Outcomes
Graduate qualities

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

LO1. demonstrate a graduate level of all national professional standards for teachers
LO2. demonstrate the fulfillment of the university’s requirements for the professional experience, including adequately documenting their planning for teaching using either written lesson plans or a day book, as prescribed by the faculty, and attending all the prescribed days for the internship placement for the full school day (unless faculty approval has been obtained for any other variation).

Graduate qualities

The graduate qualities are the qualities and skills that all University of Sydney graduates must demonstrate on successful completion of an award course. As a future Sydney graduate, the set of qualities have been designed to equip you for the contemporary world.

GQ1	Depth of disciplinary expertise Deep disciplinary expertise is the ability to integrate and rigorously apply knowledge, understanding and skills of a recognised discipline defined by scholarly activity, as well as familiarity with evolving practice of the discipline.
GQ2	Critical thinking and problem solving Critical thinking and problem solving are the questioning of ideas, evidence and assumptions in order to propose and evaluate hypotheses or alternative arguments before formulating a conclusion or a solution to an identified problem.
GQ3	Oral and written communication Effective communication, in both oral and written form, is the clear exchange of meaning in a manner that is appropriate to audience and context.
GQ4	Information and digital literacy Information and digital literacy is the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, manage, adapt, integrate, create and convey information using appropriate resources, tools and strategies.
GQ5	Inventiveness Generating novel ideas and solutions.
GQ6	Cultural competence Cultural Competence is the ability to actively, ethically, respectfully, and successfully engage across and between cultures. In the Australian context, this includes and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge systems, and a mature understanding of contemporary issues.
GQ7	Interdisciplinary effectiveness Interdisciplinary effectiveness is the integration and synthesis of multiple viewpoints and practices, working effectively across disciplinary boundaries.
GQ8	Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity An integrated professional, ethical and personal identity is understanding the interaction between one’s personal and professional selves in an ethical context.
GQ9	Influence Engaging others in a process, idea or vision.

Outcome map

Learning outcomes	Graduate qualities
Learning outcomes

Responding to student feedback

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No changes have been made since this unit was last offered.

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Unit details and rules

Teaching staff

Assessment

Assessment

Assessment summary

Assessment criteria

Late submission

Academic integrity

Learning support

Learning support

Simple extensions

Special consideration

Using AI responsibly

Weekly schedule

Weekly schedule

Attendance and class requirements

Study commitment

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

Responding to student feedback

Responding to student feedback

Additional information

Additional information

Additional costs

Site visit guidelines

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