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Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Lecturer and course convenor
Jill Murray
Margaret Wood
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MAppLing or MAppLingTESOL or MTransInterMAppLingTESOL
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit is about language teaching and learning and focuses on internal and external social factors which influence both curriculum and classroom practice. The focus of the unit moves from consideration of individuals in a teaching-learning context, to the classroom as a site of learning and generation of a unique discourse, and then to the influence and impact of broader social and political concerns on curriculum and on all participants in the process. Factors that bring about and impede change are examined and their impact evaluated across a spectrum of learning environments. The focus is on TESOL but teachers of other languages will also find this unit relevant to their professional practice.
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Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
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Late assignments The policy regarding late assignments has now been standardised across postgraduate Linguistics units but there may be some minor differences in how they are applied, submission times etc. Please read this carefully and ask the convenor if you have any questions.
For this unit:
Extensions cannot continue beyond the start of the following semester, and students should be aware that long extensions may impact graduation dates.
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In order to optimise the effectiveness of their teaching and the breadth and depth of their professional knowledge, teachers need an understanding of the micro and macro contextual forces that interact and influence the events in their classrooms. In order to implement and evaluate change at any level, they need to be able understand the roles of stakeholders and the forces that act upon them. This unit examines practice and provides theoretical bases for critical thought and action. It builds a foundation from which research may be undertaken as well as evaluated and applied. It promotes an ethical and sustainable approach to TESOL, and an awareness of its place in the contemporary world.
This unit is taught through:
It is expected that students in this unit will ….
NB: This unit is delivered in blended mode. Distance course materials are also available to internal students. Space permitting, external students may attend the on-campus sessions if they wish. All students are expected to participate in web discussions and complete online tasks.
There are no textbooks for this unit.
Reading material for this course consists of book chapters and some journal articles that can be found on Leganto. Other journal articles can be accessed directly through the library catalogue. Detailed reading lists will be available on the i-learn site, which you can access from Monday Week 1. Reading guides and questions to consider are provided for the key readings.
For copyright reasons, some of the items on e-reserve may not be available for the entire period of the course. This means that students must download them when they are available and also that it is no cause for concern if readings do not appear until shortly before the corresponding module is due to commence.
i-learn will be used in the delivery of this unit.
On campus sessions will be recorded, but they will consist of student discussions and tasks rather than lectures. It is not essential for distance students to listen to these, but they are advised to download the slides available after the lecture sessions.
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WEEK |
Lecture date (powerpoints and recordings available after this date) |
Topic |
Tasks |
1 |
26/2 |
Defining a social context |
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2 |
4/3 |
Teacher cognition and practice |
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3 |
11/3 |
English in the world |
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4 |
18/3 |
Communicative language teaching: origins and directions after the ‘post-method era’ |
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5 |
25/3 |
Approaches to curriculum design |
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6 |
1/4 |
The role of teaching materials: a critical approach |
A1 due Monday 6 April |
7 |
8/4 |
The classroom as a complex system |
Friday 10 April - last chance to complete web forums Weeks 1-7 |
BREAK |
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8 |
29/4 |
Researching classroom discourse 1 |
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9 |
6/5 |
Researching classroom discourse 2 |
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10 |
13/5 |
Curriculum innovation |
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11 |
20/5 |
Innovation in teaching: technological affordances |
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12 |
27/5 |
Action research: Teacher initiated change |
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13 |
3/6 |
Review: Teachers: professional development, research and change |
Friday 5 June last chance to complete web forums Weeks 8-13. A2 due Monday 8 June |
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Details of assessment and unit dates have been added.
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12/02/2020 | Details of timetable and module dates have been added. |