General Assessment Information

All assessment tasks must be submitted in order to be eligible to pass this unit.

Requesting an extension to assignment due date

On occasion, you may be in a situation when you aren't able to submit an assessment task on time. Extensions are only given in special circumstances, by completing a Special Consideration request. For more information on Special Consideration, see https://students.mq.edu.au/study/my-study-program/special-consideration  

Late submission of assignments

If you haven't been approved for an extension and you submit your assessment task late, penalties are applied. You should consult your unit convenor if you are in this position. Late submissions will receive a 5% per day penalty. If you submit the assessment task 10 days or more beyond the due date, without an approved extension, you will be awarded a maximum of 50% of the overall assessment marks. Weekends and public holidays are included. 

Use of Generative AI

Please refer to instructions from your lecturers on the use and acknowledgement of use of Generative AI in your submitted assignments.

Participation 

This is a completely online unit, with no class times. Participation is through discussion in online forums and weekly activities, including video observations. Students are encouraged to reflect on their experiences of teaching and learning and theoretical ideas they have encountered throughout their course and critically evaluate their application to future teaching contexts throughout this unit.

Resources

The following core texts are required for this unit:

1) Harmer, J. (2015) The Practice of English Language Teaching. London: Pearson Longman (5th edition).

2) Scrivener, J. (2012). Classroom Management Techniques. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

Other readings will be available on Leganto through the unit’s iLearn site.

Social inclusion at Macquarie University is about giving everyone who has the potential to benefit from higher education the opportunity to study at university, participate in campus life and flourish in their chosen field. The University has made significant moves to promote an equitable, diverse and exciting campus community for the benefit of staff and students. It is your responsibility to contribute towards the development of an inclusive culture and practice in the areas of learning and teaching, research, and service orientation and delivery. As a member of the Macquarie University community, you must not discriminate against or harass others based on their sex, gender, race, marital status, carers' responsibilities, disability, sexual orientation, age, political conviction or religious belief. All staff and students are expected to display appropriate behaviour that is conducive to a healthy learning environment for everyone.  

In the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, professionalism is a key capability embedded in all our courses.  

As part of developing professionalism, students are expected to engage actively in the unit content. The learning opportunities we create for you have been done so to enable your success, and that by not engaging you may impact your ability to successfully complete this unit. We equally expect that you show respect for the academic staff who have worked hard to develop meaningful activities and prioritise your learning by communicating with them in advance if you are unable to participate actively in the weekly activities.