Graduate and Postgraduate Diplomas
Graduate Diploma in TESOL – Melbourne (Bundoora) (EDGET)
This is an advanced professional qualification in teaching English to speakers of other languages. It is suitable for teachers wishing to upgrade their qualifications and may be taken at two levels: an introductory level for those with little or no previous experience of TESOL, and a more advanced level for those with more than three years of practical TESOL experience. Graduates with appropriate pre-service teaching qualifications are qualified for employment in all TESOL sectors.
Duration
The course is one year full-time or two to three years part-time.
Admission requirements
Applicants will normally have a recognised teaching qualification of at least four years’ duration. Applicants with a degree who do not meet this requirement may make application for special entry based on appropriate work experience and/or a commitment to working in TESOL programs for which a general teaching qualification is not a requirement. In such cases, the course may provide a recognised TESOL qualification but will not qualify candidates to teach in schools and some adult education programs in Australia.
Working with Children check
All students must complete a ‘Working with Children Check’ form available at Australia Post offices. Students must provide a certified copy of their valid Working with Children card prior to undertaking teaching placements.
Course structure
The course covers a range of areas relating to TESOL including the nature and structure of written and spoken English, teaching methodology, and issues in bilingualism, materials design and curriculum and intercultural communication.
For Australian residents, the course may include 22 days of practical teaching experience to meet the requirements of Australian professional guidelines.
This course has a total of 120 credit points, made up of six 20-credit point units. Students should seek advice and approval of their selection from the following units:
Units offered at the Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus
| Teaching period | Unit title | Unit code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Discourse Analysis: spoken and written language in use | EDU5DAS |
| TE-SEM-1 | Intercultural Communication and Education | EDU5CCU |
| TE-SEM-1 | Language Curriculum, Materials Development and Assessment1 | EDU5LCD |
| TE-SEM-1 | Language Teaching 1 | EDU4LT1 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Sociolinguistics in Language Teaching | EDU5SGT |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Language Teaching Practice | EDU4LTP |
| TE-SEM-2 | Advanced Methodology in Language Teaching | EDU5ALT |
| TE-SEM-2 | Analysing Spoken English for TESOL1 | EDU4ANT |
| TE-SEM-2 | Bilingualism and Language Education | EDU5BLE |
| TE-SEM-2 | Education and Cultural Diversity1 | EDU5ECD |
| TE-SEM-2 | English Grammar for Teaching | EDU5EG |
| TE-SEM-2 | Language Teaching 2 | EDU4LT2 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Second Language Acquisition1 | EDU5SLA |
- Key: 1 Not available in 2008.
Students may take two adult literacy and basic education (ALBE) units with the approval of the ALBE and TESOL course convenors. Under certain circumstances and with the approval of the TESOL convenor, students may select units in multicultural education or cross-cultural communication or research methodology.
A full description of units, including the unit name, unit code, credit points, campus/location, unit coordinator, class requirements, assessment, prerequisites, and readings, appears at the end of this chapter. For the most recent descriptions of units, students should access the unit database at www.latrobe.edu.au/udb_public