Graduate and Postgraduate Diplomas
Graduate Diploma in LOTE Teaching – Melbourne (Bundoora) (RGEL)
This is an advanced professional qualification for teachers of languages other than English (LOTE). Graduates with appropriate initial teaching qualifications are qualified for employment in all LOTE teaching sectors. Students undertake a 22-day teaching practicum as part of the program.
Duration
This course may be taken over one year full-time or two to three years part-time.
Admission requirements
Applicants should normally have a recognised teaching qualification of at least four years’ duration with either three years of university study of the LOTE, graduating at advanced level, or native speaker background.
Course structure
This course has a total of 120 credit points.
| Teaching period | Unit title | Unit code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Language Teaching Practice | EDU4LTP |
| TE-SEM-2 | Bilingualism and Language Education | EDU5BLE |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
LOTE Teaching Methodology (40 CPs) | EDU4LTM |
Plus two of the following:
| Teaching period | Unit title | Unit code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Intercultural Communication and Education | EDU5CCU |
| TE-SEM-1 | Language Curriculum, Materials Development and Assessment1 | EDU5LCD |
| TE-SEM-1 | Discourse Analysis: spoken and written language in use | EDU5DAS |
| TE-SEM-2 | Sociolinguistics in Language Teaching | EDU5SGT |
| TE-SEM-2 | Education and Cultural Diversity1 | EDU5ECD |
| TE-SEM-2 | Second Language Acquisition1 | EDU5SLA |
Or language upgrading studies in another department or school or a unit from the Graduate Diploma, Master of Applied Linguistics or Master of Education listing.
- Key: 1 Not available in 2008.
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