Graduate certificates and postgraduate diploma courses
Graduate Diploma in Deaf Studies (LOTE) – Melbourne (Bundoora) (HGDSO)
Coordinator: Professor Janet Branson
Tel: (03) 9479 2283 (Voice and TTY)
Email: nids@latrobe.edu.au
Duration: 1 year full-time, 2-3 years part-time
The Graduate Diploma in Deaf Studies (LOTE) is designed to equip language other than English (LOTE) teachers with the skills required to teach Australian sign language (AUSLAN) in a variety of contexts, and to analyse the learning abilities and needs of their students within the framework of sign language teaching. Students are required to participate in observation and practical experience in teaching AUSLAN as a LOTE. This is an advanced professional qualification for teachers of languages other than English.
Admission requirements
Applicants should have a recognised teaching qualification of at least three years’ duration with either four years university study of AUSLAN, graduating at advanced level, or native-speaker background.
Course structure
The course requires three years of part-time study or one year full-time. Students must take subjects totalling 120 credit points as shown below.
| Teaching period | Subject code | Subject title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | DFS4DSA | Deaf Studies A | 20 |
| TE-SEM-1 | DFS4PSL | Perspectives on Sign Language Teaching | 20 |
| TE-SEM-1 | DFS4SLE | Sign Language Education and the Nature of Language | 20 |
| TE-SEM-2 | DFS4ALL | Analysing LOTE Learner Language (AUSLAN) | 20 |
| TE-SEM-2 | DFS4DSB | Deaf Studies B | 20 |
| TE-SEM-2 | DFS4PEL | Practical Experience in LOTE Teaching (AUSLAN) | 20 |
Students who have completed a core subject as part of another course or who have obtain advanced standing for any of the above subjects must choose another subject/s approved by the course coordinator.