Unit Code:	EST2ELC
Alternative Unit Code:	EST3ELC
Unit Short Title:	EUROPEAN LANGUAGES IN CONTEXT: ISSUES IN LANGUAGE
Credit Points:	20
Unit Description:	In this unit students examine issues in learning European languages such as: popular ideas about language learning, how language is learned in the classroom, what factors shape the learning and approaches to explaining second language learning. Using case studies from Italy, Spain and France other issues affecting language learning will be covered including cultural awareness, policy and planning and identity.
Class Requirements:	one 1.5-hour lecture and one 1.5-hour tutorial per week. For a pass in this unit students must normally attend at least 80% of the tutorials
Work Experience Indicator:	Not undertaking work experience in industry
Available to 'Study Abroad' students:	Y

Assessment:

Assessment Type	%	Comments
three 30-minute class tests	30
one 2,000-word essay	40
one 1.5-hour examination	30	Third year students will be expected to show a greater achievement of discipline-specific skills in their written work than second year students.

Readings:

Reading Type	Title	Author	Publisher
Recommended	Teaching languages, teaching cultures	Liddicoat, J.L. and Crozet, C.	Language Australia 2000
Recommended	How languages are learned	Spada, N. and Lightbown, P.	OUP 1999

Unit Streams:

Teaching Period	Unit Class	Location
1   02-MAR-09   05-JUN-09	Day	BUNDOORA

Unit Coordinators:

Title	First Name	Last Name	Location	Primary Coordinator
Ms	Ana Maria	Ducasse	BUNDOORA	Y