edu5dlp designing language learning programs
DESIGNING LANGUAGE LEARNING PROGRAMS
EDU5DLP
2017
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Inthis subject students explore how to shape a language teaching program in waysthat engage critically with specifics of the location, history and purposes ofthat program. Programs from around the world are considered. Key issues in thedevelopment of curriculum for language teaching in diverse program contexts areexplored and related to assessment and reporting of learner languagedevelopment. Students are introduced to basic principles and trends incurriculum and syllabus design from both practical and theoretical perspectives.The relationship of materials, teaching approaches and syllabus to wider issuesof the nature of language and language learning and the cultural positioning ofcurriculum are explored. Students are encouraged to consider issues in andopportunities for transformative program design in relation to their specificcontexts. Some experience of language teaching would be preferable.
SchoolSchool of Education
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorShem Macdonald
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 5 - Masters
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
PrerequisitesN/A
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Case studies in language curriculum design: concepts and approaches in action around the world, | Prescribed | Macalister, J. and Nation, I. S. P. (eds) (2011) | ROUTLEDGE |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Understand key issues in the development of materials and curriculum for language teaching
- Activities:
- Designing language learning programs: how to choose and why
02. Understand key issues related to assessment and reporting of learner language development
- Activities:
- Designing language learning programs: context and purpose; Forms and functions in designing language learning programs
03. Understand basic principles and trends in materials and syllabus design from both a practical and a theoretical perspective
- Activities:
- What is theory and why is it useful; resources and practices in CLT; Task-based language teaching; Content-based language teaching
04. Understand the relationship of materials and syllabus to wider issues of the nature of language and the nature of language learning and curriculum
- Activities:
- Community connections in language learning and teaching
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Melbourne, 2017, Week 14-26, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorShem Macdonald
Class requirements
Lecture/WorkshopWeek: 14 - 22
Eight 3.0 hours lecture/workshop per study period on weekdays during the day from week 14 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| one 4000-word assignment | 70 | 01, 02, 03, 04 | |
| one poster presentation (1500-words equivalent) | 30 | 01, 04 |