TESOL I

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Key facts

UNE unit code: EDLI502

*You are viewing the 2024 version of this unit which may be subject to change in future.

Start

Trimester 1 - On Campus
Trimester 1 - Online

Campus

Armidale Campus

24/7 online support

Intensive schools

Supervised exam

Credit points

UNE student studies on a laptop on her lounge at home

Teaching people to speak English requires a comprehensive understanding of how people learn and a systematic approach to language and teaching processes.

This unit is the first in a pair which prepares you to become a teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL).

In the unit you will examine the experience of the language learner and analyse the relationship between language and culture. You will explore the principles that underpin effective learning and teaching in TESOL contexts, and analyse related approaches and pedagogies.

You will learn how to create a positive and encouraging learning environment and learn how to plan effective lessons and learning sequences for your students and learn strategies to assess and evaluate their learning.

Offerings

Teaching period	Mode/location
Trimester 1	On Campus, Armidale Campus
Trimester 1	Online

*Offering is subject to availability

Intensive schools

There are no intensive schools required for this unit.

Enrolment rules

Pre-requisites

candidature in MEd or MAppLing or MAppLing(Hons) or MTESOL or MEd(Res)

Co-requisites

for MEd or MEd(Res) students only: EDLA503

Restrictions

EDLA401 or EDLA402 or EDLA387 or EDLA487 or EDLA502

Notes

Please refer to the student handbook for current details on this unit.

Unit coordinator(s)

Leonardo VelizHead of Department - Curriculum. Senior Lecturer - Faculty of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Education; School of Education

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of the experience of the language learner, the relation between language and culture, theories used to explain how an additional language is learned and maintained, as well as the ability to analyse and evaluate these principles and theories effectively;
demonstrate comprehensive knowledge and critical understanding of theories and principles that underpin effective learning and teaching in TESOL contexts, and related approaches and pedagogies;
demonstrate understanding of a range of approaches to teaching English language and culture in culturally diverse contexts, and apply this understanding to the analysis and critical evaluation of techniques used to plan, design, assess and evaluate TESOL programs; and
demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of assessment and evaluation processes applicable to TESOL programs.

Assessment information

Assessments are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.

Title	Must Complete	Weight	Offerings	Assessment Notes
Assessment 1	Yes	30%	All offerings	Collaborative online tasks using web tools for the classroom No. Words: 2200
Assessment 2	Yes	25%	All offerings	Micro-lesson presentation and reflection No. Words: 1800
Assessment 3	Yes	45%	All offerings	Formal writing task No. Words: 3000

Title

Must Complete

Weight

Offerings

Assessment Notes

Assessment 1

Yes

30%

All offerings

Collaborative online tasks using web tools for the classroom

No. Words: 2200

Assessment 2

Yes

25%

All offerings

Micro-lesson presentation and reflection

No. Words: 1800

Assessment 3

Yes

45%

All offerings

Formal writing task

No. Words: 3000

Learning resources

Textbooks are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.