Course overview
This course will critically engage with principles and practices for designing a language and culture curriculum that is grounded in a sound theory of language teaching, including intercultural language learning. Students will develop rationale for languages learning in schools, exploring curriculum frameworks for languages education locally, nationally and internationally and applying principles for Intercultural language learning to curriculum design, resource evaluation and lesson planning. Students will develop skills in long term planning for teaching, learning and assessing language learning, and gathering and reflecting on evidence of student learning.
Course learning outcomes
- Evaluate principles of intercultural language learning in practice
- Apply the principles of intercultural language learning to the design of experiences for language use and for reflection on learning
- Critically apply processes for long term programs for particular contexts and groups of learners
- Design a variety of ways to assess language learning and use in context