Curriculum Development in TESOL

Postgraduate | 2026

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EDUC 5199
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Course ID
206323
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Campus
Mawson Lakes, Adelaide City Campus East
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Level of study
Postgraduate
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Unit value
6
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Course owner
School of Education
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Course coordinator
David Luke Caldwell
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Course level
5
Work Integrated Learning course
Work Integrated Learning course
No
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Course overview

This course will enable students to critically engage with principles and practices for designing language and culture curriculum in TESOL, that are grounded in a sound theory of language teaching, a recognition of the policy contexts, and a responsiveness to learner diversity. The students will develop an integrated understanding of the complex range of aspects and elements of curriculum for English as an additional language or dialect, and become familiar with principles of curriculum development in TESOL. Guided by an advanced and sound understanding of the theoretical and practical range of issues concerning the relationship between policy and curriculum, as well as the contextual factors and learners' needs, the students will analyse, develop, critique and rationalise language programs for TESOL, formulating curriculum intentions, conceptualising curriculum content, critiquing, selecting, adapting and creating curriculum resources, and designing learner assessment, to achieve the intended goals established for the target TESOL setting.

Course learning outcomes

  • Infer the principles of language learning and teaching embedded in language teaching resources, program types and curriculum policy
  • Justify a coherent unit of work catering for diverse levels of language proficiency that is suited to a particular type of program
  • Design a program outline for an identified period
  • Use ICTs to critically inform and facilitate planning processes

Availability

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Census date
Fri 27/03/2026
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Enrol by date
Fri 13/03/2026
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Last day to W
Fri 10/04/2026
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Last day to WF
Fri 08/05/2026

Class details

Mawson Lakes

Class number
Class number 22599
Section
Section TU01
Size
Size 27
Available
Available 27
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
3 Mar - 7 Apr Tuesday 3:10pm - 6pm Mawson Lakes Building GP, GP2-33

Adelaide City Campus East

Class number
Class number 29058
Section
Section TU01
Size
Size 24
Available
Available 24
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
2 Mar - 6 Apr Monday 9:10am - 12pm Adelaide City Campus East Napier, LG21

Prerequisite(s)

  • must have completed EDUCX502 Learning English as an Additional Language

Corequisite(s)

  • If the following courses have not already been completed THEN must be enrolled in 1 of EDUC5092 TESOL Approaches and Strategies/EDUC5237 Learning English as an Additional Language (UniSA)

Antirequisite(s)

  • must not have completed EDUC5154 Curriculum 2A: The Australian Curriculum for Senior Years

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