Learning English as an Additional Language

Postgraduate | 2026

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Area/Catalogue
EDUC X502
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Course ID
206449
Level of study
Level of study
Postgraduate
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Unit value
6
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Course level
1
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
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Yes
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University-wide elective course
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Single course enrolment
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Note:
Course data is interim and subject to change

Course overview

This course aims to enable students to critically engage with principles and practices for selecting, enacting and evaluating contemporary approaches to pedagogy and assessment in TESOL.

  • Course Orientation & Understanding Language
  • Understanding Additional Language Learning
  • Language Proficiency
  • Learner Factors
  • Learner Indigenous Resourses For Learning
  • Language-And-Culture
  • Describing The English Language: Syntax & Morphology
  • Describing The English Language: Phonology
  • Social And Classroom Contexts For English Language Learning
  • A Functional Model Of Language & Proposals For Classroom Language Teaching

Course learning outcomes

  • Discuss what it means to know a language as a structural, communicative, and social system, and their relevance to EALD learning and teaching
  • Demonstrate an understanding of key theories of second language acquisition and their implications for EALD instruction
  • Critically evaluate how individual learner differences, societal factors, and indigenous resources affect the acquisition and teaching of EALD
  • Critique principles and practices for integrating language and culture in teaching and learning English as an additional language
  • Analyse the relationship between language proficiency, social and academic language, and their implications for teaching EALD in diverse educational contexts
  • Reflect on the processes of language and culture learning and teaching in diverse contexts

Prerequisite(s)

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Corequisite(s)

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Antirequisite(s)

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