Course Title: Post-beginner learning strategies

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2012

Course Code: GEDU5502

Course Title: Post-beginner learning strategies

School: 360T Education

Campus: Brunswick Campus

Program: C2166 - Certificate II in Spoken and Written English

Course Contact : Linda Finger

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99259469

Course Contact Email:linda.finger@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 40

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

There are no pre-requisites for this module.

Course Description

This module covers the strategies required to be an effective language learner. It includes preparing and documenting a learning plan,effective participation in formal learning environments and strategies for independent learning.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

CSWEIIA Post-beginner learning strategies


Learning Outcomes


A1  Develop a learning/training plan.

A2  Participate in and contribute to the formal learning enviroment

A3   Develop independent learning skills.


Details of Learning Activities

Evidence may be gathered through, eg.

  • collection of learner documents
  • verbal and/or written questioning
  • teacher observation of satisfactory performance
  • checklists


Teaching Schedule

This is a 20 week program:
Program Dates: 30 January -28 June 2012
Term break: Fri 30 March -Fri 13 April, 2012

Public holidays: Mon 12 March (Labour Day), Fri 6 April (Good Friday)Wed 25 April (ANZAC DAY) Mon 11 June 2012 (Queen’s Birthday)
Your program is made up of:
• Orientation
• Learning activities
• Guest speakers
• Excursions

All students will be inducted. The induction includes
AMEP handbook outlining student rights and responsibilities, grievance procedure and services information about student services, rights and responsibilities is contained in student diary.
Orientation to RMIT Libraries (library tour & on line catalogue introduction) and campus facilities
 


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

TEXTS AND EQUIPMENT

There are no set texts in this course learning materials are provided by the teachers
but it is recommended that you bring
• Display folder with plastic sleeves
• Notebook or loose leaf paper
Writing materials


Overview of Assessment

Assessment is conducted on an ongoing basis throughout the course.

Depending on the purpose of the assessment task, the following types of assessment and methods of gathering evidence may be used:

  •  collection of learner documents
  • collection of work samples
  • verbal and/or written questioning
  • teacher observation of satisfactory performance
  • observed role play
  • presentations
  • projects
  • checklists of learner p[erformance
  • discussions
  • student self-assessment
  • portfolios


Assessment Tasks

Assessment may be gathered through, eg.

  • collection of learner documents
  • verbal and/or written questioning
  • teacher observation of satisfactory performance
  • checklists


Assessment Matrix

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