Course Title: Post-beginner learning strategies
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2009
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
Barbara Riches - Program Co-ordinator 99259494
Linda Finger - Teacher: Tuesday and Thursday 99259469
Alex Vista - Teacher: Monday and Wednesday 99259469
Morena Negro - Administration Officer : Wednesday and Fridays 99259481
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
• Classroom delivery includes a mixture of whole class, group work, and individual activities. Wherever appropriate, staff will use interactive computer programs, role-plays, and simulated and real life practical activities.
• library skills
• excursions
• Listening activities may use a variety of live, audio and audiovisual sources to allow exposure to a range of spoken English.
Teaching Schedule
See hard copy distributed in class
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
There are no set texts in this course. |
References
Other Resources
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
Learners prepare a learning/training plan. It may include learning goals, life goals and strategies for achieving those goals.
Assessment Matrix
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