Description
A professional learning course for teachers wishing to develop knowledge and skills in second language acquisition/learning.
This professional learning program is held over 7 days throughout 2024. It is designed to provide teachers with a collaborative and supportive environment through which they can engage with contemporary approaches, and future challenges associated with the implementation of the Australian and Western Australian Curriculum for Languages.
The program provides a rich blend of theory and practice that is designed to have immediate practical applications within the classroom context to facilitate cumulative language learning. The structure of the program supports teachers practising new approaches and provides structured opportunities for feedback to help language teachers reflect on, question and improve their practice. This course will be particularly advantageous for those teachers who have had limited opportunities for professional learning within the area of Languages, and for classroom teachers whose main cohort are students for whom English is an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D).
The Many Languages-One Methodology course has been offered by AISWA for more than a decade and assisted many practising teachers to up-skill and engage in valuable second language methodology training. The course content is similar to the semester-long unit Teaching Second/Foreign Languages (EDN556) at Murdoch University and participants may apply for advanced standing upon completion of the 7-day course and successful completion of additional assigned tasks. The program is underpinned and informed by the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) Standards.
It is expected that teachers registering for this course will attend all 7 sessions.
Course dates:
Phase One
4th, 5th and 6th June
Phase Two
4th and 5th September
Phase Three
30th and 31st October
Presenters
Dr Lindy Norris
Dr. Lindy Norris has worked within teacher education for in excess of twenty years. The principal focus of her work is languages and literacy education. Her teaching and research activities have encompassed professional development for language educators, curriculum design and accreditation, program implementation and evaluation, and also leadership and change management within languages education.
Lindy is particularly interested in second language teaching and learning, and her work here has explored areas as diverse as program quality and sustainability, different cultures of learning and interculturality, and second language learning for children with special needs. Her research and teaching have focused on languages in Australian schools, and English as an additional or foreign language both in Australia and also within international contexts.
Terms & Conditions
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Segments
Phase One
Date / Time
4 Jun 2024 Starts: 09:00 Finishes: 15:00Delivery Format : In Person
PL Hours : 21.00
Phase Two
Date / Time
4 Sep 2024 Starts: 09:00 Finishes: 15:00Delivery Format : In Person
PL Hours : 13.00
Phase Three
Date / Time
30 Oct 2024 Starts: 09:00 Finishes: 15:00Delivery Format : In Person