EDEM682-11S2 (C) Semester Two 2011

Special Topic: Developing Literacy and Oracy: Teaching for English as a Second Language

This occurrence is not offered in 2011

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 11 July 2011
End Date: Sunday, 13 November 2011
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 24 July 2011
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 9 October 2011

Description

This course will focus on language and literacy programmes for the growing number of ESL learners in New Zealand and international contexts. Theories of second language learning, including differences between subtractive and adding bilingualism, will be examined. Literacy and language teaching approaches will be explored within bilingual, full immersion and mainstream contexts. An investigation into the research surrounding the barriers and supports for ESL learners will be included. Literacy development and disorder across different orthographic systems and language contexts will be compared and contrasted. Strategies for the development of oracy and communicative competencies will be explored.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,444.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

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