Not offered in 2019
The Graduate Diploma in Language Teaching is a 36-unit program for qualified teachers offered by the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences.
It is also available via flexible delivery for students outside Adelaide or with special needs. International students who are residing outside Australia may also undertake the course in the external mode.
Admission requirements
Applicants must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification from a tertiary institution, be eligible for registration as a teacher in Australia, and have had at least one year's teaching experience in a school or other approved institution. However, the Dean (Education) may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.
Course aims
The Graduate Diploma in Language Teaching aims to:
- foster the development of proficient levels of linguistic, socio-cultural and communicative competencies in French, Indonesian, Italian, Modern Greek or Spanish
- expose students to a wide body of specific and cross-disciplinary knowledge relative to linguistic and cultural knowledges and practices (grammar, literature, translation, cinema, etc) relative to the language of study
- develop students’ ability to analyse and respond to written and visual texts of varying difficulty relative to the language of study
- develop students’ awareness of local and global communities of speakers relative to the language of study
- train students to form broad conceptual understandings of issues relating to cross- and intercultural communication
- provide opportunities for metacognitive training to enhance language acquisition and maximise opportunities to progress in language learning within and beyond the classroom
- expose students to key concepts, principles and theories relative to Second Language Acquisition and provide an introduction to language action research
- develop a personal and informed philosophy of language education based on students’ experience as language teachers and on their understanding of concepts, principles and theories relative to Second Language Acquisition and language teaching methodology.
Learning outcomes
On completion of the Graduate Diploma in Language Teaching, students are expected to:
- be able to demonstrate a proficient level of competence in the target language
- be able to demonstrate a broad knowledge of linguistic and cultural issues pertaining to the country / countries where the language of their choice is spoken
- have developed academic rigour in formal language study
- have increased their cross-cultural and intercultural skills by being aware of local and global communities of speakers relative to the language of study
- be able to plan and implement strategies for successful language learning, and evaluate their effectiveness
- have assimilated the key concepts, theories and issues pertaining to first and second language acquisition
- have acquired key principles of language education which may be applied in classroom situations
- have developed an informed personal philosophy of language education, which may inform teaching practices.
Credit
Students who have completed a Graduate Certificate in Language Teaching may be eligible to receive 18 units of credit.
The Graduate Diploma in Language Teaching also articulates with the Master of Language Studies. 36 units of credit may be granted toward the Master of Language Studies for successful completion of the Graduate Diploma in Language Teaching.
Program of study
To qualify for the Graduate Diploma in Language Teaching, a student must complete 36 units selected from one of the following programs of study with a grade of P or NGP or better for each topic:
Stream - French
FREN8001 French 1, Part 1 for Teachers (4.5 units)
FREN8002 French 1, Part 2 for Teachers (9 units)
FREN8003 French 2, Part 1 for Teachers (4.5 units)
FREN8004 French 2, Part 2 for Teachers (4.5 units)
FREN8211 French Culture and Society 1 (4.5 units)
LANG8001 Introduction to Second Language Acquisition (4.5 units)
plus one of
LANG8002 Second Language Teaching Methodology (4.5 units)
LANG8003 Introduction to Classroom-based Research (4.5 units)
Stream - Indonesian
INDO8101 Indonesian 1, Part 1 for Teachers (4.5 units)
INDO8102 Indonesian 1, Part 2 for Teachers (4.5 units)
INDO8103 Indonesian 2, Part 1 for Teachers (4.5 units)
INDO8104 Indonesian 2, Part 2 for Teachers (4.5 units)
INDO8110 Directed Study in Indonesian (4.5 units)
INDO8200 Indonesian Culture and Society GE (4.5 units)
LANG8001 Introduction to Second Language Acquisition (4.5 units)
plus one of
LANG8002 Second Language Teaching Methodology (4.5 units)
LANG8003 Introduction to Classroom-based Research (4.5 units)
Stream - Italian
ITAL8001 Italian 1, Part 1 for Teachers (4.5 units)
ITAL8002 Italian 1, Part 2 for Teachers (9 units)
ITAL8003 Italian 2, Part 1 for Teachers (4.5 units)
ITAL8004 Italian 2, Part 2 for Teachers (4.5 units)
ITAL8211 Italian Culture and Society 1 (4.5 units)
LANG8001 Introduction to Second Language Acquisition (4.5 units)
plus one of
LANG8002 Second Language Teaching Methodology (4.5 units)
LANG8003 Introduction to Classroom-based Research (4.5 units)
Stream - Modern Greek
LANG8001 Introduction to Second Language Acquisition (4.5 units)
MGRE8001 Modern Greek 1, Part 1 for Teachers (4.5 units)
MGRE8002 Modern Greek 1, Part 2 for Teachers (9 units)
MGRE8003 Modern Greek 2, Part 1 for Teachers (4.5 units)
MGRE8004 Modern Greek 2, Part 2 for Teachers (4.5 units)
MGRE8211 Modern Greek Culture and Society 1 (4.5 units)
plus one of
LANG8002 Second Language Teaching Methodology (4.5 units)
LANG8003 Introduction to Classroom-based Research (4.5 units)
Stream - Spanish *
LANG8001 Introduction to Second Language Acquisition (4.5 units)
SPAN8001 Spanish 1, Part 1 for Teachers (4.5 units)
SPAN8002 Spanish 1, Part 2 for Teachers (9 units)
SPAN8003 Spanish 2, Part 1 for Teachers (4.5 units)
SPAN8004 Spanish 2, Part 2 for Teachers (4.5 units)
SPAN8211 Keys to the Spanish and Latin American World (4.5 units)
plus one of
LANG8002 Second Language Teaching Methodology (4.5 units)
LANG8003 Introduction to Classroom-based Research (4.5 units)
* Spanish is not offered externally.
