Master of Education (Languages Education) [1.5 years]

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Program of study

To qualify for the Master of Education (Languages Education), a student must complete 54 units, including approved credit, with a grade of P or NGP or better, according to the following program of study.

Students are expected to discuss their option topics with the specialisation coordinator. The final program of study must be approved by the specialisation coordinator.

The Dean (Education) may approve an alternative pattern or the inclusion of other topics from an appropriate Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Masters program offered by the University or another institution.

Core - Year 1 topics

31.5 units comprising:

EDUC9704 Exploring Languages Pedagogy - Theory and Practice (4.5 units) 
EDUC9705 Developing Literacies Through Intercultural Language Learning (4.5 units) 
EDUC9706 Visualising Language Learning (4.5 units) 
EDUC9708 New Technologies and e-pedagogy in Foreign Language Education (4.5 units) 
EDUC8731 Motivation, Cognition and Metacognition in Learning (4.5 units) 
EDUC9761 Approaches to Research (4.5 units) 
EDUC9719 Independent Research Study (4.5 units)*

* Other research options such as a 9-unit Coursework Project or an 18-unit Dissertation may be taken instead of EDUC9719 with the approval of the Course Coordinator.

Option - Year 1 & 2  Specialisation topics

Select at least 4.5 units from the following topics

EDUC9767 Assessment in Education (4.5 units) 
EDUC9701 Effective Use of ICT for Learning and Teaching (4.5 units) 
EDUC8602 Leaders and Leadership (4.5 units) 
EDUC9732 Teaching to Develop Motivation, Cognition and Metacognition (4.5 units) 
EDUC9733 The Psychology of Learning and Instruction (4.5 units)

Option - Year 1 & 2 topics

Select the remaining topics to fulfil the 54-unit course requirement from:

Languages options

ESOL8001 Fundamental Concepts of Second Language Learning and Teaching in TESOL GE (4.5 units) 
ESOL8002 Language Assessment in TESOL GE (4.5 units) 
LING8001 Introduction to Second Language Acquisition GE (4.5 units) 
LING8002 Introduction to Second Language Teaching Methodology GE (4.5 units)

Other options

EDUC8618 Pedagogical Leadership (4.5 units) 
EDUC9314 Multimodal Childhoods in the 21st Century (4.5 units)
EDUC9315 STEM Growing a Generation of New Learners (4.5 units)
EDUC9504 Schoolwide Positive Behaviour Support (4.5 units) 
EDUC9608 Globalisation, Development and Education (4.5 units) 
EDUC9609 Leadership and Management in Rural Contexts (4.5 units)
EDUC9703 Postgraduate Education: Purposes and Practices (4.5 units) 
EDUC9709 Mindfulness and the Inner World of Teaching and Learning (4.5 units) 
EDUC9762 Introduction to Statistics (4.5 units) 
EDUC9763 Survey and Questionnaire Methods (4.5 units) 
EDUC9764 Methods in Ethnography (4.5 units) 
EDUC9765 Researching Texts and Documents (4.5 units)
EDUC9851 Constructions of Education and Social Justice (4.5 units) 
EDUC9923 Leading Professional Learning (4.5 units) 
ESOL9100 Skills for Success: Academic Presentation (4.5 units) 
ESOL9101 Skills for Success: Academic Writing (4.5 units) 

Other options topics may be taken from the Master of Education with the approval of the Course Coordinator.