Course

Scaffolding EAL/D Learners in the Challenge Zone - EDST5322

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

School: School of Education

Course Outline: School of Education

Campus: Sydney

Career: Postgraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 15

Enrolment Requirements:

Prerequisite: Enrolment in one of the following programs, 1970, 2354, 2359, 7401, 7960, 8910, 8926, or 8960; or enrolled in an Education or Educational Leadership plan in 8224. Students in 8926 must have completed EDST6761

CSS Contribution Charge: 1* (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

Much research has indicated the importance for all learners of intellectually challenging classrooms, along with high levels of teacher support, for improving educationally outcomes in school. This is especially the case for EAL/D learners, who are learning in and through English as an additional language or dialect. In this course we will take the notion of ‘high challenge, high support’ as a basic theme, and will discuss how EAL/D learners can be supported to work in their ‘challenge zone’ in speaking, reading and writing across the curriculum. A particular focus will be on the ‘high support’, or scaffolding, required to ensure EAL/D students are successful learners, and on ways teachers can build bridges between what students bring to the classroom, and the new learning in which they are engaged.


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