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TESOLSTUDYGUIDE2009

TESOLCoordinator:Dr.ThaoL
T.Le@utas.edu.au
FacultyofEducation,UniversityofTasmania,LockedBag1307,Launceston,Tasmania,Australia
7250.

GREETINGSFROMTHAO

Firstofall,welcometoourTeachingEnglishtoSpeakersofOtherLanguages(TESOL)program.

Asyoumayknow,wehavestudentsfrommanydifferentcountrieswhohavebroughttoourTESOLcoursea
wealthofpersonalandprofessionalexperienceswhichhaveenrichedourteachingandlearning.

TheattachedstudyguidewillgiveyousomeinformationaboutourTESOLunitsandcourses.Ihopeitisuseful
andlearnerfriendlydocumentforyoutouse.

Ifnotalreadyenclosed,youwillbesentaCDonceyouhaveenrolledinatleastoneTESOLunit.TheCDhas
overonehundredTESOLandTESOLrelatedpapersforyourreadingresources.MostareinWORDfile.The
papersareplacedindifferentthematicfolders,forexamplessecondlanguagelearning,bilingualism,testing,
teachingapproachesetc.Youdonothavetoreadthemall.Theyarepurelyprovidedasanadditionalreading
resource.Someofthemcanbeusedasasourceforyourassignmentsorgeneralinterest.

PleasenotethatthecontentsforeachoftheTESOLunitslistedinthisguideareprovidedtogiveyouideas.We
needtobeflexibleenoughtoallowcrossunittopicsandthosethatreflectyourinterestandknowledge,
whicharemoreimportantthanarigidlyfixedsyllabus.Studentsoftensuggesttopicsforreadingand
assignmentswhicharenotlistedinthecontents.Thisisasteptowardsalearnercentredapproachtoteaching
andlearning.Pleasefeelfreetodiscussyourideaswithyourunitcoordinatorshouldyouwishtodothis.

StudentswhoarelocatedinLauncestonareinvitedtoattendanoncampusTESOLseminareveryweek.
SeminarsareheldduringSemester1and2onFridaysfrom11.00amto12.30pminRoomA121.Thefirstseminar
forSemester1startsonFriday6March2009.ThefirstseminarforSemester2startsonFriday24July2009.If
youarefromdifferentpartsofTasmaniaorAustraliaandfindyourselfinLaunceston,youaremostwelcome!

Tillwetalkagain,
Cheersandtakecare

Thao
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CONTENTS

Summaryofmostimportantnotes:Pleasepayattention!______________________________3
CourseStructure __________________________________________________________________4
UNITSforTESOLspecialisation____________________________________________________4
ESG714Currentissuesinsecondlanguagelearning______________________________________5
ESG715Aspectsoflinguistics__________________________________________________________6
ESG716Language,cultureandsociety __________________________________________________7
ESG717TeachingEnglishasasecond/foreignlanguage___________________________________7
ESG718CurriculumandsyllabusinTESOL_____________________________________________8
ESG719CurriculumissuesinTESOL ___________________________________________________9
ESG720SpecialprojectinTESOL _____________________________________________________10
ESG721Languageandcommunication_________________________________________________10
ESG722Languagelearningforspecificpurposes________________________________________11
ApplicationandEnrolment________________________________________________________12
OurWebSitesandContacts_______________________________________________________12
SemestersandAssignmentDueDates_______________________________________________13
TheTESOLCD __________________________________________________________________14
Hintsonhowtostartyourstudyanddifferentpathways _____________________________14
Assignments_____________________________________________________________________16
TypesofAssignment__________________________________________________________________16
EssayTips ___________________________________________________________________________17
AssignmentSubmission_______________________________________________________________18
Referencingformat ___________________________________________________________________19
Assessment______________________________________________________________________19
AssessmentCriteria___________________________________________________________________19
AsampleoftalkbetweenastudentandThao_______________________________________20
OurTESOLNEWS _______________________________________________________________22
RecommendedReadings___________________________________________________________22
LibraryandFlexibleLibraryServices_______________________________________________23
AdditionalImportantInformation_________________________________________________24
WorkloadExpectations________________________________________________________________24
Assessment __________________________________________________________________________24
Extensions ___________________________________________________________________________25
LatePenalties ________________________________________________________________________25
Occupationalhealthandsafety(OH&S)_________________________________________________25
ProfessionalandEthicalBehaviour_____________________________________________________25
Contactingacademicstaffandsupport__________________________________________________25
Plagiarism ___________________________________________________________________________26
Appeals______________________________________________________________________________26
FrequentlyAskedQuestions_______________________________________________________27
WebAssistance__________________________________________________________________30
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Summaryofmostimportantnotes:Pleasepayattention!

1. Inthepostgraduate courseworkprogram,if your specialisation is TESOL, you are requiredtocomplete

only TESOL units. If your specialisation is not TESOL and you are enrolled in the Master of Education
course, you are required to complete two compulsory units ESG700 and ESG701 Contemporary
EducationalIssuesA&B(correctfor2009only).

2. Please use your Utas email (Webmail) account for all correspondence. The university use your Utas
email account to communicate important information to you. It is recommended that you get into the
habitofcheckingyouraccountweekly.

3. When you have completed the Graduate Certificate of Education and want to undertake the Master of
Education course, you need to apply for admission into the Master of Education (credit will be
automaticallygivenforstudiesintheGraduateCertificate).

4. AlloftheTESOLunitsareofferedinallthreeSemesters.

5. TeachingisDistancemode.Mixedmode(e.g.facetofaceseminar,regularindividualstudentlecturer
conferencing,elearning)isofferedtostudentsbasedinLaunceston.Internationalstudentsenrolledin
E7E/E5EwhoarestudyinginAustraliamustbebasedoncampusinLaunceston.Thisintercultural
experiencewillenrichtheirEnglishlanguageandlearningskillsaswellasprovideanopportunityfor
socialinteractionwithAustralianstudentsandstaff.Thesestudentswillalsohaveopportunitiestoaudit
lecturesandseminarsinothercoursesintheFacultyofEducation.

6. Youdonotneedtocoverallthecontentsmentionedforeachunit.Informationisprovidedtoyoutogive
youideasabouttheunits.

7. TheTESOLCDistheonlystudyresourcewesendtoyouforyourstudywithus.PleasecontactThaoL
fortheTESOLCDifyoudonotreceivethisbythestartofSemester.

8. TheFacultyalsoofferssummerschoolfacetofaceclasses(alsocalledSemester3).Thisdoesnotapply
toTESOLstudents.

9. Payattentiontotheholidays,weekendsandbreaktimewhenstaffarenotavailableforconsultation.
TheSemesterstart,end,breaksandassignmentdeadlinedatesareoutlinedbelow.

Semester3SummerSemester
Startdate 15December2009
Finishdate 12March2010
o Firstassignmentsubmission(nonessay):15January2010
o FinalAssignment(essay)isdue:1March2010
Christmasholiday:24December20094January2010

Semester1
Startdate Monday22February2010
MidSemesterBreak/Easterholiday:916April2009(Staffarenotavailable)
FinishdateFriday 28 May 2010
o Firstassignmentsubmission(nonessay):2April2010
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o FinalAssignment(essay)isdue:10May2010.

Semester2
Startdate Monday 12 J uly 2010
MidSemesterBreak/Springholiday:Monday August 30 Sunday5September(Staffarenotavailable)
Finishdate Friday 15 October 2010
o Firstassignmentsubmission(nonessay):1September2010
o Secondassignment(essay):1October2010

10. Whenyousendemails,pleasewriteyourfullnameandstudentnumberastherearemanystudentswith
thesamefirstname.PleasesendemailsfromyourUTasstudentemailaccount.

11. Studentscanchoosetodoonlyonemajoressay(5000words)foreachunit.Thustheydoonlyonemajor
assignmentforthewholeunitinsteadoftwoassignments(i.e.anessayandanonessay)andthedue
dateisthesecondone(laterintheSemester).Anyessaylessthan5000wordswillbetreatedasaminor
essay(thustwoassignmentsarerequiredfortheunit)

12. AllassignmentsshouldbesubmittedbyemailattachmenttoPostgraduate.Assignments@educ.utas.edu.au,
notinhardcopy.PleaseuseWORD.Whenyourassignmentshavebeenreceived,anemailwillbesentto
youwithintwodaystoconfirmreceivingyourassignments.Pleaseseedetailedinstructionsunder
Assessmentinthisdocument.

Thanksforyourattentiontothemostimportantnoteslistedabove.
CourseStructure
TheTESOLpostgraduateprogramconsistsofthreesequentialsubcomponents:
E5E/E0AGraduateCertificateofEducationCourse(4units)
E7E/E0BMasterofEducationCoursework(8units;otherwiseanextra4unitsforthosewhohave
completedtheGraduateCertcourseE5E)
UNITSforTESOLspecialisation
Thereare9TESOLunitsforyoutochoosefrom.Thereisnorecommendedsequence.Theorderyouchoose
shouldreflectyourinterestandpathway.
NOTE:AttheUniversityofTasmania,thetermunitandcourseareNOTthesame.Acourse(suchasB.Ed,Grad.
Cert.,M.Ed)hasanumberofunits.ThedurationforeachTESOLunitisoneSemester.
ESG714CurrentIssuesinSecondLanguageLearning
ESG715AspectsofLinguistics
ESG716Language,CultureandSociety
ESG717TeachingEnglishasaSecond/ForeignLanguage
ESG718CurriculumandSyllabusinTESOL
ESG719CurriculumIssuesinTESOL
ESG720SpecialProjectinTESOL
ESG721LanguageandCommunication
ESG722LanguageLearningforSpecificPurposes

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IMPORTANTNOTE:IfyourspecialisationisTESOL,youarerequiredtodoonlyTESOLunits.Ifyour
specialisationisnotTESOLanditisthegeneralM.Edstrand,youarerequiredtodotwocompulsoryunitsof
theM.Edcourse(whicharenotlistedhere)withotherlecturers.
ESG714Currentissuesinsecondlanguagelearning
Mode: Distance/offcampus or oncampus
flexible mode ESG722 Language learning
forspecificpurposes
Semesters:1,2.and3
Unitcoordinator:Dr.MarionMyhill
This unit deals with the following
aspects/issues:
LinguisticissuesinTESOL/LOTE;
Linguisticawareness;
Learningstyles/strategiesinTESOL
Constructivisminlanguageteachingand
learning
TeachingandlearningresourcesinTESOL
Languagemaintenance
Englishinaworldcontext;
TESOLinamulticulturalsociety;
Language,identityandculture;
Assessinglanguagecompetence
CriticaltheoryperspectiveinTESOL/LOTE.
TheroleofITinTESOL
Reflectivelearning
Theroleofhumourinlanguageteaching
andlearning
Note: You dont need to cover all the contents
mentioned for each unit, they are there to give
you some ideas about the units and of course
there is some overlapping of contents among
units.
SuggestedTopicsforAssignments
You may want to choose the following
suggested topics for your assignments (please
note that topics suggested in other TESOL units
canbechosentooasthereareoverlappingtopicsand
issues:
Learninglanguageandlearningabout
language
Agoodteacherisagoodcommunicator.
AcriticaldiscussionofaTESOLtest
instrument(eg.TOEFL,IELTS)
SomeproblemsoftestingEnglishasa
secondlanguage.
Whatdoesatestanddoesnottellus?
SomeculturalissuesintestingEnglishasa
secondlanguage.
ElearninginTESOL
Communicativestrategies
Improvingcommunicationandlearningvia
theInternet
TheInternetasacommunicativediscourse.
KnowledgeofEnglishgrammarinlearning
Englishasasecondlanguage
KnowledgeofEnglishgrammarinteaching
Englishasasecondlanguage.
LearningEnglishasasecondlanguagein
youngchildren.
LearningEnglishasasecondlanguagein
adulthood.
LanguagemaintenanceinHong
Kong/India/Singapore
Linguisticimperialism
TeachingEnglishandinterferingwith
learnerscultures.
Theuseofhumourinlanguageteaching
(e,g,jokes,riddles)
NativeEnglishspeakingteachersandnon
nativeEnglishspeakingteachers
Speakingwithanaccent
Culturalinfluenceonlearningstylesof
Chinesestudents(orKorean,Vietnamese,
Polish,Indonesianetc).
WhatisagoodteacherfromtheKorean
perspective?(orChinese,Italian,Laotian
etc)
Teacherasafacilitatorandteacherasa
knowledgetransmitter
Genderissuesinlanguagelearningin
Korea(orFrance,Cambodia,Chinaetc.)
TheroleofEnglishinSingapore(orIndia,
HongKong,Vietnametc.)
Teachermadetests
Journalwritinginteachingandlearning
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ESG715Aspectsoflinguistics
Mode: Distance/offcampus or oncampus
flexiblemode
Semesters:1,2.and3
Unitcoordinator:Dr.ThaoL
Thisunitdealswiththefollowing
aspects/issues:
Whatislinguistics?;
Phonology;
Morphology;
Syntax;
Semantics;
Pragmatics;
Discourseanalysis;
ThecontributionoflinguisticstoTESOL.
Language:form,meaninganduse
Spokenandwrittenlanguage,
Signlanguage
Differentapproachestolanguageanalysis.
Languagecomplexity
Firstlanguageinterferenceonsecond
languagelearning
Grammarinteachingandlearning
Note: You dont need to cover all the
contents mentioned for each unit, they are
there to give you some ideas about the
units and of course there is some
overlappingofcontentsamongunits.
SuggestedTopicsforAssignments
You may want to choose the following
suggested topics for your assignments
(please note that topics suggested in other
TESOL units can be chosen too as there are
overlappingtopicsandissues:
WordsinChineseandEnglish:acontrastive
analysis(orKorean,Spanishetc)
ContributionoflinguisticstoTESOL
DoTESOLteachersneedtoknowEnglish
grammar?
TeachingEnglishpronunciation
Conversation:structureandfunctionand
implicationsforTESOL
Teachingconversation.
Narrativegenre
MetaphorsandimplicationsforTESOL
Thelanguageofinterview
Meaningindifferentcultures:confusion
andmisunderstanding
Scientificgenre
BusinessEnglishandimplicationsfor
TESOL
TeachinggenresinTESOL
Whatismetalinguisticawareness?
Linguisticandculturalissuesintranslation
Telephonetalk
Signlanguageforthehearingimpaired
LanguagepolitenessinEnglish(orChinese,
Korean,Indonesianetc)
QuestionsandquestioninginEnglish.
SentencestructureofEnglishand
implicationsforTESOL
Givingandreceivingcomplimentsin
English.
AdiscourseofaTESOLclassinJapan(or
othercountries).
AcontrastiveanalysisofEnglishand
Germansoundsystems(orthoseofother
languages).
Someinsightsorissuesdealingwith
systemicfunctionalgrammarinTESOL.
Teachingvocabulary:theoryandpractice.
Traditiongrammar:isitstillusefulin
TESOL?
TeachingpolitenessinTESOL.
PronunciationerrorsofKoreanstudents(or
Chinese,French,Vietnameseetc.)
Whatisdiscourseanalysis?Andsome
implicationsforTESOL
GrammaticalerrorsofKoreanstudentsin
TESOL(orChinese,French,Vietnamese
etc.)
ClassroomdiscourseofaTESOLclassin
Korea(orChina,Laosetc)
Theconceptaccentanditsimplicationin
TESOL
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ESG716Language,cultureandsociety
Mode: Distance/offcampus or oncampus
flexiblemode
Semesters:1,2.and3
Unitcoordinator:Dr.PaulThrossell
This unit deals with the following
aspects/issues:
Whatissociolinguistics?
Thecontributionofsociolinguisticsto
languageeducation;
Languageandsociety;
Languageandculture;
DialectsofEnglish
Socialdialect(sociolect)
LinguisticRelativityTheory;
Languagevariation;
Codeswitching;
Languageandprejudice;and
Languageeducation:aCriticalTheory
perspective.
Note: You dont need to cover all the
contents mentioned for each unit, they are
there to give you some ideas about the
units and of course there is some
overlappingofcontentsamongunits.
SuggestedTopicsforAssignments
You may want to choose the following
suggested topics for your assignments
(please note that topics suggested in other
TESOL units can be chosen too as there are
overlappingtopicsandissues:
Aspectsofinterculturalcommunication;
Linguisticdiscrimination
Language,empowermentandsocialjustice
Linguisticandculturalaspectsofproverbs
andimplicationsforTESOL
Dowomenandmenspeakdifferently?
AddressinginEnglish(orKorean,Chinese,
French)andimplicationsforTESOL
Euphemismandsomeimplicationsfor
TESOL;
Culturalandlinguisticstereotyping;
GenderissuesinTESOL;
Whatisabusivelanguage?Doesitvary
amongcultures?
LearnersbringtheirculturestotheirTESOL
classes;
Sociolinguisticinterference;
Politicalcorrectnessinintercultural
communication;
Conversationalstylesindifferentcultures;
Languageandprejudice;
Culturalaspectsofjokes;
Languageandpower;
Bilingualism;
Mothertonguemaintenance;
Bilingualeducation.
ESG717TeachingEnglishasasecond/foreignlanguage
Mode: Distance/offcampus or oncampus
flexiblemode
Semesters:1,2.and3
Unitcoordinator:Dr.ThaoL
This unit deals with the following
aspects/issues:
WhatisTESOLeducation?;
WhatmakesagoodTESOLteacher?;
TESOLinthecontextoftheworld;
TESOLinAsia/thePacific;
TESOLintheoryandpractice;
LinguisticsandTESOL;and
Teachingmethodology.
Teachingfourlanguageskills
Teachinglistening
Teachingreading
Teachingspeaking
Teachingwriting
Phonics
Erroranalysis
Testing
Note: You dont need to cover all the
contents mentioned for each unit, they are
there to give you some ideas about the
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units and of course there is some
overlappingofcontentsamongunits.
SuggestedTopicsforAssignments
You may want to choose the following
suggested topics for your assignments
(please note that topics suggested in other
TESOL units can be chosen too as there are
overlappingtopicsandissues:
Languagelearningandlanguage
acquisition:aretheydifferent?
LearningEnglishasasecondlanguageand
learningEnglishasaforeignlanguage:are
theydifferent?
Communicativelanguageteaching:
strengthsandweaknesses;
Teachingmethodologycannotbeneutralto
culturalcontexts;
Teachingtheoriesandtherealworld:
teachingEnglishinChina(orVietnam,
Japanetc.)
LearningEnglishthroughactiveinteraction;
Reluctantlearners
TeachingphonicsinTESOL
Coherenceandcohesioninwrittentext
Usingstoriesforteachingfourlanguage
skills
Issuesintestinglanguageability
Testingandculturalbias
Acriticaldiscussionofteachingapproaches
inTESOL
WhatisagoodteacherfromtheChinese
perspective?(orJapanese,Thaietc.)
AcriticalreviewofsomeTESOLtextbooks.
Learningstyles
Languageteaching:agenrebasedapproach
Languageteaching:afunctionalapproach
Assessingstudentswriting
Learnererrorsanderroranalysis
Krashensviewsonlanguagelearningand
teaching.
Languagelearningstrategies
TeachingEnglishtoadvancedlearners
TeachingEnglishtobeginners.
Culturalinfluencesonlearningbehaviour
andexpectation:AChinesecontext(or
Vietnamese,German,Japaneseetc)
ChildlearnersandadultlearnersinTESOL:
similaritiesanddifferences.
DifferencesbetweenteachingEnglishand
teachingaboutEnglish.
Translationasateachingapproach:
strengthsandweaknesses;
Biologicalfactorsinsecondlanguage
learning;
CommercialisminTESOL.
ESG718CurriculumandsyllabusinTESOL
Mode: Distance/offcampus or oncampus
flexiblemode
Semesters:1,2.and3
Unitcoordinator:Dr.ThaoL
This unit deals with the following
aspects/issues:
Thequestionofcontent:whattoteach?;
Learningstyles;
Independentlearners;
Socioculturalfactorsaffectingcurriculum
andsyllabusdesign;
Teachinglistening,speaking,readingand
writing;
Approach,designandprocedure;
ComputersandTESOL
Teachingandlearningresources;and
Evaluation.
Note: You dont need to cover all the
contents mentioned for each unit, they are
there to give you some ideas about the
units and of course there is some
overlappingofcontentsamongunits.
SuggestedTopicsforAssignments
You may want to choose the following
suggested topics for your assignments
(please note that topics suggested in other
TESOL units can be chosen too as there are
overlappingtopicsandissues:
Learningstyles:someconsiderationfor
TESOL;
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TeachinglisteninginTESOL:theoryand
practice;
TeachingwritinginTESOL:theoryand
practice;
TeachingreadinginTESOL:theoryand
practice;
TeachingpronunciationinTESOL:theory
andpractice;
TeachingconversationinTESOL:theory
andpractice;
Effectiveuseofteachingandlearning
resourcesinTESOL;
CollaborativelearninginTESOL;
Reflectiveteaching
Evaluationoftextbooks
Planninglessons
Contentbasedsyllabuses
NotionalFunctionalsyllabuses
Taskbasedsyllabuses
Teachinglisteningtoadvancedlearners
ConstructivisminTESOL
Teachingwriting:Theoryandpractice
Teachingreading:Theoryandpractice
Teachingvocabulary
LexicalapproachinTESOL
Communicativelanguageteaching
Pedagogicalgrammar
TheconceptLearnercentredcurriculumin
TESOL;
Studentassignments:whatrolesdothey
playinteachingandlearning?
ESG719CurriculumissuesinTESOL
Mode: Distance/offcampus or oncampus
flexiblemode
Semesters:1,2.and3
Unitcoordinator:Dr.ThaoL
This unit deals with the following
aspects/issues:
Curriculum:theoryandpractice;
Transmissionmodelofteaching;
Learnercentredcurriculum;
Constructivisminsecondlanguage
teaching;
Theroleofgrammarinlanguageteaching
andlearning;
Theoriesofsecondlanguagelearning;
Approachestosecondlanguageteaching;
Translationandinterpreting;
Motivationinlanguagelearning
Classroommanagement
NeedsAnalysis
Culturalshocksinteachingandlearning
ComputerAssistedLanguageLearning
(CALL).
Assessmentissues.
Note: You dont need to cover all the
contents mentioned for each unit, they are
there to give you some ideas about the
units and of course there is some
overlappingofcontentsamongunits.
SuggestedTopicsforAssignments
You may want to choose the following
suggested topics for your assignments
(please note that topics suggested in other
TESOL units can be chosen too as there are
overlappingtopicsandissues:
Therelationshipbetweencurriculumand
thecultureofthelearnersinTESOL;
TheconceptLearnercentredcurriculumin
TESOL;
Thepowerrelationshipbetweenteachers
andlearnersinaTESOLcontext;
Socioculturalconsiderationincurriculum
development;
Differencesbetweenapproachand
perspectiveinTESOL;
Differencesbetweentestingand
assessmentinTESOL;
TheroleofinteractioninTESOL;
Howtomotivatelanguagelearners?
AreAsianstudentspassivelearners?
Howtocreateaninteractiveclassroom?
Theimportanceoffeedbackinlearning
Teachingforlearningversusteachingfor
examination:aJapanesecontext(or
Chinese,Koreanetc.)
WhatisNeedsAnalysis?Implicationsfor
TESOL
Teachingconversation:principlesand
strategies
Emailandchat:someimplicationsfor
TESOL
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Grammar:doesithavearoletoplayin
TESOL?
HowtotreatlearnerserrorsinTESOL?
Errorsarewindowsofthelearningprocess.
Peerassessment
Teachingpassivelearnerstobecome
independentlearners
Usingconstructivismindesigningacourse.
Problemsofadoptingconstructivismin
languageteachinginChina(orVietnam,
Laos,Indonesiaetc.)
Teachingwriting:Theoryintopractice
Culturalshocksofforeignlanguage
teachersinKorea(orGermany,Japan)
Culturalshocksofstudentsinaforeign
country
ThelanguageoftheInternetand
implicationsforTESOL
Confucianismanditsinfluenceineducation
inKorea(orChina).
Constructivismandbehaviourism:Dothey
worktogetherinTESOL?
EvaluationofaTESOLprogram;
EvaluationofaTESOLtest.
Theroleoftranslationinteachingand
learning.
ESG720SpecialprojectinTESOL
Mode: Distance/offcampus or oncampus
flexiblemode
Semesters:1,2.and3
Unitcoordinator:Dr.PaulThrossell
Thisunitgivesyouanopportunitytocarry
out a practical project which strongly
reflects your interests in any aspect in the
broadareaof language education.It could
be based on a case study (eg. a migrant
learning English, an international student
coping with linguistic problems at a
university).Theprojectcouldalsobebased
on a construction of a language software
package or a video as seen in open
learning TV show, implementation of a
program, and evaluation of a teaching
program. It may be an analysis of a
language teaching discourse or a
conversationalanalysis.
Assessment:Projectreport5000words.
ESG721Languageandcommunication
Mode: Distance/offcampus or oncampus
flexiblemode
Semesters:1,2.and3
Unitcoordinator:Dr.PaulThrossell
This unit deals with the following
aspects/issues:
Communicationasaprocess;
Transmissionandinteractionmodels;
Interpersonalcommunication;
Interculturalcommunication;
Communicativestrategies;
Nonverbalcommunication
Metaphorsandfiguresofspeech
Communicationandconflictresolution;
Cognitiveandaffectiveaspectsof
communication;
Languageasasystem;
Languageacquisition;
Codeswitching
Languageofemotion
Miscommunication
Communicationbarriers
Whatiseffectivecommunication?
Whatisforeigntalk?
Signlanguageasasystem
Firstandsecondlanguagelearning;and
Literacydevelopment.
Note: You dont need to cover all the
contents mentioned for each unit, they are
there to give you some ideas about the
units and of course there is some
overlappingofcontentsamongunits.
SuggestedTopicsforAssignments
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You may want to choose the following
suggested topics for your assignments
(please note that topics suggested in other
TESOL units can be chosen too as there are
overlappingtopicsandissues:
Interpersonalcommunicationand
implicationsforTESOL;
Miscommunicationandimplicationsfor
TESOL
Theconceptcommunicativecompetence;
Promotingcommunicativeinteractionina
TESOLclassroom;
Linguisticawareness;
Therelationshipbetweenlanguageand
thought;
Theconceptmotherese;
Learningisameaningmakingprocess;
Thelimitofourwordsisthelimitofour
world;
Thelanguageofemotion;
Foreigntalk:rationale,characteristicsand
strategies
Theconceptaccentanditsimplicationsin
TESOL;
Communicationisaninteractiveprocess;
Communicativestrategies;
Affectiveaspectsofcommunication
Communicationbreakdowndueto
interculturalmisunderstanding
Emotionalintelligenceincommunication
Wordsandmeaningsindifferentcultures
Ecommunication
Humouracrosscultures
Interview:formandfunction
Theroleofcommunicationinconflict
resolutionandimplicationsforTESOL;
HumouranditsroleinTESOL.
ESG722Languagelearningforspecificpurposes
Mode: Distance/offcampus or oncampus
flexiblemode
Semesters:1,2.and3
Unitcoordinator:Dr.PaulThrossell
This unit deals with the following
aspects/issues:
Theconceptofcontextinlanguage
learning;
BusinessEnglish
Whatisjargon?
AcademicEnglish
Receptiveandexpressivelanguage
LetterwritingandimplicationsforTESOL
Languageofthemassmedia
Classroomasalearningenvironment;
ForeignlanguagelearningandLOTE;
Secondlanguagelearninginchildhood;
Secondlanguagelearninginadulthood;
and
Englishfordifferentspecificpurposes.
Note: You dont need to cover all the
contents mentioned for each unit, they are
there to give you some ideas about the
units and of course there is some
overlappingofcontentsamongunits.
SuggestedTopicsforAssignments
You may want to choose the following
suggested topics for your assignments
(please note that topics suggested in other
TESOL units can be chosen too as there are
overlappingtopicsandissues:
EnglishforSpecialPurposes(ESP):Theory
andpractice.
EnglishforAcademicPurposes(EAP):
conceptsandissues
TeachingEnglishtorefugees(or
tourists/engineers/healthworkers/army
officersetc.)
TeachinggenresinESP;
NeedsAnalysisanditsimplicationsfor
TESOL;
Issuesincurriculumandsyllabusdesign
forESP;
GrammarandESP
ESPandlearningexperiences;
UsingnewspapersinEnglishteaching
Themassmediaasateachingresources
Languageandtourism
Plagiarismineducation
GenresandESP
TeachingBusinessEnglish
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IELTSandEAP
DesigninganESPcourse:Theoryinto
practice
AreviewofdifferentESPprograms
Englishteachingindifferentacademic
programs
Teachingreportgenre
UseofresourcesforESP;
TherelationshipbetweenEnglishfor
generalpurposesandEnglishforspecial
purposes.
Englishasagloballanguage

ApplicationandEnrolment
Pleasenotethatthepreferredmethodofapplicationisbyweb.Seeinformationat:
ForInternationalstudents:www.international.utas.edu.au/(TheInternationalServicewillhandleyour
application)
ForAustralianandNZstudents:http://student.admin.utas.edu.au/admissions/
Pleasenotethatyouneedtolodgeanewapplicationforundertakinganewcourse.Forexample,whenyou
havecompletedtheGraduateCertificatecourseandwanttoundertaketheM.Edcourse,youneedtoapplyfor
admissionintotheM.Ed.
Coursecodes:
GraduateCertificateofEducation
E5E(forallAustralianstudents;andinternationalstudentsoncampus)
E0B(forInternationalstudentsoffcampusorDistancemode)

MasterofEducation
E7E(forallAustralianstudents;andinternationalstudentsoncampus)
E0B(forInternationalstudentsoffcampusorDistancemode)

PleaseindicateTESOLasyourspecialisation/major.

TheRegistrarwilladviseyouwhetheryourapplicationissuccessfulornot.Ifitissuccessful,anenrolmentform
willbeenclosed.
Whenyoucompletedtheenrolmentform,pleasechoosethefollowingcodes:
o Attendance:Intforinternalmode;Dfordistance
o StudyCentre:Lforstudycentre.(i.e.Launceston)
Enrolment:Fulltimestudentsareexpectedtoenrolin4unitsperSemester.Parttimestudentsshouldenrol
in 2 units per Semester. Please note that the term course denotes a program (e.g. Graduate Certificate
course,M.Edcourse,M.EdwithHonourscourse).Eachcourseconsistsofanumberofunits.

NoteforprospectiveInternationalstudents:
PleasenotethatonceyouhavedecidedthenumberofunitsyouwillstudyinaSemester,youshouldreturn
yourAcceptanceformandpaymenttoInternationalService.YouwillthenreceiveaformalEnrolmentFormfor
theSemesteroryear.Itisonthisformthatyouwillberequiredtolisttheunitsyouwillbestudying.
OurWebSitesandContacts

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StudentAdministrationforAustralianand
NewZealandstudents:
http://student.admin.utas.edu.au/admissions/
Email: Student.admin@utas.edu.au
Fees.unit@utas.edu.au
graduation@utas.edu.au

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(oftheUniversityofTasmania):
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FacultyofEducation:
Phone:+61363243265
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TESOLCoordinator
Name:DrThaoLe
ThaoLesWebsite:
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Email:Thao.Le@utas.edu.au

PostgraduateCourseworkProgramCoordinator
Name:AssociateProfessorGeraldineCastleton
Phone:+61364304516
Email:Geraldine.Castleton@utas.edu.au
TeachingStaff
DrPaulThrossellPaul.Throssell@utas.edu.au
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PostalAddress:
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OnLineJournal:
OurOnlineJournal:Language,SocietyandCulture
http://www.educ.utas.edu.au/users/tle/JOURNAL/
Thisisourownjournal.PleasehavealookandI
hopeseveralarticlesherecouldbeofinterestto
you.

SemestersandAssignmentDueDates
Semester3SummerSemester
Startdate 05January2009
Finishdate 13March2009
o Firstassignmentsubmission:06February
o FinalAssignmentisdue:13March

Semester1
Startdate 23February2009
MidSemesterBreak/Easterholiday:916April2009(Staffarenotavailable)
Finishdate29May2009
o Firstassignmentsubmission:17April
o FinalAssignmentisdue:29May.

Semester2
Startdate 13July2009
MidSemesterBreak/Springholiday:31August7September2008(Staffarenotavailable)
Finishdate 16October2009
o Firstassignmentsubmission:11September
o Finalassignment:16October

Importantnotes:
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Inconsultationwithyourlecturer,youmaycompleteonemajorassignmentcoveringthetotalloadforaunit,
ratherthantwoassignments.Ifthisisthecasethelastdateappliesastheduedate.
TheTESOLCD
PleasenotethatTheTESOLCDistheonlystudyresourcewesendtoyouforyourstudywithus.Pleasecontact
ThaoLfortheTESOLCDwhenyouhavebeenacceptedintothecourseandhavedecidedtoacceptthe
admissionoffer.PleaseensurethatyouraddressiscorrectintheeStudentCentre
http://www.utas.edu.au/students/index.htmlwhereyoumanageyourenrolmentandotherpersonaldetails.

Therearemanyrecommendedpapersandarticles(freeaccessfromtheWeb)ontheTESOLCDforyoutoread.
Pleasenotethatthoughpapers/articlesmaybeorientatedtowardspecifictopics,theymaybeusefulforother
topics.Ouradviceisthatyoumayhaveaquicklookatthepapers/articlesfirstandlaterpickouttheoneswhich
areofinteresttoyouandtheissuesraisedhereandthereinvariouspaperscanbethetopicsofyour
assignments.

TheTESOLCDincludesmajorfolderswhichconsistofsmallthemeandsubthemefolders(arrangedina
hierarchicalfolderstructure).

Folder:AAAReadthisfirstplease.
- Courseguidesandinformation
- BasicTESOLknowledgeforallstudents:
.Foundationreadings
.ThaoLe:introductiontolinguisticsandTESOL
.ThaoLe:undergraduatelecturenotes
- Assignmentsamplesofformerstudents:
.Essaysamples
.Journalreviewsamples
.Reflectivejournalsamples
.Assessmentreportsamples
Folder:Readingthemesandtopics:approximatelyover100webbasedpapers/articles
- Languageandlinguisticsthemes
- Learningandteachingthemes
- FreeInternetJournals
- Miscellaneoustopics
Folder:Researchreadings
- Researchinappliedlinguistics/TESOL
- Researchmethodology
Hintsonhowtostartyourstudyanddifferentpathways

Howtostartandenjoyyourstudyatthesametime:
- Readthecontentsofeachunit.
- Readtherecommendedwebbasedarticlesgivenforeachunit.
- HaveaquicklookatourWebbasedreadingsintheResourceSectionofthecourseware.
- Pickouttherelevantarticles/textswhichareofinteresttoyouandrelevanttoyourunits.
- Considerthesuggestedtopicsforassignmentsgivenforeachunit(inthecourseware)
- Identify the issues, topics, or aspects, which you would like to focus on and will develop into
assignments.
- Youmayfollowupwithotherreadingselsewhere.
- Discuss preliminary ideas about topics and issues you would like to do for your assignments with the
unitlecturer,thensendhis/herabriefnoteaboutyourintentionandplanforassignments.

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Differentpathways
Manyofourstudentscomefromdifferentbackgroundsandhavedifferentinterestsandexperiences.
Somehaveaprofoundlinguisticsbackgroundwhileothershavegreatknowledgeandinterestincertainaspects
oflanguageandTESOL.Itisbettertogivethemflexibilitytoselectthetopicsandfocuswhichsuittheirinterest
anddevelopmentalpathway.
Thusthereareanumberofwaysstudentscanchoosetoworkouttheirstudiesandpathwaysindividually.
Returning to study after such a long break was made all the more enjoyable by having the flexibility that you
offer. I must admit that initially I was apprehensive about the new approach and all that flexibility, for me who
hadsolittleforsomanyyearsinarigideducationalsystem,itwasfrightening.IfeelthatIwantedmoreready
madeinstruction,butsoonIfoundmylearningfeetandnowIdontwanttostopwalking!!!(Formerstudent
fromSouthAfrica).

WAY1:
OpentheTESOLProgramInformationfolderintheCD.
Lookattheunitthatyouenrolin.
Lookatthecontenttopics
Lookatthesuggestedassignmentstopics

Chooseacoupleofcontenttopicsorsuggestedassignmenttopicswhichyouareinterestedinandwantto
developthemintoyourassignments.
Searchforreadingswhichdealwiththosechosetopics(fromtheCD,Googlesearch,journals,books)
Developtheassignment(s)onthebasisofyourreading,knowledgeandinterest.
Discussthemwithyourunitlecturer(ifyouwish).

WAY2:
OpentheTESOLProgramInformationfolderintheCD.
Lookattheunitthatyouenrolin.
Lookatthecontenttopics
Lookatthesuggestedassignmentstopics

Workoutatopicortopicswhichareslightlydifferentfromthecontenttopicsandthesuggestedassignment
topics.
Searchforreadingswhichdealwiththosechosentopics(fromtheCD,Googlesearch,journals,books)
Developtheassignment(s)onthebasisofyourreading,knowledgeandinterest.
Discussthemwithyourunitlecturer(ifyouwish).

WAY3:
OpentheTESOLProgramInformationfolderintheCD.
Lookattheunitthatyouenrolandotherunitsthatyoudonotenrolin
Lookatthecontenttopics
Lookatthesuggestedassignmentstopics

ThereareacoupleoftopicsthatyouareinterestedinbuttheyareNOTinyourenrolledunits.
Itisacceptablethatyoucandoyourassignmentsonthosetopicsasfarastheyreflectyourinterest.Donot
worryaboutpickingtopicsfromotherunits.
Searchforreadingswhichdealwiththosechosentopics(fromtheCD,Googlesearch,journals,books)
Developtheassignment(s)onthebasisofyourreading,knowledgeandinterest.
Discussthemwithyourunitlecturer(ifyouwish).

WAY4:
Youareundertakingsomeinterestingworkorprojectatyourschoolandwanttodevelopintoanessay,major
assignment,projectetc.
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Discussthemwithyourunitlecturer.
Developtheassignments

WAY5:
Youhavealreadyhadsomethinginmindtowriteabout(e.g.acoupleoftopics).
Discussthemwithyourunitlecturer.
Developtheassignments.

WAY6:
Youhavealreadywrittenadocument,conferencepaper,projectandwanttosubmititasanassignment.
Pleasediscussitwithyourunitlecturer.

Assignments
TypesofAssignment
Generally, each unit requires you to complete assignments, totaling 5000 words (this does not include
quotations and list of references). There are various ways to meet this requirement. The most important
thing is that your assignments should be based upon your interest, personal experiences, and resource
availability. Your assignments must relate to the contents of your unit although some units may have
overlappingissues.
ThemaximummarksforallassignmentssubmittedoneweeklateaftertheduedateisatCreditgrade(CR).
Therearedifferentassignmentcategories:
1.Essay:Anessaytopicischosenbyyou,approximately3000words(70%).
2.NonEssay:Chooseonlyoneofthefollowingthreecategories(30%).
2a)Areviewpaper,approximately2000wordsonanarticleorbookchapter.Dependingonthenatureof
the unit that you undertake, you should choose an article/chapter for your review paper from
interestingbooksoracademicjournals(orourrecommendedreadings).Thereviewshouldreflectyour
criticalthinkingandreadingbackground.
2b)Areportonapracticalwork:Awrittenreportonapracticalwork:approximately2000words.Thismay
bebasedonyourobservationofaclassroom,reviewofaprogram,conferencethatyouattended,casestudy
ofachild,reflectiononateaching/learningexperience,productionofcomputersoftwareorteaching
packagesetc.
2c)Journal:Thejournalcanbeinadiaryformwhichreflectsyourcriticalviews(thinkingandfeeling)on
variouspoints,issuesortopicsinabroadfieldoflanguageeducationthatyoupersonallyfindinterestingin
yourdailylife.Forinstance,youwanttowritesomething(ashortparagraphorthreepages)onanissueraised
inabook,seminar,TVprogram,newspaper,discussionwithanexpert,reflectiononapersonalorpublic
event,shortobservationofaninteraction,jokeoradvertisement,etc.Youdontneedtowriteitinaformal
style.Thejournalthereforeisanaccumulationofmanydifferentthingswhicharemeaningfultoyouandare
intellectuallystimulating.Thisassignmentallowsyoutofeelfreetoexploreissueswhichshape(y)ourlearning
andlivingandwhichmeanagreatdealtoyouasateacherorlearner.Italsogivesyouachancetobeinvolved
innarrativeconstructionandnarrativeanalysis.
Duetothefreenatureofajournalwhichisdifferentfromformalwriting(suchasessay,review,andreport),
assessmentofthejournalassignmentnormallyreceiveCRasacommongrade.Thelengthofthejournalshouldbe6
to10pages(font12,singlespace).Thejournalshouldnotbejustaseriesofpasteventsorstories.Itshould
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includedeepreflectiononyourpersonalexperiencesinrelationtolanguage,communication,culture,society,
teachingandlearning.Youdontneedtoincludereferencesasyoudoforanacademicessayorreport.

Importantnote:Insteadoffollowingthestandardwaygivenabove,studentscanchoosetodoonlyonemajor
essay(approximately5000words)foreachunit.Thustheydoonlyonemajorassignmentforthewholeunit
insteadoftwoassignments(i.e.anessayandanonessay)andtheduedateisthesecondone(laterinthe
Semester).

EssayTips
Beforesubmittingyouressay,doonefinalcheck:
1Istheaimofyouressayclearanddoesitshowthatyouhaveunderstoodthetask?
2. Doesthebodyoftheessaysupporttheaim?
3. Dothereferencessupportyourarguments?
4. Haveyouincludedareferencelist?
5. Doeseveryparagraphrelatetoyourargument?
6. Dotheparagraphsfollowalogicalorder?
7. Haveyouwrittenaconclusionordoestheessayjuststopsuddenlyorfadeaway?
8. Haveyousummedupthemostimportantpointsmadeinthebodyoftheessay?
9. Haveyoucheckedspellingandgrammar?
yesinessaywriting!
Trytomakealltheparagraphshangwelltogetherinanessay(notjustdifferentpatches!)
Useanintroductiontointroducethetopic(andperhapstooutlinewhatissuesyouressaydealswith),
butavoidarguingaboutaconceptorissueinyourintroduction.
Usesignpoststatementsinyourparagraphstogivereadersasenseofdirectionwhereyouareand
whereyouareheadinginyourdiscussion.e.g.
Inhasbeenpointedoutinthepreviousdiscussionthatlanguagehasanimpactonsocialization.Itisessentialto
examinedifferentstrategiesthatteachersusetoimprovechildrenssociolinguisticawareness.
Alternativelyusearhetoricalquestiontointroduceanissueinyourdiscussion.e.g.Whatstrategiesdo
teachersusetoimprovechildrenssociolinguisticawareness?
noinessaywriting!
Dontusedictionarydefinitions.E.g.ThePenguindictionarydefineslanguageas...Itisbettertouse
definitionsofwritersastheirdefinitionsreflecttheirtheoreticalperspectives.Abehaviouristdefines
languagequitedifferentlyfromalinguist.Aneconomistdefineseducationdifferentlyfromthatofa
philosopher.
*DontuseinformalEnglishorcolloquialisms.e.g.
Educatorstalkalotaboutculturalissues.(Educatorsdiscussagreatdealaboutculturalissues);
Ithinkitisnotrighttocondemnteachersopenly.(Ithinkitisnotconstructivetocondemnteachersopenly)
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Dontusecontractionssuchasisnt,its,cant,theyre,Im.
Donthavesomanyshortparagraphsasashortparagraphdoesnotaccommodateacomprehensive
discussionofanaspectorissue.
Dontsaythingswhichyoucannotsupportwithevidence.e.g.
Teachersnowadaysdonotteachproperly.
Dontusequotationswhichareordinaryorjustcommonsense.e.g.
Weuselanguageeveryday.Languagehelpsustocommunicatewithotherpeople.Languageisveryimportant
inourworld(Everyoneknowsthis!)
Dontrefertothesameauthororpublicationrepeatedly.Itgivestheimpressionthatthisistheonly
bookthatyoureadforyouressay.Thus,theessayisveryderivative.
Dontjustciteauthorsstatementsorviewswithoutcommentingonthem(inaway,youjustifywhy
youusethemintheessay,notjusttofillupthepageswithotherpeoplesviews).e.g.
AccordingtoX,languageis..
AccordingtoY,languageis
AccordingtoZ,languageis
Dontjustquoteonlyauthorsthatyouagreewith.Sometimes,itisstimulatingforreadersifyouquote
someonewithacontroversial/provocativestatement.e.g.
Fonda(1998,p.12)statesthatAsiadoesnothavephilosophy.Taoismisnotaphilosophy.Itisonlyareligious
tradition.
AssignmentSubmission
Theseinstructionsexplainindetailtheexpectationsofassignmentsubmission.Pleasefollowtheseinstructions
carefully;failuretodosomayresultinarequesttoresubmitinthecorrectformat,whichmayresultinapenalty
forlatesubmission.

AllassignmentsmustbesubmittedbyemailattachmenttoPostgraduate.Assignments@educ.utas.edu.au,and
copy(cc)theemailtotherelevantUnitCoordinatornotinhardcopy.*

AllassignmentsmustbesentfromyourUTasemailaccount.*

Whenyourassignmentshavebeenreceived,anemailwillbesenttoyouwithintwoworkingdaystoconfirm
receiptofyourassignmentsandthattheattachmentcanbeopened.

PleaseuseMicrosoftWORD.doc.Otherprogramsmaynotbecompatible.

Thefirstpageofyourassignment(Usefontsize12foralltheitemsbelow)
1Yourfullname
2YourStudentIdnumber
3Youremail
4Coursecodeandcoursename(e.g.E7EMasterofEducation)
5UnitCoordinatorand/orTeacher
6UnitCodeandUnitname(e.g.ESG721LanguageandCommunication)
7Semester
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8Year
9DueDate
10Assignmenttopic
11Assignmenttype(e.g.essay,journal,report)
12Remark/note(Ifwehaveagreedoncertainthings,pleasementionthemhere.)
13TheDeclarationaswrittenbelow;

Ideclarethatallmaterialinthisassignmentismyownworkexceptwherethereisclearacknowledgementor
referencetotheworkofothersandIhavecompliedandagreedtotheUniversitystatementonPlagiarismand
AcademicIntegrityontheUniversitywebsiteatwww.utas.edu.au/plagiarism*

Pleasesendthewholeassignmentinonefile(notinseparatefiles).Yourfileshouldbenamedasinthe
followingexamples:J_Fonda721S1Y08MajorEssay.doc
(JaneFonda,unitESG721,Semester1,Year2008,MajorEssayassignment)

Example:
T_Cruise727S2Y08Journal.doc
(TomCruise,unitESG725,Semester2,Year2008,Journal)

MarkedassignmentswillbereturnedtoyourUTasemailaccountwithcommentsusingtheTrackChangestool.

*Assignmentsthatrequirethesubmissionofvisualaidswhichcannotbeautomatedpleasepostorhandyour
entireassessmentpiecetotheAddressindicatedonyourunitoutline.

Referencingformat
TheSchoolofEducationhasadoptedtheAmericanPsychologicalAssociationreferencingstyleasarequirement
forassignmentsinitscourses.
AmericanPsychologicalAssociation.(2001).PublicationmanualoftheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation(5thed.).
Washington,DC:Author.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/print/research/r_apa.html

Students mayfind itusefulto useEndnotesoftwareto assist inmanagingtheirreferencesand inpreparation of

theirdissertation.Thisprogramisavailabletodownloadfromwww.utas.edu.au>Library>EndNote

Assessment
AssessmentCriteria

1.Indicationofthedepthofknowledgeandunderstandingoftheselectedtopic
()Excellent;()Verygood;()Good;()Satisfactory;()poor

2.Abilitytointegrateinformationobtainedfromvarioussourcesintoaunitedandcoherentwhole.
()Excellent;()Verygood;()Good;()Satisfactory;()poor

3.Abilitytoexamineconceptsandissuescriticallyandcreatively
()Excellent;()Verygood;()Good;()Satisfactory;()poor

4.Evidenceofcomprehensivereadingbackground
()Excellent;()Verygood;()Good;()Satisfactory;()poor

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5.Fluencyofwrittenexpressionandadherencetoacademicwriting
()Excellent;()Verygood;()Good;()Satisfactory;()poor

AtourUniversity,assessmentgradesareasfollows:

049%=NN(Fail)
5059%=PP(Pass)generallyitisafinepieceofwork,moststudentstendtobeinthiscategory.
6069%=CR(Credit)Averygoodpieceofwork.
7079%=DN(Distinction)Outstanding,about10%ofstudentsnormallyreachthislevel
80100%=HD(HighDistinction)Exceptional,around5%studentsachievethis.
TheFacultyofEducationspecifiesthatatleast50%ofstudentsfinalmarksshouldbeunder60.
Note:Thecriteriaforspecificareasoftheessayaremerelygivenasaguidetothestudent.Overallassessmentoftheessay
hasadeeperfocusasitlooksattheessayinamorewholisticmanner.Thismightincludetheextenttowhichtheessay
completeswhatitsetouttodo,fluency,cohesiveness,depthofdiscussiononthetopic,introductionandconclusionetc.The
AustralianeducationalsystemismoresimilartotheBritishsystemthanthenorthernAmericancounterparts.Thus,PP
andCRshouldbeseenasaverygoodachievement.

Forthosewhoundertakethejournal/reflectionasanonessayassignment,thenormalgradegivenisPPorCR
becausejournalsreflectPERSONALfeelingsandthoughtsanditisratherhard,ifnotimpossible,tograde
journalwriting.Inthepastourstudentswhoacceptedthisviewtendedtotreatthegradedresultsrelatively.The
flexibility,enthusiasmandinspirationaretheirmainmotivations.

Fornewstudents,ifyouwouldliketohavesamplesofassignmentssubmittedbyformerstudents,pleaseletme
know.

Seminars&Conferences
Youareencouragedtoattendseminarsandconferencesheldinyourregionorinternationally.Thiswillreduce
yourassignmentload(dependingonthedegreeofyourparticipation).Ifyoujustattendonly,youmaywantto
writeareportoninterestingideasandissuesdealtwithattheconference.Thisisenoughfortherequirementof
aunit.Ifyoualsopresentapaper(withwrittentextasanessay),itcouldbecountedmorefavourably.Thebest
thingistodiscussthiswithyourunitlecturerasdifferentstudentsinvolvedifferentcases.Anumberofour
studentshavedonejointpaperswiththeirlecturers.Ifyouareinterested,wecanexplorethistoo.

AsampleoftalkbetweenastudentandThao

DearThao,

Yes...itmayseemasthoughIhadslidofthefaceoftheearthanddisappearedbutitsfortunatelynotthecase!!
Ivebeenreading,reading,readingH.D.Brown,variousbooksbyNunan,PennyUr,variousarticlesand
essays,ScottThornburysUncoveringGrammar.Icouldreadforeveronthesubject,quitehonestly,buttrying
toputallmythoughtsandideasintocoherentformissodifficult.InowreallynoticethatIvebeenawayfrom
academiclifeforsolong.Atuniversity,becauseIstudiedlanguages,Ihadtoproduceanessayeveryweekor
everysecondweekIwaslikeanessaymachine.Rightnow,Imstrugglingtoputthoughtsinalogicalorder
andIkeepaskingmyself:Whatisitthatyouwanttosay??
IstartedtokeepajournalaspartoftheprocessandIsurprisinglyfindthatmyideasarealotbetterstructured
inthisIwonderifImjustallowingmyselftobeoverwhelmedbythethoughtof*WritingAnEssay*?Doother
studentshaveproblemsstarting,too?Iseemtostartplottinganessayplanandthengetstuck
Inanycase,thisiswhereIamsofar.IwantedtostartwithKnowledgeofEnglishgrammarinlearningEnglish
asasecondlanguagefromESG17andthenitkindofmutatedintoTheconceptofcommunicativecompetence
fromESG21.IchosethistopicbecauseIaminterestedinthewayteachersandstudentsviewgrammar.
Linguistsoftenseegrammarasbeingallimportant,theheartoflanguageandwhatnot;whereasstudents
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becauseperhapsofpreviousbadexperienceswithlanguagelearningseegrammarasunavoidablebutnot
necessarilyconnectedtocommunication.IveoftenhadstudentssayIdontwanttolearngrammar,Iwantto
learntospeak!asthoughcommunicationwerepossiblewithoutlearninghowtoformsentencesine.g.thepast
tense.
Idliketolookat
WhatweconsidertobeknowledgeofgrammarIthinkthattherearevariouswaysofdefininghowwe
knowalanguage,e.g.Wongsideaofdeclarativeknowledgev.proceduralknowledge
IminterestedinthisgapbetweenwhatastudentknowsOFthegrammarandwhatthestudentsknowsABOUT
thegrammarandwhatinfluencesthestudentschoiceinspontaneousspeech.Inotherwords,thephenomenon
ofthestudentwho,afterweeksofpracticesinforexampletheSimplePastgreetstheteacheronthecorridor
withHey,howareyou?Whatdoyoudoyesterday?!!
IdliketoexaminethenecessityoffluencyANDaccuracyactivitiesinlanguagelearning,becauseIthinkthat
Nunan(lotsofnamedroppinghere,sorrybutitsveryexcitingtohavethoughtaboutsomethingforawhile
andthenseethesameideaexpressedsuccinctlybysomeguru!)isrightwhenhesaysthatamixtureofboth
inacommunicativeclassroomisthewaytowardssuccessfullanguagelearning.Ithinkbasedonmyown
experiencewithGermanthatamixtureofbothiswhatisneededinreallife.Astudentneedsacertain
automation,i.e.thatherecogniseswithoutactivethoughtthatIspokeisbetterthanIspeakedbutalso
requirestheskillslearnedinthefluencyactivitieswhatBrown,Nunan,etalrefertoasthetraitsofagood
languagelearner.
PerhapswhathasgivenmemosttothinkaboutisNewarksquoteinPennyUrsThePracticeofLanguage
Teaching:thestudyofgrammarassuchisneithernecessarynorsufficientforlearningthelanguage.Andthis
is,Ibelieve,connectedtothepointsabove:thatthestudyofgrammarisoftentreatedassomethingseparate
fromactuallyknowingi.e.beingabletoachievethiscommunicativecompetenceinEnglish.Ipersonally
believethatlanguagelearningisanorganicprocess,(somethingBrownandThornburyexpresswithdifferent
gardenmetaphors)Idliketoexaminetheideathat,justasachildlearnsalanguageinthisorganicway,so
doadultsandtheyconstantlyfallbackonwhattheyalreadyknowofthegrammartopropelthemforward.In
otherwords,whetherastudentknowsitornot,whathealreadyknowsorhasalreadylearnediswhathedraws
upontohelphimtodealwiththenewlanguageandstructuresheencounter.
Andthatsitsofar.Itsabitvague,Imsorry,butIhopeyoucanseesomesenseinit.AmIontherighttrackor
haveIleftthetrackcompletelyandamflounderinginthewoodssomewhere?!
IhopethiselectronicletterfindsyouwellandnottoostressedbythebeginningoftheSemesterandallthetasks
itbrings!
Bestregards,
JaneFonda

HelloJane,
Itisawonderfulmorninghere(inthemiddleofwinter)butcertainpartsofLauncestonshillyroadsarefilled
withsunlightandtheotherpartsarefullofthickfog!Iamlivinginthetoppartofthevalley.Inthiswonderful
context,IwritethisemailtoyouasIdontwantyoutowait.

Itissolovelytoreadyournote.Ienjoyedreadingit.Itgentlygivesmesomeinsightsintoyourworldof
learning.Whatanicewaytostartforbothofus!

Yes,Jane,anumberofmypostgraduatestudentsfeelthesame:notsomuchinspiredbyessaywriting,perhaps
theystarttorealizethatessayisratherrestrictiveforexpressingtheirrealthoughtsandmuchmorerestrictive
forexpressingfeelings.Theybelieveinemotionalintelligenceandthatiswhyjournalwritingappealstothem.
Forme,eachgenrehasaroletoplayinanacademicdiscoursebutwehavetobecarefulinplayingtheacademic
gameinanacademicdiscoursewhereeducationalautocratscanbeanuisanceastheywanttoreinforcetheir
ownsenseofacademicvigour/rigour.

Aboutgrammarteaching,itisacontroversialissue.Iamnotkeenabouttheideateachinggrammarforthesake
forteachinggrammar.Yoursuggestionsfortheassignmentslookquitelogicalandinteresting.Pleasegoahead
andifyouneedfurtherdiscussion,pleasetalktomeagain.
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YoumaywanttoreadsomethingaboutSystemicFunctionalLinguisticswhichattemptstodealwithlanguage
insocialcontext(adifferentviewongrammar),whichisdifferentfromthetraditionalgrammarwhichisvery
much(a)codeorstructureorientated(noun,pasttense,infinitive..)and(b)prescriptive(e.g.itiswrongtosay
itisme.ItshouldbeitisI.Thus,whenwediscusswhethergrammarshouldbetaught,itisrelevantto
discusswhatgrammaris,e.g.traditionalgrammar,genreetc.
.
Hallidaymentionedsomewhereabouttherelationshipbetweenlanguageandlearning:
learninglanguage
learningaboutlanguage
learningthroughlanguage

Inthepastwetendedtofocussomuchongrammarinlearningaboutlanguageanditisobviousthatwecan
includesomanyotherinterestingaspectsandfeaturessuchaswordswiththeirculturalmeaning(e.g.family,
teachers,addressing),howtogiveandtakecompliments(itisnowreferredtoaspragmatics).

Itisinterestingtoexplorethisinthecontextofyourassignmentsifyoulike.

NowImustlookoutattherivertoseethesunwakeningitup!(Myofficeisonthetopfloorofthebuilding
overlookingtheriver)

Tillwetalkagain,cheersandtakecare.
Thao

OurTESOLNEWS
IneachSemester,weissueTESOLNEWS,.ThemainaimsofTESOLNEWSare:

To create an atmosphere of sharing and caring in which we share our thoughts and feelings as
membersofaTESOLfamily.
To tell students and friends about TESOL activities such as conference, research, and curriculum
issues.

EachissueofTESOLNewshasthefollowingcomponents
Greetingsfromtheeditors.
News
Researchreport
Postcards(mainlyfromstudentsemailssharingabouttheirworld)
PleasesendusapostcardforthenextTESOLNews.Itisgreattoincludephotostoo.
RecommendedReadings

Language,SocietyandCulture(ThaoLesJournal)
http://www.educ.utas.edu.au/users/tle/JOURNAL/

TheInternetTESLJournal
http://iteslj.org/

ASIANEFLJournal
http://www.asianefljournal.com/index.php
JournalofInterculturalCommunication
http://www.immi.se/intercultural/

TheMalaysianJournalofELTResearch
http://www.melta.org.my/modules/tinycontent/ind
ex.php?op=edit&id=44

TheQualitativeReport
http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/Editorial/editstm.ht
ml

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ConferenceProceedings:
Conferenceorganisersoftenpublishtheir
conferenceproceedingswhichincludeabstractsand
fullpapers.Someconferenceproceedingsarevery
broadandincludethousandsofpaperswith
differenttopics.Thusyouneedtolookthroughthe
abstractstofindoutwhetherapaperisrelevantor
usefultoyouornot.

TESOL/language/linguisticsareas
JapanAssociationforLanguageTeaching:
ConferenceProceedings
http://jaltpublications.org/proceedings/

SecondandForeignLanguageTeachingand
Research
http://www.readingmatrix.com/onlineconference/co
nf_proceedings.html

Languages,LinguisticsandAreaStudies
http://www.llas.ac.uk/resources/conference2002.asp
x

ProceedingsoftheCATESOLStateConference,
2005
http://www.catesol.org/2005proceedingslist.html

PapersandPresentationsAvailableOnline
(JournalArticles,Proceedings,Workshops,Book
Chapters,etc.)
http://www.contentenglish.org/papers.html

Educationareas
AustralianAssociationofResearchinEducation
(AARE):Conferenceproceedings
http://www.aare.edu.au/confpap.htm

AustralianTeacherEducationAssociation
http://www.atea.edu.au/ConfPapers/2006/2006confe
rence.htm

EvaluationandAssessmentconferenceCurtin
University
http://lsn.curtin.edu.au/eac2006/abstracts.html

TheProceedingsofthe32ndStanfordChild
LanguageResearchForumEveV.Clark,editor.
http://csli
publications.stanford.edu/CLRF/2002/CLRF2002
title.html

AustralianITandtertiaryteaching
http://www.ascilite.org.au/conferences/sydney06/pr
oceeding/onlineIndex.html

Books
Notextbooksarerequiredforcompulsory
reading.Thefollowingbooksmaybeofinterest
toyou.Thesebookscanbepurchasedonline
fromamazon.comasourstudentsarelivingin
variouspartsoftheworld:

TeachingbyPrinciples:Aninteractiveapproachto
languagelearning.DouglasBrown(Longman)

TeachingEnglishasaSecondorForeignLanguage.
MarianneCelceMurcia(Heine&Heine)
Thisbookisamongthebest!

ThePracticeofEnglishLanguageTeaching.
JeremyHarmer(Longman)

LanguageTeachingMethodology.
DavidNunan(PrenticeHall)

SecondLanguageTeachingandLearning.
DavidNunan(Heinle&HeinlePublishers)

LibraryandFlexibleLibraryServices
DistancestudentsarerecommendedtoregisterwithFlexibleLibraryServices.
http://www.utas.edu.au/library/libserv/rls/rls.html
TheFlexibleLibraryServiceisaserviceofferedbytheLibrarytoUTASstaffandstudentswhoare:
Livingorundertakingpracticalplacementmorethan40kmfromtheLauncestonandSandyBaycampuses
duringSemesteror
UndertakingstudiesorworkingattheCradleCoastCampusor
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RegisteredwiththeUniversityasastudentwithspecialneedsduetoadisability.
Servicesoffered:
requestspecificitemsfromtheLibrarycatalogueandhavethempostedtoyourdesignatedaddress.
requestarticlesorextractsfrombookstobepostedorsentasanelectronicattachmenttoyouremail.
askforhelpwhensearchingforinformation.
If the library does not hold the material needed, eligible users (Staff and Postgraduate students) can
request items through Document Delivery. The guidelines for this service are set out in the Librarys
DocumentDeliveryServiceleaflet(availableonrequest)andontheweb.
RegisteredFlexiblelibraryuserscanhaverequestedDocumentDeliveryitemspostedout.
ShouldyourequireassistanceinaccessingtheLibraryvisittheirwebsiteformoreinformationat
http://www.utas.edu.au/library/
Facultyresourcesarealsoavailableathttp://www.utas.edu.au/assignmenthelp/Resources.htm
AdditionalImportantInformation
Theinformationbelowistoassistyouinyourstudies.Pleasereaditcarefully.Weappreciateitmayappearlikea
setofrules,buttheinformationwillassistyouinpresentingassignmentsandavoidingpotentialdifficulties.
WorkloadExpectations
Dependinguponthestyleoftheunit,unitswillvaryintheamountofthatworkloadallocationspentincontact
timeandtheamounttobespentinprivatestudy.

Studentswhoexperiencedifficultymanagingtheircourseofstudycandiscussmatterswithunitcoordinatorsor
programdirectorsandhavearangeofsupportiveserviceswithintheUniversity(suchastheCounsellors,
LearningDevelopmentAdviser,CareersAdviser,DisabilityAdviser,EquityOfficer)andmaycontactthemvia
StudentServices.

http://student.admin.utas.edu.au/services/
Assessment
ThefollowingaregeneralassessmentcriteriaappliedtoallunitsofferedbytheSchool.

Studentswill:
beclearandexplicitintheiruseofterms,presentmaterialinaclear,logicalformatandattendtoaccurate
spelling,punctuation,grammar,referencingandformattingprocedures(ifanassignmentisjudgedtohavean
inappropriateleveloflanguageuse,itwillbereturnedforrewritingpriortograding);
attendtothespecifiedthemeortopicandcomplywiththesubmissiondate;
demonstrateoriginalityandcreativitywithmaterialpresentedfortheengagementofanaudience;
exhibitsomedegreeofanalysis,synthesisandevaluationofmaterialconsideredinassignments;and
provideanelectronicwordcounttoaccompanyallwrittentasks.

Notesconcerningassessment
Studentshavearighttotimelygradingandfeedbackonassessmentitems,especiallythoseassignments
importantforcarryingoutlaterassignments.
Mostunitsareassessedwithinthenormalspreadofgrades;studentsshouldnote,however,thatunit
coordinatorsdonotawardgradesbutmakerecommendationstoanexaminersmeeting,andthatmeetingmay
requirechangestothedistributionofaunitsgrades.
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Assessmentitemswhichfailarenottoberesubmittedunlesstheunitoutlinestipulatesmorethanonesitting
forthatitem;suchadditionalsittingshaveamaximumavailablegradeof50%fortheitem;theusual
procedureforresubmissionoffailedworkisviaaformalSupplementaryExamination.
Extensions
Extensionsareaformalmatterandrequestsforextensionsofmorethank1weekshouldbeappliedforusingthe
SchoolofEducationsextensionform(availablebyemailingtheProgramSupportOfficer).Thisformshould
usuallybesubmittedatleastthreedayspriortothesubmissiondate.Extensionapplicationsshouldbe
accompaniedbyamedicalcertificateorsomeotherformaldocumentationwhereappropriate.

Forrequestsofextensionslessthan1week,emailcorrespondenceandconfirmationwithyourunitcoordinator
issufficient.

Please note extensions may result in WT withheld grade being awarded and a subsequent grade change once
yourassignmenthasbeenmarked.IfyouareinyourfinalSemester,thismaydelayyourgraduationifresultsare
notfinalisedpriortokeygraduationdates.
LatePenalties
Studentsmaysubmitassignmentsbeforetheduedate(viathemeansspecifiedbytheunitcoordinator)buta
penaltywillbeappliedforsubmissionaftertheduedateunlessaformalextensionhasbeengranted.

TheunitsintheTESOLspecialisationwillawardthemaximummarkofaCredit(CR)forassignments
submittedoneweeklateaftertheduedate.

Afterthistime,ifnoassessmenthasbeenreceivedandnocorrespondence/approvalofextensionafailuregrade
(AN)willbeawarded.
Occupationalhealthandsafety(OH&S)
TheUniversityiscommittedtoprovidingasafeandsecureteachingandlearningenvironment.Inadditionto
specificrequirementsofthisunityoushouldrefertotheUniversityspolicyat:
http://www.admin.utas.edu.au/hr/ohs/pol_proc/ohs.pdf
ProfessionalandEthicalBehaviour
Aspartofyourcourseitislikelythatyouwillbeexposedtoarangeofsituationsthatrequireahighlevelof
discretionandconfidentiality.Thisisthecaseforallofyourinteractionsasastudentandyoushouldensureyour
commentsdonotidentifyspecificindividualsororganisations.Therehavebeenparticularconcernsinthepastin
formal,classbaseddebriefingordiscussionsrelatingtoPracticum.

Wherecommentsaremaderelatingtospecificindividualsororganisationstheseshouldnotberepeatedoutsideof
thediscussionordebriefingsessions.Incaseswhereyouneedtodiscussfurtheranyissuesthatrelatetospecific
individualsororganisations,youshoulddosowithamemberofacademicstaff.
Contactingacademicstaffandsupport
YoumayneedtoaccessacademicstafffromtimetotimeandtheSchoolundertakestoberesponsivetoreasonable
requests.

Distancestudentsshouldcontactthelecturerresponsiblefortheunitformattersrelatedtoacademicmattersand
theProgramSupportOfficerforadministrativematters.

TheCourseCoordinatorhasoverallresponsibilityforthecourseandshouldbecontactedforcourserelatedissues
includingdifficultiesinmanagingstudyrequirements
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Academicstaffwillmakeeveryattempttorespondtotelephonecallsandemailmessageswithintwoworking
daysduringSemesters1and2.Youneedtobeawarethatacademicstaffmaybeonapprovedleaveorundertaking
dutiesoffcampusandthiscoulddelaytheirresponsetoyou.

ArangeofUniversitywidesupportservicesisavailableincludingLearningDevelopmentAdvisers,Careers
Advisers,DisabilityAdvisers,EquityOfficersandmaycontactthemviaStudentServices.See
http://student.admin.utas.edu.au/services/andhttp://www.utas.edu.au/students/fordetails.
Plagiarism
Plagiarismisaformofcheating.Itistakingandusingsomeoneelsesthoughts,writingsorinventionsand
representingthemasyourown,forexample:
usinganauthorswordswithoutputtingtheminquotationmarksandcitingthesource;
usinganauthorsideaswithoutproperacknowledgmentandcitation;or
copyinganotherstudentswork.

Ifyouhaveanydoubtsabouthowtorefertotheworkofothersinyourassignments,pleaseconsultyour
lecturerortutorforrelevantreferencingguidelines,andtheacademicintegrityresourcesonthewebat
http://www.utas.edu.au/tl/supporting/academicintegrity/index.html.

Theintentionalcopyingofsomeoneelsesworkasonesownisaseriousoffencepunishablebypenaltiesthatmay
rangefromafineordeduction/cancellationofmarksand,inthemostseriousofcases,toexclusionfromaunit,a
courseortheUniversity.DetailsofpenaltiesthatcanbeimposedareavailableintheOrdinanceofStudent
DisciplinePart3AcademicMisconduct,seehttp://www.utas.edu.au/universitycouncil/legislation/ord9.pdf

TheUniversityreservestherighttosubmitassignmentstoplagiarismdetectionsoftware,andmightthenretain
acopyoftheassignmentonitsdatabaseforthepurposeoffutureplagiarismchecking.
Appeals
Appealsagainstgradesforassignmentsaretherightofallstudents.Firstappealshouldbemadetotheoriginal
markerwithinoneweekoftheassignmentbeingreturned.Thesecondlineofappealisthroughtheunit
coordinator.StudentswhowishtotakethematterfurthershoulddiscusstheiroptionswiththeProgramDirector.
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FrequentlyAskedQuestions

HowdoIapply?
TeachingEnglishtoSpeakersofotherLanguages
(TESOL)isaspecialisationineithertheGraduate
CertificateorMasterofEducation.Entryintothe
GraduateCertificateofEducation(TESOL)orMastersof
Education(TESOL)isavailabletograduatesofany
discipline,providedyoucansupportyourinterestin
thisareathroughpreviousworkexperience,ora
supportingstatement.

AustralianandNewZealandCitizens
AnApplicationforAdmissioncanbemadebyeither
applybyweborapplybypostandcanbeaccessedfromthe
followingwebsite
http://www.studentcentre.utas.edu.au/admissions/

InternationalStudents
ForInternationalstudents,anonlineapplicationfor
admissionformcanbefoundatthefollowingwebsite
http://www.international.utas.edu.au/static/application.
php

Ifyoudonothaveaccesstotheinternet,pleasecontact
theStudentAdministrationon1300363864or
Student.admin@utas.edu.auwhowillarrangetopostan
ApplicationforAdmissionformtoyou.Pleaseensure
youindicateifyouareadomesticorinternational
applicant.

Basedonadmissionrequirements,onceyouhave
submittedanapplicationforadmission,yourapplication
willbeassessed.Providedyourapplicationmeetsthe
admissionrequirements,aletterofofferwillbesentto
youofferingyouaplacewithinoneofourprograms.
Onceyouacceptyourofferyouwillbesentinstructions
tohelpyouenrolineachindividualunit.Unit
enrolmentinformationcanbefoundat
http://www.educ.utas.edu.au/Enrolments/

CanIstudyTESOLoffcampus?
Yes!ManyofourstudentsarecurrentlyteachingESLin
USA,Canada,Europe,Korea,HongKong,Japan,
Thailand,andTaiwan.Weencourageindependent
learning(notconformityoracademicslavery).Thus,
studentsareencouragedtoquestionacceptedideasand
challengeacademicauthoritiesandexperts.Fearand
mentalconformityshouldnotbeallowedtointerfere
withlearningandteaching.Studentsneedtosearchfor
ideasfromvarioussources(includingthemselvesasa
keyresource)towritetheirassignmentsinessays,
reports,andreflectivejournals.Theyareencouragedto
discusstheirideaswiththeirlecturergraduallyinthe
processofworkingoutthemeaningfuldirectionoftheir
assignments(nottobeonthelecturersrighttrackin
ordertogetgoodmarks).

Internationalstudentswhowishtostudyourcourseina
countryotherthanAustraliashouldapplyfortheE0B

GraduateCertificateofEducationortheE0AMasterof
Education.

CanIstudyTESOLoncampus?
Yes!Mixedmode(e.g.facetofaceseminar,regular
individualstudentlecturerconferencing,elearning)is
offeredtostudentsbasedinLaunceston.Pleasenote
thatseminarsarenotmandatorytoattend.

Wehavemanyinternationalstudentswhostudyon
campus.Internationalstudentswhowishtostudyour
courseinAustraliamustapplyfortheE7EGraduate
CertificateofEducationortheE5EMasterofEducation.
Wefindthattheinterculturalexperienceenriches
internationalstudentsEnglishlanguageand
learningskillsaswellasprovideanopportunityfor
socialinteractionwithAustralianstudentsandstaff.

AmIgivencreditformypreviousstudy?
Ifyouhavepreviouslycompletedarelevantcoursein
TESOLatanotherinstitutionyoumaywanttoapplyfor
advancedstandingcredit.Inotherwords,youmaybe
givencreditforoneortwo(andoccasionallythree)of
ourunitsandthisdependsonthenatureanddepthof
yourpreviouscourse.Thusinsteadofdoing8unitsfor
theM.Ed,youneedtoundertakeonly7or6unitsifyou
aregivencreditforyourpreviousformalstudiesatthe
postgraduatelevel.ThosewithCELTAwillbegiven
creditforoneunit.

Creditisassessedwithyouroriginalapplicationfor
admissionsopleaseensureyouprovidecertifiedcopies
ofcertificates/transcriptsasoriginalscannotbereturned.

Ifcredithasnotbeenappliedandyoubelieveyouhave
groundsforcredit;pleasefindtheUTAScredit
applicationhttp://www.postgrad.utas.edu.au/faqs.html
Inthisinstanceallapplicationsforcreditforadvanced
standingbasedonpreviousstudyorworkexperience
shouldbedirectedtotheProgramSupportOfficer.

Studentswhochoosetocontinuewiththeirstudiesfrom
theGraduateCertificateofEducationandenterthe
MasterofEducationmustreapplyforentry,however
willautomaticallybecreditedthefirstfourunitsofthe
Mastersprogram.

Howmuchdoesitcost?
AustralianandNewZealandCitizens
Commonwealthsupportedplacesareavailablewithin
thepostgraduatecourseworkprogramtoAustralianand
NZCitizensthroughtheHECSHELPscheme(NZ
citizenswillberequiredtopaythesefeesupfront).For
moreinformationonfeesorHECSHELPpleasecontact
StudentAdministrationon1300363864,viaemail,
Student.Admin@utas.edu.au,orvisittheUTASwebpage
http://www.studentcentre.utas.edu.au/fees/domestic/do
m_unit_costs.html.Alternativelyyoucanrefertothe
AustralianGovernmentswebsite
www.goingtouni.gov.auformoreinformation.

InternationalStudents
InternationalStudentsarechargeddifferentlyto
AustralianandNewZealandCitizens.Informationon
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Fees,CostsandRefundscanbefoundatURL
http://www.international.utas.edu.au/static/courseFees/i
ndex.phporbycontactingtheInternationalOfficeon
+61363243503oremail
international.admissions@utas.edu.au.

WhatcoursecodetoIapplyfor?
DomesticOffcampusStudentsandInternational
Oncampusstudents
(Oncampusoptionisnotavailabletodomestic
students)
o E5EGraduateCertificateofEducation
o E7EMasterofEducation
o E7DMasterofEducation(Honours)
Internationalstudentslivingoverseas
o E0AGraduateCertificateofEducation
Offcampus
o E0BMasterofEducationOffcampus
o E0QMasterofEducation(Honours)
Offcampus

Asadistancemodestudent,howisolatedamIfromthe
lecturerandotherstudents?
Dependingonhowmuchinteractionyouwant,email
communicationisthebestwaytostayintouch.Some
studentsemailthelecturerweekly;otherstalkwhen
theywanttodiscusssomething.Allemailswillbe
answeredpromptly.Occasionallyallstudentsreceive
emailsfromtheirlecturersharinginformationabout
theirstudiesandactivities,thereforeitisimportantthat
youuseyourUTaswebmailaccountregularly.
Assignmentsandassessments:Howaretheyconducted?
Firstofall,thereareNOtestsorexams.Generallyeach
unitrequiresyoutocompleteassignmentstotalling5000
words.Therearevariouswaysyoucanmeetthis
requirement.Themostimportantthingisthatyour
assignmentsarebasedonyourinterest,personal
experience,andresourceavailability.Trytorelateyour
assignmentstotheunit;howeverthiscanbenegotiated
ifyoursuggestedtopicsaremeaningfulandbeneficialto
yourlearningandmaynotnecessarilyliewithinthe
contextoftheunit.

IfyouattendaTESOLrelatedconference,itcouldbe
usedforyourassignment:writingacriticalreflectionor
areportontopicswhichareofinteresttoyou.Youcan
alsomakeuseoftheprogramthatyouhave
implemented.Pleaseshareyourpastandcurrent
experienceswithyourlecturerasdiscursive
communicationisanimportantpartoflearning.
Itishardtospecifyaccuratelytherateofsuccessor
failureineachunitatouruniversity.However,a(wild)
guessissomethinglikethis:

o PP(Pass5059)generallyitisafinepiece
ofwork,moststudentstendtobeinthis
categoryastheirassignmentsjustmeet
theprescribedcriteria.
o CR(Credit6069)Averygoodpieceof
work,normallyabout25percentof
studentsinthiscategory
o DN(Distinction7079):outstanding,
about10%ofstudentsnormallyatthis
level
o HD(HighDistinction80100),
exceptionaloutstanding,veryfew
studentsachievethis.

CanIhavealookatseveralassignmentsofformer
studentsinyourcoursesothatIhaveanideaabouthow
assignmentsshouldbewritten?
Yes!Anumberofstudentshaveagreedtomaketheir
assignmentsavailableforotherstudentstoread.Asa
communityorfamilyoflearners,itisimportantthatwe
share.Pleaseemailyourteacher.

IfIhavedonemorethanhalfoftheM.Edcourse(which
includesthefourunitsoftheGraduateCertificate),will
IbegrantedtheGraduateCertificate?
Unfortunatelynot.Itisbesttoapplyforadmissioninto
theGraduateCertificateinthefirstinstanceandwhen
youhavecompletedityouthenapplytodotheM.Ed
course.Youwillthenhave4moreunitstocompleteto
meetthedegreerequirementsfortheMasterof
Education.

Ifyouareinthescenariowhereyouareenrolledinthe
MasterofEducationcourseandhavecompleted4units
andneedtoexittheprogramwiththeGraduate
CertificateofEducationpleasecontacttheProgram
SupportOfficerwhowillprovideyouwiththesteps
necessarytomakethispossible.

Howlongdoesthecoursetake?
GraduateCertificateinEducationMinimum6
months,Maximum2years
MasterofEducationMinimum1year,Maximum3
years
MasterofEducation(Honours)Minimum6
months,Maximum2years
Theamountoftimerequiredtocompleteaprogramof
studyisdependentonfactorssuchastheamountoftime
youcandevotetostudy,theunitsthatyouarestudying
andtheprograminwhichyouareenrolled.Thereisa
generalexpectationof10hours/week/unit.Ifyouare
workingaswellasstudying,itisrecommendedthatyou
donotundertakeanymorethan2x12.5%unitsper
Semester.Fulltimeenrolmentis4x12.5%units.

Asadistancestudent,whataccessdoIhavetothe
Library?
Yes.Informationonremoteaccesstothelibrarycanbe
gainedfromthefollowingwebsite:
http://www.utas.edu.au/library/libserv/rls/rls.html
The Flexible Library Service is a service offered by
theLibrarytoUTASstaffandstudentswhoare:
Livingorundertakingpracticalplacementmorethan
40kmfromtheLauncestonandSandyBaycampuses
duringSemesteror
UndertakingstudiesorworkingattheCradleCoast
Campusor
RegisteredwiththeUniversityasastudentwith
specialneedsduetoadisability

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Asadistancestudent,howdoIgetmyIDcard?
IfyouareanewstudentyoucanobtainanIDcardby
sendingapassportsizephotoofyourself,certifiedon
thebackthatitisatruecopy,alongwithyourstudent
identificationnumbertotheStudentCentre,PrivateBag
1345,LauncestonTASMANIA7250,Australia.
Alternatively,youcanemail(usingyourUTasemail
account)ascannedcopyofyourpassportsizedphoto
alongwithanotherscannedcopyofanotherformof
photoID(i.e.driverslicenceorpassport)to
Student.Centre@utas.edu.au
IfyouwereenrolledandreceivedanIDcardin2008,
yourphotoisstoredonourIDsystem.Wecan
automaticallyissueyouwitha2009IDcardusingyour
oldimage.Ifyouwishtousethisoptionpleasesendan
email(usingyourUTasemailaccount)to
Student.Centre@utas.edu.aurequestingthatanIDcard
becreatedandpostedtoyou.

HowdoIaccessUniversityemail?
Whenyouacceptyourofferonlineyouwillreceive
notificationofyourusernameandpasswordwithin48
hours.StudentslogontowebmailfromURL:
http://webmail.utas.edu.au/
ItisimportanttoregularlycheckyourUniversityemail
account.MessagesfromtheUniversityandtheFaculty
willbesenttothisemailaddress.Ifyoupreferusingan
alternativeemailaccountyoucanarrangetoforward
emailsbyusingtheforward/vacationlinkinwebmail.

HowdoIgetmyResults?
HowdoIupdatemypersonaladdress?
HowdoIchangemyenrolment?
HowdoImanagemyfees?
HowdoIcheckmygraduationstatus?

Allofthesefunctionsandmorearemanagedviathe
eStudentCentreyoucanloginviatheweb
http://www.utas.edu.au/students/index.html
AtourthroughtheeStudentCentreisavailable:
http://www.studentcentre.utas.edu.au/enrolments/curre
nt_students/essteps.html
IamcurrentlyundertakingM.EdattheUniversityof
TasmaniabutnotaTESOLstudent,Iwouldliketo
enrolinacoupleofTESOLunits,isitpossible?
Yes,itispossible.However,itisimportanttotakeyour
backgroundintoconsiderationsothatyoudontfeelthe
pressureofundertakingaTESOLunitwhenyoudont
haveanyTESOLbackground.Thefollowingunitsare
thebestforyou:ESG721Languageandcommunication;
ESG716Language,cultureandsociety.

Ifyouwishtostudyunitsbutdonotwanttocountthem
towardsanaward(egGradCertEdorMEd)pleaseuse
theformNonAwardApplicationforEnrolmentfrom
thewebpage
http://www.studentcentre.utas.edu.au/enrolments/forms
_files/

HowdoIwithdrawfromunitsonceIamenrolled?
Allwithdrawalsmustbemanagedviathe
eStudentCentre.
http://www.utas.edu.au/students/index.html
ItisimportantthatstudentsareawareofWithdrawal
Datesasthedatethatyouchoosetowithdrawmay
resultinanacademicpenaltyorfinancialliability.
Thecensusdateforeachunitwillbelistedinthe
CourseandUnitHandbook.Pleaserefertothe
handbooktodeterminetheexactdate.
www.utas.edu.au>coursesandunits
Studentswillbeinvoicedbasedonthecensus
dateperiodandthefeesduedatewillbesetfor
theunitontheMondaypriortothecensusdate.
SummerSchool
SummerSchoolwillconsistofunitswhichhavea
finishdateandacensusdatefallingafter1January.
Semesters1and2
Thecensusdatesaresetatthefollowingdates:
Semester1200923March2009
Semester2200910August2009

Studentswhowithdrawafterthecensusdatedueto
specialcircumstancesmayapplyforremissionusingthe
DomesticandInternationalRemissionFormand
guidelinesavailablefrom
http://www.studentcentre.utas.edu.au/fees/forms_files/

Internationalstudentsarerequestedtocontacttheir
InternationalStudentAdvisorforguidance.

HowdoIdefermystudiesorapplyforleaveofabsence?
DomesticLeaveofAbsenceformsandInternational
LeaveofAbsenceformsareavailablefromtheStudent
Centreformsdirectory;
http://www.studentcentre.utas.edu.au/enrolments/forms
_files/
Internationalstudentsmaybegranteduptooneyear
leaveofabsence.Aleaveofabsencemayaffectyour
studentvisasoitisnecessarythatyouconsultyour
InternationalStudentAdvisorfirst.

Domesticstudentsmayalsobegranteduptooneyear
leaveofabsence.
FailuretocompleteaLeaveofAbsenceandnon
enrolmentfor1yearrequiresthatstudentsreapplyfor
theirpositioninthecourse.

WhenIgraduate,whatdoIreceiveandwhatisinit?
Dependingonwhichcourseyoutake,theformal
qualificationsinclude:GradCertEdand,MEd
(coursework)andMEd(Honours).Wordssuchas
TESOL,distance,offcampuswillNOToccuronyour
Certificate/Degree.

Yourofficialacademicrecords(whichcanbeobtained
fromtheStudentsAdministration)willspecifyyour
TESOLunitsandthegradesofassessment.Ifyou
requireaformalletterstatingthatyouspecialise/din
TESOL,youwillbeprovidedwithaletterconfirming
thatyourspecialisationisTESOL.
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WebAssistance

TheassistwithnavigationwiththeUTaswebsitethefollowingpage
displayshavebeenattached.Thesearepageswhichyoumayfinduseful
duringyourtimewithUTas.Pleasetakeyourtimetofamiliariseyourself
withtheUTaswebsitewww.utas.edu.au

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