Handbook - Oral Communication Across the Curriculum

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Overview

In this course, you will explore current theories underlying oral communication skills, focusing in particular on the learning and teaching of a second or additional language learners in schools, both locally and internationally. Topics include theoretical and practical perspectives on oral communication across the curriculum; cognitive and metacognitive processes involved in speaking and listening; issues of intelligibility and pronunciation; genres of speaking and implications for listening; learning and teaching students for whom English is a second language or dialect planning; developing oral communication tasks and activities; assessing speaking and listening in the content areas.

Conditions for Enrolment

Prerequisite: Enrolment in 8910, 8913, 8960, or 8963 OR enrolment in 8926 and 48 UOC including, EDST6760, EDST5112, and EDST5133

Delivery

Multimodal -

In-person - Standard (usually weekly or fortnightly)

Fully online - Standard (usually weekly or fortnightly)

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Course Outline

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EDST5131 Course Outline

Fees

Type	Amount
Commonwealth Supported Students (if applicable)	$516
Domestic Students	$3570
International Students	$4830

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