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Course description

In this course, pre-service teachers will develop a basic understanding of teaching students from a multilingual background, including non-standard varieties of English. Through a recognition of the linguistic funds of knowledge multilingual students bring to a classroom, the course will explore how teachers can enable students from diverse linguistic backgrounds to develop academic English language capacity, whilst drawing on first language resources. This will entail engaging pre-service teachers with some understanding of the linguistic and cultural demands of academic English. Drawing from theories that inform language teaching pedagogy, the course will also involve the exploration of strategies that both scaffold the learning of standard Australian English in the classroom and create an inclusive school environment.

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