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CHINESE 742

Professional Learning for Chinese Language Teachers

Course Outline

 

Course coordinator

Danping Wang (Dani)
Address: Rm 422, 18 Symonds Street, Arts 2
Phone: 373-7599 ext. 886918
Email: danping.wang@auckland.ac.nz
Office hour: 5 pm – 6 pm Wednesdays

 

 

Course description

This course explores the most advanced theories on professional learning for Chinese language teachers to ensure that their practice is critically informed and up-to-date. It is believed that by undertaking a wide range of high-quality, sustained professional learning experiences, teachers are more likely to inspire learners and provide high-quality teaching and learning experiences, enabling learners to achieve their best. Specifically focused on developing forefront teacher knowledge intercultural competence for those who are committed to teaching and researching Chinese as a Second Language (CSL). The aim of the course is to offer constructive support for teachers as they consider how they might develop their professional values and dispositions, their knowledge, skills and understanding through on-going critical self-evaluation and professional learning. Students will have hands-on opportunities to examine, reflect on and improve their own teaching experiences and performance.

 

Lecture time and venue: 6-8pm, Wednesday, Building 104-155

Tutorial: Optional, can be booked by appointment

 

Key Topics

  • Week 1: Introduction 1: Bridging the Gap
  • Week 2: Introduction 2: Looking forward
  • Week 3: Professional Learning Theories
  • Week 4: Methodology for Teacher Research
  • Week 5: Teacher Knowledge in the Digital Era
  • Week 6: Professional Identity for Chinese Language Teachers

Semester Break 

  • Week 7: Interculturality for Chinese Language Teachers 
  • Week 8: Storytelling as Professional Development
  • Week 9: Rediscover Teacher Cognition
  • Week 10: Critique of Teacher autonomy in the Chinese Contexts
  • Week 11: Discussion: Towards Theoretical Advancement   
  • Week 12: Discussion:  Publishing Teacher Research 

For more details about this course, please see the Course Outline: To be loaded in March 2019.

 

Recommend reading: To be provided by the lecturer 

Assessment: 100% coursework

 

Well-being always comes first

We all go through tough times during the semester, or see our friends struggling. There is lots of help out there - for more information, look at this Canvas page, which has links to various support services in the University and the wider community.

 

 

 

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