Postgraduate courses - Language Teaching

Overview

The postgraduate language teaching program is valuable for the professional development of teachers, offering you the possibility to improve your career prospects in both the public and private school sector. From the outset, staff seek to stimulate your interest and make you want to know more about your chosen language and the culture and society in which it is used.

The courses accommodate the needs of registered South Australian teachers who, as part of a retraining program, wish to acquire a language other than English and the appropriate qualifications to include language teaching in their skills.

These courses are designed for qualified teachers who are beginners in a language or have some background knowledge of the chosen language, but have never formally studied it.

The languages offered in these courses include French, Indonesian, Italian, Modern Greek and Spanish.

These courses are not available for 2019 entry.

Courses

Graduate Certificate in Language Teaching

Duration: 1 year (part-time only)

Delivery mode:
On campus
External
Online (not all languages available online)

Availability:
Part-time

Start dates:
March
July

SATAC code: 2GC078

Annual indicative fees (2018):
$10,314 (Full fee paying)

Further information on fees listed

Graduate Diploma in Language Teaching

Duration: 2.5 years (part-time only)

Delivery mode:
On campus
External
Online (not all languages available online)

Availability:
Part-time

Start dates:
March
July

SATAC code: 2GD011

Annual indicative fees (2018):
$20,628 (Full fee paying)

Further information on fees listed

Your career

Graduates are suitable for careers as Languages other than English (LOTE) teachers of French, Indonesian, Italian, Modern Greek or Spanish in both public and private schools. This course is designed for the professional development of already qualified teachers.

Professional accreditation/recognition

These courses do not lead to teacher registration.

What you will study

The initial first-semester topic for the graduate certificate and graduate diploma presumes no previous knowledge of the language. Both courses include the study of language through the four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing; the study of the society and culture of the country or countries where the language is spoken; as well as an introduction to second language acquisition theory and teaching strategies. The methodology module for the graduate diploma comprises a further topic in second language teaching methodology.

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Graduate Certificate in Language Teaching

Graduate Diploma in Language Teaching

Entry requirements

Graduate Certificate

Applicants must normally hold an approved degree or an equivalent qualification from a tertiary institution, be either registered, or eligible for registration as a teacher in Australia, and have had a minimum of one year of teaching experience in a school or other approved institution.

Graduate Diploma

Applicants must normally hold an approved degree or an equivalent qualification from a tertiary institution, be either registered, or eligible for registration as a teacher in Australia, and have had a minimum of one year of teaching experience in a school or other approved institution.

How to apply

Select your preferred course.

Check entry requirements.

Check individual course entries on SATAC for information on important dates.

Apply online at SATAC.

Entry requirements

Graduate Certificate

Applicants must normally hold an approved degree or an equivalent qualification from a tertiary institution, be either registered, or eligible for registration as a teacher in Australia, and have had a minimum of one year of teaching experience in a school or other approved institution.

Graduate Diploma

Applicants must normally hold an approved degree or an equivalent qualification from a tertiary institution, be either registered, or eligible for registration as a teacher in Australia, and have had a minimum of one year of teaching experience in a school or other approved institution.

English language requirements