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Bachelor of Languages / Master of Teaching (Secondary) - 5 year double degree
Flinders University
Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Undergraduate
CRICOS: 00114A
This double degree is designed to prepare secondary school teachers as specialist language teachers and offer high achieving students additional challenging material to enable them to maximise their intellectual growth and potential. Students will be provided with the background and skills necessary to enter the teaching profession with confidence and competence. Students will gain knowledge of curriculum studies and education studies and undertake professional experience which brings together theory and practice in school settings. All students will undertake a program of study with a focus on language disciplines that are taught in secondary schools. On successful completion of this double degree students will be able to teach two of the following secondary school subject disciplines such as French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Modern Greek, Spanish and English as a Second Language.
Structure
In years one to three students will complete two language majors plus other language specialist topics. Students will also study education topics which include education studies, curriculum studies necessary for teaching in secondary schools and professional practice placements. Students are required to pass all topics of the Bachelor component of the double degree and achieve a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 5.0 (Credit average) in order to progress to the Masters component of the degree. Students who do not pass all topics and/or who fail to achieve the minimum GPA will transfer to the Bachelor of Education (Secondary)/Bachelor of Languages double degree.
Subjects
- Chinese
- French
- Indonesian
- Italian
- Modern Greek
- Teaching-secondary
- Teaching English as a Second Language
- Spanish
Standard entry requirements
- Year 12 or equivalent qualifications
- Or mature age entry (STAT)
- Or TAFE/VET qualifications
- Or higher education transfers
- Or completion of a foundation studies program. Applicants must complete a non-academic assessment task as part of their application to demonstrate their motivation to teach, their strong interpersonal and communication skills, willingness to learn, resilience, self-efficacy, and strong organisational and planning skills.
Recognition
Upon successful completion you will be eligible to apply for registration with the Teachers Registration Board of South Australia. Graduates looking for employment in other parts of Australia and overseas may be required to meet additional conditions. Graduates meet Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority employment criteria.
Further information
All School of Education pre-service teachers must obtain a Child-Related Employment Screening before undertaking their Professional Experience. This is a requirement of the Department for Education and Child Development (DECD), in agreement with the Catholic Education and Independent Schools Boards. Pre-service teachers who are not cleared will therefore not able to complete the requirements of the course. The process is managed by the Department for Communities and Social Inclusion (DCSI) Screening and Licensing Branch. In addition, students must complete the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students (LANTITE) prior to commencing the professional experience topics.
