Students entering the BTL (Inservice) will already possess a three year teaching qualification. However, the Teacher Registration Board in the Northern Territory, in common with Boards in other jurisdictions requires teachers to have completed a four year program.
A teacher who has taught continuously for seven years or more may be granted up to 20 credit points or more dependant upon recognised professional development. A new specialisation in Indigenous Education is being prepared in collaboration with the Batchelor Institute of Tertiary Education (BITE).A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 80 credit points (cp) as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless indicated.
COURSE CHANGES and TRANSITION arrangementsStudents enrolled in this course prior to 2008, 2009 and 2010 will note there have been some changes.2009 Changes:The most significant of these being the removal of ETL110 Teaching and Learning 1 as a required core unit. Students enrolled prior to 2008 and who have already completed the unit will retain this as an elective.Other changes include:ETL310 Teaching and Learning 5 replaced by EDB306 EAL for Inclusion as a specialist elective in the Special Education sequence. EDB306 is no longer offered as of 2009.EME532 Middle School Issues (final offering in 2007) ETL339 E-Learning and Futures (unit title change)ETP403, ETP404, ETP463 are no longer on offer as of 2009.Students have the option to choose EPL401, EPL402, EPL403 or EPL404EAL422 is no longer on offer as of 2009
2010 Changes:The course requirements have been changed and no longer include elective unit choices. Students who have commenced this course prior to 2009 can count the following units already completed towards the award, and have the option of completing this course under 2010 or pre-2010 award requirements:EAL401 Linguistics for Language Specialists EAL422 Classroom experience in Language Teaching (last offered in 2008)EAL503 Approaches to TESOLEAL504 Introduction to English Grammar & Discourse EAL505 Student Assessment for Language TeachersEAL508 TESOL in PracticeEAL515 Language LearningEAL517 Teaching Reading: Teaching ReadersEAL520 Language, Culture and SocietyEDB306 EAL for Inclusion (final offering in 2008) EDB441 Introduction to Hearing Impairment (final offering in 2009)EME503 Introduction to Research MethodsEME532 Middle School Issues (no longer available)EPL403 Professional Learning 3ETL329 The Entrepreneurial ProfessionalETP403 Contexts of Learning Communities (last offered in 2008)ETP406 Developing Communities (last offered in 2008)ETP404 Managing Learning Contexts (last offered in 2008)ETP463 Adult Learning (last offered in 2008)ICT439 Contexts of ICT in Education (last offered in 2009)ICT440 ICT and Learning Today (last offered in 2009)ICT441 Innovation in ICT Application to Education (last offered in 2009)LIC501 Introduction to Accelerated Literacy LIC502 Refining the Accelerated Literacy Teaching Context LIC503 Issues in Accelerated Literacy TeachingPRIT002 Advanced Mobile Web (last offered in 2008)PRIT012 Advanced Information Systems Management
The Recommended Study Plans provided below are suitable for students commencing in Semester 1 and enrolling in a full time load. Students enrolling a reduced or part time load should use the table as a guide to plan an individual program of study.
The Recommended Study Plans provided below are suitable for students commencing in Semester 2 and enrolling in a full time load. Students enrolling a reduced or part time load should use these tables as a guide to plan an individual program of study.
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