Languages Education in Early Years

Undergraduate | 2026

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Mode
Mode
Your studies will be on-campus, and may include some online delivery
On campus
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Area/Catalogue
EDUC 3058
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Course ID
208433
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Campus
Magill
Level of study
Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
Course owner
Course owner
School of Education
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Course level
3
Work Integrated Learning course
Work Integrated Learning course
No
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
The fee you pay will depend on the number and type of courses you study.
Yes
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University-wide elective course
Yes
Single course enrollment
Single course enrolment
Yes

Course overview

This course aims to explore pedagogies for working with children from different language backgrounds and working with the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) and the Australian Curriculum: Languages to support teachers of languages and the teaching of languages in early childhood and primary settings.  

  • Languages Plus
  • Pedagogies
  • Programming

Course learning outcomes

  • Identify the languages and cultures knowledges children and young people bring to learning sites, their relationship to concepts of self, identity, community and place, and how these impact learning
  • Analyse languages education policy, frameworks and curricula, including the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) and the Australian Curriculum: Languages to support learners’ plurilingual capabilities and languages inclusion in classrooms and sites
  • Apply strategies and pedagogies to promote language development and learning in linguistically and culturally diverse sites, centres and classrooms

Prerequisite(s)

N/A

Corequisite(s)

N/A

Antirequisite(s)

N/A

Degree list
The following degrees include this course