Equipment and skills needed
Students must have regular access to a computer and the Internet, and be able to use computer skills to complete the course successfully. It is preferred to have hardware such as a webcam, headset, and microphone. Materials can be viewed on any device.
Course textbook (required):
Reflective Dialogue: Advising in Language Learning
Authors: Kato, S. & Mynard, J.
Publisher: Routledge NY;
Published: 2016
ISBN: 978-1138825925
Other useful (but optional) textbooks:
Advising in Language learning: Dialogue, tools and context.
Editors: Mynard, J., & Carson, L.
Publisher: Pearson Education
Published: 2012
ISBN:978-1408276952
Assessment
Grades: Pass/fail
Participants are expected to complete all of the assigned work and participate fully* on all activities to be eligible to receive the completion certificate.
*Full participation includes;
- Attending all the live lectures. Recordings will be available if absence is unavoidable (this must be agreed with the instructors in advance)
- Actively engaging in class activities and discussions during the live lectures
- Active participation in the online forums
- Completion of weekly tasks
- Timely submission of final assignment
- Sufficient time spent on reading and viewing recorded lectures
Assessments
Final paper
- Conduct and record an advising session (around 30 minutes) with a student focussing on some of the themes you have learned in this course. You may also use one of the advising tools if you like.
Publication opportunity
If you have ethics approval from your institution to conduct research, your final paper could be considered for publication in Relay Journal as part of the Reflective Practice column. We recommend you read previously published papers in that column as examples of advising session reflections.
Due: February and September
Maximum length: 1500 words