今天，在澳大利亚，许多要去托儿所，学前班或正在上学的孩子都不会以英语为母语。与这些孩子一起工作的教育专业人员需要知识和技能，才能有效地支持他们的双语能力，以培养他们的发展和学习能力，从而发挥最大的潜力。该专业专为有兴趣与学习英语作为第二语言或外语的儿童和年轻人一起工作的老师，研究人员和教育从业人员而设计。它将为您提供在文化和语言上各异的环境中对第二语言和外语教学的知识，技能和理解–并可以在任何水平的教育中从事教学，研究或管理工作。您将熟悉第二语言习得中的当前问题和研究趋势，并且将学习如何解释和解释双语教育
Many children in Australia today who are going to a childcare centre or preschool, or who are starting school, don't speak English as their first language. Education professionals who work with these children require knowledge and skills to effectively support their bilingual capabilities in order to nurture their development and learning to achieve their best potential. This specialisation is designed for teachers, researchers and educational practitioners interested in working with children and young people learning English as a second or foreign language. It will equip you with knowledge, skills and understanding of second- and foreign-language teaching and learning in culturally and linguistically diverse settings – and can lead to careers in teaching, research or administration at any level of education. You'll develop a familiarity with current issues and research trends in second-language acquisition, and you'll learn how to interpret and explain the cultural, psychological and social dimensions of bilingual education.