ED3218 - English Curriculum Year 10
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | School of Education |
Available to students enrolled in Bachelor of Education (Middle School and Secondary). Note: The lectures and tutorials for the Cairns offering of this subject are delivered via videoconference from Townsville.
This subject provides an introduction to English education in the secondary school, focussing particularly on Years 8-10. Topics include: English syllabi (and associated documentation and theoretical underpinnings); lesson and unit planning, including assessment, in Years 8-10 English; pedagogies of reading, writing, speaking, listening and viewing as they apply to the English classroom; and issues (theoretical and practice-based) of literacy, language, literary and popular culture studies, and student diversity.
Learning Outcomes
- design engaging, effective and theoretically sound learning experiences for the middle school English classroom that respect and value student diversity;
- gather and evaluate textual material for the English classroom from a range of sites, including global information sources;
- read and reflect critically on theoretical debates and professional resources for the middle school English classroom;
- understand and apply knowledge about language and language learning to professional English education contexts in the middle school;
- identify and evaluate curriculum framework(s), content, processes and skills including different assessment modes.
| Assumed Knowledge: | It is assumed that students will have gained a Pass Grade or above in ED1421, and have the capacity to build upon the content matter and its classroom applications as addressed in that subject. It is also assumed that students will have advanced academic literacy capabilities as required for the successful completion of the assessment tasks in this subject. So, too, it is envisaged that you will have the appropriate knowledge and skills to engage critically with set texts and tasks. |
| Prerequisites: | ED2488 |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | ED5225 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 28-Mar-2013 | |
| Coordinator: | Assoc. Professor Leanne Dalley-Trim |
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| Assessment: | oral presentation and reflection (10%); teaching and resource collection (50%); centrally-administered final exam (40%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 28-Mar-2013 | |
| Coordinator: | Assoc. Professor Leanne Dalley-Trim |
| Contact hours: |
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| Assessment: | oral presentation and reflection (10%); teaching and resource collection (50%); centrally-administered final exam (40%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.