ED5231 - Curriculum Essentials 1: English
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | School of Education (pre 2015) |
Available only to students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma of Education (Yrs 1 to 9)
This subject develops students' own theoretical and practical concepts for the teaching of English in the primary and middle school. The subject is designed to equip students with the knowledge, skills and practices to teach and support learning in the discipline of English. Students develop knowledge and understanding about assessment and standards in the curriculum area of English as well as the acquisition and developmental stages of language and literacy from Years P-9. The subject also addresses and builds on the concept of literacy as 'core business' for all teachers and explores literacy as an integrating factor across the curriculum.
Learning Outcomes
- demonstrate an awareness of the diverse student population of Queensland and develop quality English teaching practices to meet the needs of Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and NESB students;
- employ strategies which explicitly and purposefully promote students' skills in literacy, numeracy and ICT through effective English practices;
- demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the field of English in the primary and middle school and associated pedagogies;
- demonstrate knowledge and understanding of teaching English through employing a range of strategies and effective practices;
- develop a repertoire of practices for the effective teaching of English and literacies from Years P-9 with an ability to use multimedia texts within a variety of genres and incorporate these into effective teaching and learning programs.
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | ED5224 |
Availabilities | |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 27-Mar-2014 | |
| Coordinator: | Assoc. Professor Leanne Dalley-Trim |
| Lecturer: | Mrs Debbie Brosseuk. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (30%); task 1: in-class written assignment (20%); task 2: resource collection (50%). |
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.