Teaching English
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- On-campus: 24 hours Face to face Swinburne online - Nil
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
2022 teaching periods
Swinburne Online Teaching Period 3 |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Prerequisites
EDU20001 - Developing LiteracyAND
EDU30015 - Curriculum and Pedagogy for Primary: Practicum 3P OR EDU30003 - Curriculum, Planning & Assessment for Infants: Practicum 3E
AND
237.50 Credit Points in spk(s): BA-EDUPRI1 - Bachelor of Education (Primary) OR 237.50 Credit Points in spk(s): BA-EDUPRI - Bachelor of Education (Primary) OR 237.50 Credit Points in spk(s): BA-EDECP - Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary) OR 237.50 Credit Points in spk(s): BA-EDECPS - Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary)
Aims and objectives
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Plan and evaluate English lessons and units using the structure and content of the relevant National and/or State or Territory Curriculum including multi-literacies.
2. Examine the development of English concepts throughout the primary years of schooling and relate it to the content of the National and/or State or Territory Curriculum.
3. Investigate and plan pedagogical approaches to Literacy in the primary years for diverse learners.
4. Develop appropriate and inclusive methods and structures for the planning and assessment of English.
5. Compare and critically evaluate the benefits and limitations of various forms of assessment and reporting in English.
Courses with unit
BA-EDECP / BA-EDECPS (SOL) Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary)BA-EDUPRI/EDUPRI1 Bachelor of Education (Primary)
BA-EDU Bachelor of Education
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
Type (On-campus) | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Face to Face Contact Seminar |
2 |
6 |
12 |
Online Contact Online |
1 | 12 | 12 |
Specified Learning Activities Prescribed readings Online activities | 4 | 12 | 48 |
Unspecified Learning Activities Independent study Readings Assignment preparation | 6.5 | 12 | 78 |
TOTAL | 150 hours / 12.5 credit points |
Type (SOL) | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Face to Face Contact | N/A | ||
Online Contact | N/A | ||
Specified Learning Activities Prescribed readings Online activities | 6 | 12 | 72 |
Unspecified Learning Activities Independent study Readings Assignment preparation | 6.5 | 12 | 78 |
TOTAL | 150 hours / 12.5 credit points |
Assessment
Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
Report | Individual | 40% | 2, 5 |
Folio | Individual | 60% | 1, 3, 4 |
Note: Students undertaking the ‘Primary Specialisation’ stream will complete differentiated assessment tasks. The type, weighting and ULOs assessed will remain the same for each task. |
Content
• Pedagogical approaches.
• Tools for planning, assessing and reporting student learning in English.
• Multiple literacies.
• Multimedia.
• Reading diagnostic assessment (programs), e.g. Fountas and Pinnell.
• Literacy intervention.
• Relevant National and/or State or Territory English Curriculum from Foundation to Grade 6.
Study resources
- Reading materials.
Reading materials
A list of reading materials will be made available in the Unit Outline.