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.
2023 teaching periods
Swinburne Online Teaching Period 2 |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Prerequisites
Aims and objectives
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
On campus
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
On-Campus Class | 2 | 6 | 12 |
Live Online Class | 1 | 12 | 12 |
Specified Activities Various | 4 | 12 | 48 |
Unspecified Activities Various | 5.5 | 12 | 66 |
TOTAL | 150 hours/12.5cp |
Swinburne Online
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Online Prescribed readings, online activities | 6 | 12 | 72 |
Unspecified Activities Independent study, readings, assignment preparation | 6.5 | 12 | 78 |
TOTAL | 150 hours/12.5cp |
Assessment
Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
Report | Individual | 40% | 2, 5 |
Portfolio | Individual | 60% | 1, 3, 4 |
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.