Curriculum and Instruction Senior Secondary: English

• • Exploring all Senior School English Courses
  • English and graduation attainment
  • Senior Secondary English and struggling learners
  • English assessment: Design, delivery and feedback; Moderation, feedback and reporting
  • Literature and literary studies courses
  • English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EALD) courses
  • High-stakes university entry examination preparation
  • School-based curriculum planning
  • Senior School text production
  • Professional development and finding work as an English teacher

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

• CUR-EDS321 (Not currently available)

You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or currently be enrolled in the following subject(s) in a prior study period; or enrol in the following subject(s) to study prior to this subject:

one of

• CUR-EDS133-Curriculum and Instruction Lower Secondary: English
• CUR-EDS121-Curriculum and Instruction Lower Secondary: English (No longer available)

Please note that your enrolment in this subject is conditional on successful completion of these prerequisite subject(s). If you study the prerequisite subject(s) in the study period immediately prior to studying this subject, your result for the prerequisite subject(s) will not be finalised prior to the close of enrolment. In this situation, should you not complete your prerequisite subject(s) successfully you should not continue with your enrolment in this subject. If you are currently enrolled in the prerequisite subject(s) and believe you may not complete these all successfully, it is your responsibility to reschedule your study of this subject to give you time to re-attempt the prerequisite subject(s)

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

This subject was previously known as: Curriculum and Instruction Upper Secondary: English

This subject is designed to prepare pre-service teachers to teach the Senior Secondary English curriculum. The focus of the subject is on curriculum planning, teaching strategies, assessment, reporting, the demonstration of positive impact on student learning and research relating to Senior Secondary English. The subject examines moderation, the provision of feedback and responding to individual student needs.

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• Senior Secondary Presentation (50%)
• Assessment Portfolio (50%)

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