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English Pedagogy in the Primary Curriculum

Undergraduate | UNE-EDEE112 | 2022

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Study method
100% online
Assessments
100% online
Entry requirements
Part of a degree
Duration
16 weeks

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English Pedagogy in the Primary Curriculum

About this subject

  • Upon completion of this subject, students will be able to:

    1. demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the concepts, content and structure of English teaching, how students learn in the English classroom, and how physical, social and intellectual development interact with learning (GTSD 1.1.1, 2.1.1);
    2. demonstrate knowledge and understanding of research into how students learn in the English classroom, awareness of key professional English associations that can be accessed for this knowledge, e.g., ALEA (Australian Literacy Educators' Association) and PETAA (Primary English Teaching Association Australia) and the importance for student learning (GTSD 1.2.1, 6.2.1, 6.4.1);
    3. select and organise a range of English teaching content into an effective and engaging learning and teaching and lesson plan sequence, using knowledge of curriculum, assessment and reporting, student learning and effective strategies for teaching writing as represented in English (GTSD 2.2.1, 2.3.1, 3.2.1);
    4. demonstrate knowledge of teaching strategies for students from diverse linguistic, cultural, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds, including students from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, as well as strategies that differentiate teaching to meet the specific needs of students across the full range of abilities (GTSD 1.3.1, 1.4.1, 1.5.1);
    5. demonstrate understanding of a range of English assessment strategies, and knowledge of the design of English assessment tasks and how they are embedded into learning sequences and lesson plans and linked to curriculum and syllabus outcomes (GTSD 2.3.1, 5.1.1, 6.2.1); and
    6. demonstrate understanding of literacy and numeracy teaching strategies and their application in teaching English and language (GTSD 2.5.1).

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Elective

  • UNE-SPE-DEG-2022 - Bachelor of Special and Inclusive Education (Primary)

Others

Candidature in the Bachelor of Special and Inclusive Education Primary

Additional requirements

  • Equipment requirements - Headphones or speakers (required to listen to lectures and other media) Headset, including microphone (highly recommended) Webcam (may be required for participation in virtual classrooms and/or media presentations).
  • Software requirements - It is essential for students to have reliable internet access in order to participate in and complete your units, regardless of whether they contain an on campus attendance or intensive school component. For additional information please visit UNE Hardware Requirements: https://www.une.edu.au/current-students/support/it-services/hardware
  • Other requirements -

    Textbook requirements:

    Textbook information is not available until approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the Teaching period.

    Students are expected to purchase prescribed material.

    Textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.

Study load

0.125 EFTSL
This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.

Related degrees

Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses

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