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Unit of Study EDUC3011 - English Education: Curriculum and Pedagogy II (2022)

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  • Enrolment information

    Students MUST have completed at least one (1) Professional Experience unit before enrolling in this unit. Bachelor of Education students must complete all first year units (96 CP) prior to enrolling in this unit to meet NESA Accreditation requirements.

Unit description

Develops students' higher-level understandings of teaching English curriculum and pedagogy and the application of skills and knowledge across the modes of reading, writing, speaking, and listening in the early childhood and primary classroom. This is then applied with a focus on the planning, assessment, and differentiation of the English curriculum (Language, Literacy and Literature) to cater for diversity of learners.

Unit content

Module 1: English Curriculum Revision and Planning

Module 2: Planning models Program and Intervention

Module 3: Differentiation and diversity in English I

Module 4: Differentiation and diversity in English II

Module 5: Assessment

Module 6: Evaluation 

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Coffs Harbour
Term3
Term3
Gold Coast
Term1,3
Term1,3
Lismore
Term3
Term3
Online
Term1,3
Term1,3

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

design an English unit of work that includes specifics about: English Curriculum and Pedagogy: reading, writing, speaking, and listening; assessment; and differentiated teaching and learning to meet the needs of diverse students

develop English assessment tasks and criteria for determining student learning

present differentiated teaching strategies and plans to meet the diverse needs of students in a scenario

review and critique the potential efficacy of the unit of work

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • Tompkins, G, Campbell, R, Green, D, & Smith, C, 2019, Literacy for the 21st century: A balanced approach , 3rd edn, Pearson Australia, Melbourne Vic.

Prescribed Texts
  • Tompkins, G, Campbell, R, Green, D, & Smith, C, 2019, Literacy for the 21st century: A balanced approach , 3rd edn, Pearson Australia, Melbourne Vic.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.