EDF4266 - English education 3 - 2018

This unit is the third in a sequence of three units to prepare students to teach English language, literacy and literature in primary schools. Students develop an understanding of their role as teachers of literacy across the curriculum with specific attention to Years 5 to 8. The unit explores a range of theoretical perspectives on the learning and teaching of English. Students also analyse current policy documents in order to understand how these mediate teachers' work.

Upon successful completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. critically reflect upon their beliefs, ethical approaches and experiences of language and literacy learning in schools
2. demonstrate their understanding of a range of effective and inclusive teaching strategies for developing literacy across the curriculum, including approaches to planning, assessment and reporting
3. critically examine the factors influencing current policy on English curriculum, pedagogy and assessment, including the influence of international and national testing
4. competently use a range of information and communication technologies (ICT) to access and develop teaching resources and strategies
5. provide evidence of their own learning in the area of English language, literacy and literature
6. develop units of work to address the increasingly complex literacy demands of the twenty-first century.

Analysis of student writing (2000 words equivalent, 50%)

Unit planning (2000 words equivalent, 50%)

Minimum total expected workload equals 144 hours per semester comprising:

1. Contact hours for on-campus students:
   • 2 contact hours per week
2. Additional requirements
   • 10 hours of independent study per week

See also Unit timetable information

For courses 3750:

Education - P-10 and special educationEducation - P-10 and special education (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2014handbooks/aos/education---p-10-and-special-education/)

For course D3001:

Primary and secondary education

Primary and secondary inclusive education

Primary and secondary health and physical education