The focus of Conversations About Texts is on teaching grammar in the context of imaginative, informative and persuasive texts in primary school and the middle years. We will explore the teaching of texts as the context in which grammar is taught to support meaning. Knowledge about grammar is only useful if students use it to read and write, and recognise how authors, including themselves, can use language to make meaning.
The presenters have worked as TESOL teachers and consultants in classrooms and recognise a growing need in the teaching of grammar to support implementation. At the same time, they are aware that many participants will review their own grammatical knowledge or address grammar for the first time.
Mode: 20 hours (includes 6 x 2-hour workshops plus 8 hours of additional assignment/reading time)
Mode: 20 hours (includes 6 x 2-hour workshops plus 8 hours of additional assignment/reading time)
Prerequisite: Module 1
Each module costs $770* per person including GST. Individual schools or communities of schools that have a minimum of 20 participants and a venue for the workshops, can contact us to discuss a reduced rate.
* Subject to change
For enquiries about the 20-hour programs for modules 1 and 2, which include assignments, please contact Rachel Payne, program coordinator with the Office of Professional Learning. Phone +61 2 9351 8520 or email rachel.payne@sydney.edu.au.
Please check our calendar for details of our scheduled conferences, short courses and workshops.