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EDMT6531: English 2 K-6
2022 unit information
In this unit of study students will focus on the use of literary and multimedia texts, including picture books and novels for developing critical literacies in children working at Stage three in primary school. Students will develop learning experiences that encourage students to read for enjoyment at the same time as developing their abilities to negotiate and discuss meanings (both verbal and visual) in a range of texts. The importance of making connections between current syllabus demands and the texts and learners found in classrooms today will be emphasised. It is expected that students will continue to expand their theoretical knowledge of principles of English teaching as well as develop explicit knowledge of metalanguage to inform their understandings of text construction. Strategies for teaching reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing and representing , the use of ICT and digital texts, as well as assessment will also be components of this unit.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Education |
| Credit points | 4 |
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Prerequisites:
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48 credit points including EDMT5502 and EDMT5681 |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. work independently and collaboratively to develop your own approach to the teaching of English/ literacy including critical literacy which matches professional standards
- LO2. synthesise effective teaching and learning principles and pedagogic practices in English in the upper years of primary school to promote personal response to and critical awareness of literary texts
- LO3. use information effectively in a range of contexts to evaluate the strategies, materials and approaches used in the teaching of English and assess and report achievement
- LO4. consider the implications of recent developments in professional practice and policy regarding literacy
- LO5. demonstrate knowledge of complex narrative texts suitable for teaching in upper primary classrooms, their schematic structure and grammatical features, and demonstrate ability to teach students with diverse needs about reading and writing using a metalanguage to teach explicitly about the narrative devices found in literary texts
- LO6. adapt new knowledge to real classroom contexts and demonstrate the capacity to develop successful integrated teaching experiences for children that support reading,writing, viewing, talking and listening.
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