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EDMT6540: Primary English 3 - Engaging Futures
2024 unit information
The final English unit revisits all key dimensions of English and literacy learning, considering current and future literacy issues. Students will reflect on their professional philosophy on teaching English, analysing current policy issues, literacy engagement and equity. The unit will extend knowledge about assessment, pedagogy, grammar and digital resources. Critical approaches to multimodal texts, factual texts and cross curriculum literacy learning will be explored. A range of current research and professional topics will be evaluated, linked to theory and classroom practice. Students will synthesise classroom assessment and student needs, to plan for a range of learners.
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| Code | EDMT6540 |
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| Academic unit | Education |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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EDMT6530 |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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None |
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Develop and evaluate personal beliefs for the teaching of English, based on socio-cultural knowledge of literacy and learning (2.1.1, 2.5.1, 2.6.1)
- LO2. Synthesize appropriate literacy theory, pedagogy and research to plan engaging literacy learning and assessment tasks for K-6 students, including struggling and advanced learners (1.1.1, 1.2.1, 1.3.1, 1.5.1, 2.1.1, 2.2.1, 2.3.1, 2.5.1, 2.6.1, 3.1.1, 3.2.1, 3.3.1, 3.4.1, 4.1.1, 5.1.1, 5.2.1, 5.3.1)
- LO3. Research and critique selected approaches to literacy teaching, applying appropriate theoretical and practical considerations (1.1.1, 1.2.1, 2.1.1, 2.2.1, 2.3.1, 2.5.1, 3.1.1)
- LO4. Expand knowledge base of English texts for K-6 learners, critically justify selections as part of innovative, creative and culturally appropriate literacy learning (1.3.1, 2.1.1, 2.4.1, 2.5.1, 3.4.1)
- LO5. Extend metalinguistic knowledge of written, visual and multimodal texts to support range of literacy learners (2.1.1, 2.2.1, 2.5.1)
- LO6. Develop expertise and confidence in creating and teaching with and about a range of digital and multimodal texts (2.1.1, 2.2.1, 2.5.1, 2.6.1)
- LO7. Formulate and rationalize evaluative stance on impact of national curriculum, policy and accountability practices on the teaching of English (2.1.1, 6.1.1, 6.2.1, 7.2.1)
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Intensive August 2024
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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