Teaching English
Overview
This unit familiarises pre-service teachers with teaching English in the Primary classroom through the development of highly proficient content, curriculum and pedagogical knowledge, resulting in highly effective classroom teaching. This unit has a specific focus on contemporary multiliteracy approaches to teaching English, and develops an understanding in pre-service teachers of how to engage EAL/D, gifted and students with diverse needs through the production and application of multimodal literacy texts.
Requisites
Rule
EDU30015 Curriculum and Pedagogy for Primary: Practicum 3P
OR
EDU30003 Curriculum, Planning and Assessment for Infants: Practicum 3E
AND
EDU20001 Developing Literacy
AND
237.5 credit ppoints in one of:
BA-EDUPRI (1) Bachelor of Education (Primary)
OR
BA-EDECP (S) Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary)
OR
BA-EDUECT (S) Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Teaching)
OR
BA-EDUEC (2) Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood)
09-February-2025
01-June-2025
08-June-2025
05-October-2025
08-February-2026
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Plan and evaluate English lessons and units using the structure and content of the relevant National and/or State or Territory Curriculum including multi-literacies
- Examine the development of English concepts throughout the primary years of schooling and relate it to the content of the National and/or State or Territory Curriculum
- Investigate and plan pedagogical approaches to Literacy in the primary years for diverse learners
- Develop appropriate and inclusive methods and structures for the planning and assessment of English
- Compare and critically evaluate the benefits and limitations of various forms of assessment and reporting in English
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Online Class |
1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
| On-campus Class |
3.00 | 8 weeks | 24 |
| Specified Activities Various |
4.00 | 12 weeks | 48 |
| Unspecified Activities Various |
5.50 | 12 weeks | 66 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Swinburne Online
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 12.50 | 12 weeks | 150 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | Individual | 60% | 1,3,4 |
| Report | Individual | 40% | 2,5 |
Content
- Pedagogical structures and theoretical approaches relevant to the teaching of national and/or state curricula for English
- Contemporary multiliteracy pedagogies and the development of multimodal texts for classroom teaching
- Pedagogical strategies for engaging Diverse students (EAL/D, gifted and students with disabilities) in literacy
- Inclusive practices in English through the teaching of critical literacy, voice and learner agency
- Indigenous literacy perspectives and place-based pedagogies
- Literacy intervention practices
- Data informed literacy practice and whole school literacy change
- Advocating for literacy in schools and within school communities.
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.