Studies in English Education 1

Course aim

To engage students with theoretical perspectives and teaching and learning strategies for reading and writing conventional, multimodal and literary texts.

Course content

Students will develop knowledge of text production from a semiotic perspective, inclusive of linguistic and non-linguistic modalities and of a range of production technologies. Students will also focus on text reception, meaning reading and viewing. Students develop practical skills of producing and interpreting texts in a range of genres using a range of methods. They learn how educators, working within current English curriculum frameworks employ specific strategies to facilitate and assess literacy development in educational contexts from early childhood to the middle years.

Textbook(s)

Early Childhood Specialisation: Fellows, J & Oakley, G 2014, Language, literacy and early childhood education, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, VIC.

Primary and Primary/Middle specialisation: Winch, G et al 2014, Literacy: reading, writing and children's literature, 5th edition, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, VIC.

All specialisations: Derewianka, B & Jones, P 2012, Teaching Language in Context, 1st ed, Oxford University Press, South Melbourne, VIC

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
EDUC 1076	Language and Literacy for Learning

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Workshop	2 hours x 13 weeks
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Workshop	2 hours x 13 weeks
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, ONLINE
External (Online learning activities)	2 hours x 13 weeks
External (Online lecture)	1 hour x 13 weeks
EXTERNAL, MT GAMBIER, ONLINE
External (Online activities)	3 hours x 13 weeks
External (On-campus support)	N/A x As required
EXTERNAL, WHYALLA, ONLINE
External (Online activities)	3 hours x 13 weeks
External (On-campus support)	N/A x As required

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Case study, Project

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1A)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.