Course overview
To introduce students to the nature, content, practices and theories of the English curriculum for middle and senior schools.
Course learning outcomes
- demonstrate an appreciation of the scope of the secondary subject called English
- locate their own experiences, values and expectations of English within a cultural and historical context and within current frameworks
- suggest texts as suitable for learners in the middle and senior years
- use a current framework to draft a teaching program
- identify a range of specific teaching strategies for the English classroom