Course overview
This course will engage students with theoretical and pedagogical perspectives about language, literature and literacy and teaching and learning strategies for developing an English curriculum for the primary years. Students will extend their knowledge of theories and research that inform their implementation of the English curriculum in the primary years emphasising literature, perspectives on difference, and contemporary issues in English. Students will apply their knowledge by analysing approaches to teaching and learning English in ways that demonstrate their ability to make judgments about the design and implementation of a quality classroom English program.
Course learning outcomes
- Analyse the features of literary language in different contexts and text types
- Apply effective strategies for engaging learners with a range of texts and language practices
- Critically analyse how a social issue can be represented through a range of texts and language practices
- Evaluate different theoretical perspectives of learner difference and the implications for inclusive teaching of English
- Apply and evaluate approaches to planning and student assessment
- Analyse student portraits and data to inform planning