Courses & Units

Foundations of Primary English EMT511

Minimum enrolment number of 12 applies to this offering. Should enrolments not reach the minimum number required for on-campus study, students may be transferred to the on-line offering and advised of this change before semester commences.

Introduction

Foundations of English is designed to provoke your curiosity about how language works, ignite your passion for English, and introduce you to the discipline of English as it is articulated in the three strands of the Australian Curriculum English: Language, Literacy, and Literature. This unit explores the ways in which children learn to speak, read, write and communicate in a range of contexts. It has a particular focus on contemporary approaches to the teaching of reading, including close attention to the teaching of phonemic awareness, phonics, word knowledge, and comprehension of a wide range of texts. You will be involved in analysing children's language use (oral language, reading fluency, writing), and in using specific outcomes from the curriculum to plan explicit teaching experiences for language and literacy learning.

Summary

Unit name	Foundations of Primary English
Unit code	EMT511
Credit points	12.5
College/School	College of Arts, Law and Education Faculty of Education
Discipline	Education
Coordinator	Doctor Belinda Hopwood
Delivered By	University of Tasmania
Level	Postgraduate

Availability

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Hobart	Semester 1	On-Campus		International	Domestic
Online	Semester 1		Off-Campus	International	Domestic

Key

: On-campus
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: International students
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Key Dates

Study Period	Start date	Census date	WW date	End date
Semester 1	26/2/2024	22/3/2024	15/4/2024	2/6/2024

* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (refer to How do I withdraw from a unit? for more information).

Unit census dates currently displaying for 2024 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2024 will be available from the 1st October 2023. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).

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Learning Outcomes

apply theoretical knowledge of the English discipline to teaching and assessment
analyse a range of texts for their pedagogical purposes
reflect on and create learning experiences for teaching reading
demonstrate academic and information literacy skills using scholarly literature, APA referencing, punctuation, spelling and grammar

Fee Information

Field of Education	Commencing Student Contribution ^1,3	Grandfathered Student Contribution ^1,3	Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution ^2,3	Domestic Full Fee ⁴
070105	$555.00	$555.00	not applicable	$2,324.00

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Requisites

Concurrent Prerequisites

EMT502

Teaching

Teaching Pattern	You are expected to dedicate around ten hours per week to this unit. This may be divided as follows: Weekly Lecture (1 hour); Weekly Readings (2 hours); Weekly Tutorial (2 hours); Weekly Discussion Boards (1 hour); Assessment (5 hours). Your progress in this unit depends on your engagement with weekly online tutorials and discussion boards.
Assessment	Literacy Competency Test\|Quiz (10%)\|Literacy Development (40%)\|Observation and Plan (50%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable \| View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	Fellowes, J., & Oakley, G. (2020). Language, literacy and early childhood education (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. Reading Lists provide direct access to all material on unit reading lists in one place. This includes eReadings and items in Reserve. You can access the Reading List for this unit from the link in MyLO, or by going to the Reading Lists page on the University Library website.
Recommended	Derewianka, B. (2011). A new grammar companion for primary teachers. PETAA. Derewianka, B., & Jones, P. (2016). Teaching language in context (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press.
Links	Booktopia textbook finder

Required

Fellowes, J., & Oakley, G. (2020). Language, literacy and early childhood education (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press.

Reading Lists provide direct access to all material on unit reading lists in one place. This includes eReadings and items in Reserve. You can access the Reading List for this unit from the link in MyLO, or by going to the Reading Lists page on the University Library website.

Recommended

Derewianka, B. (2011). A new grammar companion for primary teachers. PETAA.
Derewianka, B., & Jones, P. (2016). Teaching language in context (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press.

Links

Booktopia textbook finder

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