English Studies in Secondary School unit (EMT515)

Online

Introduction

This unit is designed to provide you with the essential theoretical knowledge and practical skills needed to be a proficient secondary English teacher. This unit explores the ways in which adolescents learn to read, write, and communicate in English at the secondary level. It has a particular focus on contemporary approaches to the teaching of reading and writing in the secondary years, including close attention to the teaching of narratives, poetry, film, dramatic performances, and multimodal texts. An important part of this unit involves understanding the Australian Curriculum English content and developing theoretically informed pedagogical approaches. You will be involved in analysing student work samples (reading and writing), observing English teaching practices, and in using the Australian Curriculum documents to plan explicit teaching experiences for language, literature, and literacy learning.

Summary

Unit name	English Studies in Secondary School
Unit code	EMT515
Credit points	12.5
College/School	Arts and Society Faculty of Education
Discipline	Education
Coordinator	Ms Lisa Davies
Delivered By	University of Tasmania
Level	Postgraduate

Availability

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Online	Semester 2

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Key Dates

Study Period	Start date	Census date	WW date	End date
Semester 2	21/07/2025	19/08/2025	08/09/2025	26/10/2025

* 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 2025 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2025 will be available from the 1st October 2024. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).

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Learning Outcomes

• analyse a range of literary texts and text types for their pedagogical purposes.
• apply theoretical knowledge of the English discipline to teaching and assessment.
• demonstrate academic and information literacy skills through the use of 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	$578.00	$578.00	not applicable	$2,440.00

• Available as a Commonwealth Supported Place
• HECS-HELP is available on this unit, depending on your eligibility³
• FEE-HELP is available on this unit, depending on your eligibility⁴

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Requisites

Concurrent Prerequisites

EMT502

Teaching

Teaching Pattern	This unit is delivered solely online. You will participate in weekly Zoom tutorials, collaborative discussion board tasks, and weekly activities.
Assessment	Quiz (10%)|Analysis of Student Work (40%)|Observing and Examining English Practice (50%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	Perrin, R. (2015). Pocket guide to APA style (7th ed.). Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning. 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	Atherton, C., Green, A., & Snapper, G. (2013). Teaching English literature 16–19: An essential guide. London: Taylor & Francis.  Pike, M. (2003). Teaching secondary English. London: SAGE Publications.

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