Hobart
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 2021
| Unit name | Foundations of Primary English |
|---|---|
| Unit code | EMT511 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Arts, Law and Education Faculty of Education |
| Discipline | Education |
| Coordinator | Belinda Hopwood |
| Teaching staff | |
| Level | Postgraduate |
| Available as student elective? | No |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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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 through the use of scholarly literature, APA referencing, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
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Requisites
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | On Campus: Off Campus: |
|---|---|
| Assessment | Task 1: Quiz (10%) Task 2: Understanding Literacy Development (40%) Task 3: Classroom observation (50%) |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Flexible Study Options
This unit is available face to face on Hobart Campus only and fully online via distance enrolment
Textbooks
| Required | Please use the link to Co-op Bookshop below |
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| Recommended |
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