Courses & Units

Advanced English Studies in Secondary and Senior Secondary School EMT610

Minimum enrolment number of 12 apply 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

This unit is designed to help you further develop your knowledge and skills for the teaching of English. With a focus on secondary and senior secondary curriculum, this unit covers an examination of curriculum goals and content, text selection, program sequencing, and teaching strategies. You will develop knowledge of the sophisticated nature of senior secondary English studies and knowledge of the pedagogical practices needed for the implementation of major aspects of English content in your classroom. Special emphasis is placed on the pedagogical content knowledge teachers require for effective planning and teaching subject English. This unit is both theoretical and practical in nature.

Summary

Unit name	Advanced English Studies in Secondary and Senior Secondary School
Unit code	EMT610
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
: Off-Campus
: International students
: Domestic 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

Demonstrate understanding of best practice in teaching English.
Create a selection of resources and strategies appropriate for classroom use.
Apply sophisticated knowledge of curriculum content and classroom teaching.
Communicate using appropriate academic and information literacy skills.

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

Prerequisites

EMT510

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	Multiple Choice Quiz (10%)\|Resource Design (40%)\|Lesson Sequence (50%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable \| View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	There is no required textbook for this unit. All required readings will be made available to you on MyLO.
Recommended	Gordon, J. (2015). Teaching English in secondary schools. SAGE Publications. Guy, P. (2015). Transforming reading skills in the secondary school. Routledge. Pike, M. (2004). Teaching secondary English. SAGE Publications. University of Tasmania (2015). APA 7th edition. In Referencing guide. Retrieved from https://utas.libguides.com/referencing/APA7th 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.
Links	Booktopia textbook finder

Required

There is no required textbook for this unit. All required readings will be made available to you on MyLO.

Recommended

Gordon, J. (2015). Teaching English in secondary schools. SAGE Publications.
Guy, P. (2015). Transforming reading skills in the secondary school. Routledge.
Pike, M. (2004). Teaching secondary English. SAGE Publications.
University of Tasmania (2015). APA 7th edition. In Referencing guide. Retrieved from https://utas.libguides.com/referencing/APA7th

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.

Links

Booktopia textbook finder

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