Launceston
This unit has been discontinued.
Introduction
In this culminating English unit, you will further the work commenced in ESH110 in language, and the work in ESH210 on literacy, closely integrating this with a focus on the Literature Strand of the Australian Curriculum: English. The unit will involve critical studies of children’s literature, including traditional tales, contemporary realistic fiction, historical fiction, fantasy, poetry, biography and memoir, and culturally diverse literature. You will explore the role of literature in the socialisation of children, and will learn about the ways, beliefs, values and ideologies in literature shape children’s lives. You will investigate the choices authors and illustrators make to serve different purposes in different social, historical and cultural contexts. You will study classroom approaches to the teaching of Literature, such as: responding to literature, examining language features and devices, and creating multimodal narrative texts. You will learn to apply both theoretical and pedagogical knowledge by designing a literature-based unit of work.
Summary 2020
| Unit name | Critical Approaches To English |
|---|---|
| Unit code | ESH310 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Arts, Law and Education Faculty of Education |
| Discipline | Education |
| Coordinator | Dr. Angela Thomas |
| Teaching staff | |
| Level | Advanced |
| Available as student elective? | No |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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Learning Outcomes
- Critically examine theoretical concepts about children's literature
- Analyse children's literature from a range of perspectives
- Design critical and creative classroom experiences centred around literature
Fees
Requisites
Prerequisites
- ESH210 or ESH309
Co-requisites
Mutual Exclusions
You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | On-Campus students: 1hr Lecture, 1.5hr tutorial Online students: Lectures, weekly activities and discussions |
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| Assessment | AT1. Critical Investigation (40%) - 1500 words AT2. Critical Response Portfolio (60%) – 2500 words |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | Please use link to coop bookshop below |
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| Recommended |
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