edu5pel primary english
PRIMARY ENGLISH/LITERACY
EDU5PEL
2015
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This is a key Primary subject in which students develop a firm grounding in the contemporary pedagogies required for teaching literacy, language and literature. Students participate in blended structured experiences designed to expand their personal knowledge and understanding of the new literacies in the twenty-first century. Students develop strategies to help build confidence to teach in this subject by exploring the way primary classrooms can be designed to evolve as multimodal literacy communities.
SchoolSchool of Education
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorDebra Edwards
Available to Study Abroad StudentsNo
Subject year levelYear Level 5 - Masters
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
PrerequisitesN/A
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Advised online | Recommended | Online | Online |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Investigate the major issues involved in the teaching of English language, literature and literacy in a primary school setting.
- Activities:
- Introduction to language literacy and literature for the twenty-first century.
02. Identify current research and methodologies for teaching oral language, reading and writing in a digital multi-literate world.
- Activities:
- What do primary teachers do in the twenty-first century?
03. Organise caring and creative learning communities to foster effective learning that takes into account cognitive, affective and behavioural learning issues.
- Activities:
- Managing a Writing Workshop Classroom.
04. Analyse/evaluate multimodal literacies through the study of high quality children's literature, author studies and extensive genre studies for authentic purposes and tasks.
- Activities:
- Creating a community of creative learners.
05. Apply a wide range of literacy strategies to develop curriculum for a diverse range of student needs.
- Activities:
- The goal of an integrated balanced literacy learning classroom.
Subject options
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Melbourne, 2015, Week 08-21, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorJoan Stewart
Class requirements
Lecture/WorkshopWeek: 08 - 08
One 5.0 days lecture/workshop per study period on weekdays during the day from week 08 to week 08 and delivered via face-to-face.
"Plus directed online learning activities"
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Explore and Analyse the craft of writing using student personal writing samples (3000 words) | 50 | 01, 02 | |
| Plan a three week literacy unit of work based upon a reading/writing workshop model (3000 words) | 50 | 03, 04, 05 |