Available in 2024
Course code

EDUC4090

Units

10 units

Level

4000 level

Course handbook

Description

This course explores the principles and practices of teaching and learning senior English in New South Wales schools. Students will explore assessment and programming for Stage 6 English; course and assessment requirements of the NSW Higher School Certificate for English; and current issues and trends related to the teaching of English in schools. Informed by the Stage 6 English Prescriptions, attention will also be given to the selection and teaching of appropriate fiction (including adolescent and young adult literature, poetry and drama) and non-literary (film, media and multimedia) texts.


Availability2024 Course Timetables

Callaghan

  • Semester 1 - 2024

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the course students will be able to:

1. Develop lesson plans, programs and assessment tasks for Stage 6 English, using a range of strategies, technologies and resources;

2. Interpret the course and assessment requirements of the NSW Higher School Certificate for English;

3. Discuss current issues and trends related to the teaching of English in schools; and

4. Select and teach appropriate fiction (including adolescent and young adult literature, poetry and drama) and non-literary (film, media and multimedia) texts for Stage 6 English.


Content

  • Lesson planning, programming and assessment for Stage 6 English.
  • Course and assessment requirements of the NSW Higher School Certificate for English.
  • Current issues and trends related to the teaching of English in schools.
  • Strategies, technologies and resources for teaching and assessing Stage 6 English.
  • Stage 6 English prescriptions and approaches to selecting and teaching appropriate fiction (including adolescent and young adult literature, poetry and drama) and non-literary (film, media and multimedia) texts.

Requisites

Enrolment in this course is dependent on meeting the teacher education admission milestone of successful completion of

- Three HSC band 5s (including one in English) or

- 80 units of UoN courses or

- Regulatory authority approved comparable pathways

Teacher Education Milestone


Assessment items

Case Study / Problem Based Learning: Case Scenario/PBL exercises

Project: Projects


Contact hours

Semester 1 - 2024 - Callaghan

Integrated Learning Session-1
  • Online 6 hour(s) per term
  • Integrated Learning will typically consist of a series of online activities.
Lecture-1
  • Online 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 8 week(s)
Tutorial-1
  • Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 8 week(s) starting in week 1

Course outline