Semester 3, 2022 Online | |
Units : | 1 |
Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts |
School or Department : | School of Education |
Grading basis : | Graded |
Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
Staffing
Examiner: Shirley O'Neill
Requisites
Pre-requisite: ESP2200 or EDS2402 and Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BEDU or BSED
Overview
Literacies are social and cultural practices that are important to life as well as to learning. It is the responsibility of secondary pre-service teachers to ensure that their students are able to engage successfully in the comprehension and composition of texts required in each of their curriculum areas. This means that pre-service teachers in all curriculum areas should be knowledgeable about the theories of literacies and pedagogies and the relationship between literacies and learning. They also need to be able to identify the specific literacies demanded within their curriculum specialisations and evidence-based strategies that will facilitate planning for effective teaching and learning of literacies for diverse groups of learners.
This course aims to help pre-service teachers to understand the relationship between literacies and learning, and the specific literacies demanded within their curriculum specialisations. They will learn about a range of appropriate frameworks and pedagogies for the teaching of literacies. Pre-service teachers will also learn how to design and sequence units of work with embedded learning and assessment of literacies, as well as planning focused and appropriate lessons on literacies for diverse learners, including English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
Course learning outcomes
The course objectives define the student learning outcomes for a course in accordance with the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership鈥檚 (AITSL) Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST). On successful completion of this course pre-service teachers should be able to:
- apply the major concepts, theories and policies about embedding the teaching of literacies into curricular areas (APST 2.1);
- identify the literacies demands relevant to their curricular areas and about how to understand and analyse texts (APST 2.5);
- plan, structure and sequence high-quality literacies learning and authentic assessment tasks within curricular areas (APST 2.2);
- apply a broad repertoire of pedagogical strategies, including content, resource and strategy selection and organisation, which includes literacy strategies for teaching area (APST 2.5, 3.3);
- use appropriate pedagogies and select appropriate strategies when planning for effective learning for students of diverse abilities and from diverse backgrounds, including EAL/D and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander learners with consideration of cultural and linguistic background (APST 1.4);
- apply course content using appropriate personal, professional and academic literacies.
Topics
Description | Weighting(%) | |
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1. | Contemporary contexts and issues for the learning of literacies | 10.00 |
2. | Pedagogies and frameworks for the teaching of literacies | 20.00 |
3. | Macro planning | 40.00 |
4. | Micro planning | 30.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
Student workload expectations
To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.
Assessment details
Description | Group Assessment |
Weighting (%) | Course learning outcomes |
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Planning document 1 | No | 50 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
Planning document 2 | No | 50 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |