ECL761 - English Curriculum Inquiry
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Joanne O'Mara |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in D303, D347, E377, E760, E762, E763, E765 |
| Prerequisite: | English - Literature studies sub-major or equivalent D303 students must also have passed 24 credit points of study at levels 1, 2 & 3 with a minimum WAM of 60% Students enrolled in course E762, E763 or E765 commencing from 2020, must pass unit EEE754 plus 1 unit from EEE755, EEE756, EPR721, EPR731, EPR751, EPR781 |
| Corequisite: | E762 course students must pass co-req unit EPR724 E765 course students must pass co-req unit EPR754 |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 3-hour on-campus seminar per week (in non-placement teaching weeks – approx. 6-7 weeks) |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 2-hour online seminar per week (in non-placement teaching weeks – approx. 6-7 weeks) 1 x 1-hour online lecture per week (in non-placement teaching weeks – approx. 6-7 weeks) Approximately 6-hours of online learning tasks per week |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
This unit focuses on the practices of being a secondary English teacher, approaches to teaching different elements of the English curriculum and issues in the teaching of language/ English curriculum. The course focuses on how to develop students’ skills in speaking, listening, reading, viewing and writing in the middle years of compulsory education, as they transition from primary to secondary schooling, and looking forward to the teaching of English at senior levels. Attention will also be given to lesson planning, English curricular models, teaching literature/cultural studies in both print and non-print forms and the analysis of language development theories.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Identify, analyse, evaluate and critique issues in the planning, teaching and assessment of the English curriculum | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO2 | Demonstrate highly effective interpersonal, oral, written and electronic communication skills in group collaboration | GLO2: Communication GLO7: Teamwork |
| ULO3 | Work collaboratively with colleagues to critically reflect on professional practice and theory to develop a sophisticated curriculum resource in accordance with state and national policy documents (including embedding the cross-curriculum Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Culture priority), language and learning principles and the individual, diverse needs of students and schools | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO3: Digital literacy GLO7: Teamwork GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO4 | Demonstrate, analyse, synthesise and critically reflect upon current teaching practices and students' learning in the curriculum area of English | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO6: Self-management |
| ULO5 | Articulate a sophisticated, highly aware, personal frame of reference for English teaching and learning that positions the student as a teacher in the English classroom | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO6: Self-management |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 - Written assignment | 2500 words or equivalent | 50% | Information not yet available |
| Assessment 2 (Group) - Written Assessment with Video Presentation | 2500 words equivalent per group member | 50% | Week 11 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for ECL761 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list.
Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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