ECL762 - English Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 2: Joanne O'Mara
Cohort rule:This unit is only available to students enrolled in D303, D347, E377, E760, E763, E765
Prerequisite:

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 E763 or E765 must complete unit EEE754, plus 1 unit from EEE755, EEE756, EPR731, EPR751, EPR781

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: ECA432
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

In Person Attendance Requirements
Students who are completing professional experience (placements) are not required to attend classes or scheduled synchronous sessions during the placement.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

Time engaging in learning activities is expected to total a combined equivalent of 8-10 hours per week.

This includes engagement with materials, responses to tasks, independent study and 1 x 3-hour scheduled seminar per non-placement teaching week (approx. 6-9 weeks).

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:

Time engaging in learning activities is expected to total a combined equivalent of 8-10 hours per week.

This includes engagement with materials, responses to tasks, regular forum posting and responding to others, scheduled synchronous online discussions and independent study during non-placement teaching weeks (approx. 6-9 weeks).

It is highly recommended that you attend scheduled synchronous discussions in the unit site throughout the trimester.

Content

The unit focuses primarily on the teaching of English in the post-compulsory years, with particular, but not exclusive, reference to senior English and Literature. It consolidates work completed in curriculum studies in ECL761, particularly in relation to oracy, the teaching of texts and the development of response in the senior years, the presentation of issues and argument and the further development of writing. Models of assessment and reporting at this level will be examined, and major external influences and issues affecting the English curriculum, past and present, will be reviewed.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Identify, analyse, evaluate and critique issues in the planning, teaching and assessment of secondary English curriculum

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

ULO2

Demonstrate highly effective interpersonal, oral, written and electronic communication skills in group collaboration

GLO3: Digital literacy

GLO7: Teamwork

ULO3

Critically reflect on professional practice and theory to develop a sophisticated approach to the teaching of writing in accordance with state and national policy documents, language and learning principles and the individual, diverse needs of students and schools

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO3: Digital literacy

GLO6: Self-management

GLO7: Teamwork

ULO4

Demonstrate, analyse, synthesise and critically reflect upon current teaching practices and students' learning in secondary English

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO6: Self-management

GLO7: Teamwork

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 - Planning for and Teaching Writing 2500 words
or equivalent
50% Week 5
Assessment 2 - Assessing and Responding to Students’ Writing 2500 words
or equivalent
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 the unit can be found on the University Library via the link ECL762
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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