ECL762 - Teaching English: Senior Years
| Year: | 2026 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in D303, E377, E763, E765, E779 |
| Prerequisite: | D303 students: must have passed 24 credit points of study at levels 1, 2 & 3 with a minimum WAM of 60%, must have passed ECL761 E779 and E377 students must have passed ECL761 E763 and E765 students: EEE754 plus 1 unit from EEE755, EEE756, EPR731, EPR751, EPR781 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | ECA432 |
| Study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 1-hour lecture per week 1 x 2-hour seminar per week |
| Scheduled learning activities - online: | 1 x 1-hour online lecture per week 1 x 2-hour online seminar per week |
| In-person attendance requirements: | Students who are completing professional experience (placements) are not required to attend lectures or scheduled synchronous sessions during their professional experience (placement). For the most up-to-date advice regarding your professional experience (placement) please see here. |
| Note: | A sub-major or equivalent in Literature in English is the Victorian Institute of Teaching requirement for secondary English teaching |
Content
Focusing on Years 11 and 12, Teaching English: Senior Years builds on the research-based practical skills of being a secondary subject English teacher developed in Teaching English: Middle Years (ECL761). While the range of senior secondary English subject options (English, English Language, and English Literature) are explored, the focus is on the overarching study design of senior English, with the current Victorian Certificate of Education English study design used as the example. Importantly, pre-service teachers are taught to approach this work as a member of the subject English teaching community working in a senior school English team. Pre-service teachers learn how to bring this study design to life in the classroom, through learning research informed pedagogical practices, lesson planning skills, and assessment, moderation, and evaluation practices. In developing the artistry of subject English teaching, pre-service teachers utilise their knowledge of literature studies and linguistics to develop their pedagogical approach. This includes dialogic approaches to the senior English classroom, the teaching of reading and exploring texts, critical thinking and exploring argument, and creating and crafting texts.
Models of assessment and reporting will be examined including external examination processes in subject English and internal moderation requirements for external assessments. Pre-service teachers study how to teach and assess the range of textual requirements of VCE English including public speaking, multiple genres of writing, audio, and visual compositions. Socio-economic and external issues around senior subject English and the external examination processes are examined, as well as approaches to working in a senior school English team. Pre-service teachers develop their identities as Years 11 and 12 English teachers and are encouraged to come to an understanding of their own views and beliefs and how they align with the current requirements.
Unit fee information
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