Program Overview

EML306 English Curriculum: Pedagogies in the Primary Years

This subject will develop and consolidate students' understanding of English content knowledge in the strands of language, literature, and literacy with a focus on the Primary years of schooling. Students will engage in learning experiences that promote their ability to critically analyse texts for content, structure, and language features. They will engage with contemporary theories of literacy learning and teaching, and learn a range of pedagogical strategies, including the use of technological innovation for comprehending, critiquing, and constructing multimodal and digital texts in classrooms. Students will learn how to design sequences of learning which reflect a balanced approach to literacy teaching and draw on the NSW K-10 English Syllabus.

Availability

• Session 2 (60)
• On Campus:
  • Albury-Wodonga Campus
  • Bathurst Campus
  • Dubbo Campus
  • Port Macquarie Campus
  • Wagga Wagga Campus

Subject Information

Grading System

• HD/FL

Duration

• One session

School

• School of Education

Assumed Knowledge

This subject assumes knowledge of core concepts and theory related to literacy and language education.

Incompatible Subjects

• EML309
• EML322

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:

• be able to critically engage with, discuss, and apply theories of literacy learning and teaching
• be able to explain connections between relevant theory, current issues, and pedagogical practices
• be able to utilise a range of technologies, digital tools, and ICTs to design sequences of learning and to communicate their own learning
• be able to utilise a range of curriculum and syllabus documents, resources, and pedagogical strategies to design balanced literacy learning sequences that address the needs of learners from diverse backgrounds
• demonstrate knowledge of the language structures and features for a range of more complex texts

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics:

• English language and literacies theory and critique
• Understanding texts and contexts text types, semiotic systems, structure, and language features, content
• Designing literacy learning - balanced English pedagogy and practice across the primary years of schooling
• Technologies, digital tools, and ICTs for the teaching of English