Key facts
UNE unit code: EDEE333
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- Trimester 2 - On Campus
- Trimester 2 - Online
- Armidale Campus
- Yes
- No
- No
- 6
Unit information
Secondary school teachers who specialise in the teaching of Australian and multicultural literature must be able to engage with a range of literary and non-literary texts including film, media and spoken word texts.
In this unit you will deepen your understanding and practical capacity to implement the major aspects of English teaching, with particular concentration on specific texts and topics commonly taught in schools.
You will also explore and critically respond to research in the field of literature and English teaching.
This unit gives you the opportunity to examine the relationship between English and literacy and the broader school curriculum and offers you practical strategies for teaching and assessing in secondary literature classrooms.
Offerings
For further information about UNE's teaching periods, please go to Principal Dates.
Teaching period | Mode/location |
---|---|
Trimester 2 | On Campus, Armidale Campus |
Trimester 2 | Online |
*Offering is subject to availability
Intensive schools
There are no intensive schools required for this unit.
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Notes
This unit addresses Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at the Graduate Stage, otherwise referred to as Graduate Teacher Standard Descriptors (GTSD).
Please refer to the student handbook for current details on this unit.
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Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
- demonstrate their ability to critique curriculum materials for Years 7–10 English and Stage 6 English Syllabuses in terms of a developed theory of education and a sound practical working knowledge of classroom teaching (GTSD 2.1.1);
- demonstrate their ability to critically evaluate research in the field of English education and contribute to its professional journals (GTSD 1.2.1);
- demonstrate their ability to engage with different approaches to the study of literary and non-literary texts, including film, media, Australian literature and texts that give insight into Aboriginal and multicultural experiences as well as literature from other countries (GTSD 2.4.1);
- demonstrate the relationship between English and literacy in the broader school curriculum and a range of strategies for teaching and assessing secondary English (GTSD 2.3.1, 2.5.1, 5.1.1);
- implement a broad cross-section of practical skills, including the use of ICT appropriate for designing lessons and lesson sequences that provide achievable challenges and to support student engagement (GTSD 2.3.1, 2.6.1, 3.1.1, 3.2.1, 3.3.1, 3.4.1, 3.5.1); and
- plan and incorporate a range of assessment strategies into classwork and programs consistent with School Achievement and Higher School Certificate requirements, linking outcomes, learning activities and assessment, to provide assessment data to inform student learning and report as required (GTSD 5.1.1).
Assessment information
Assessments are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
Title | Must Complete | Weight | Offerings | Assessment Notes |
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Assessment 1 | Yes | 40% | All offerings | Focused Interview. Relates to GTSD: 1.2.1, 2.1.1, 2.3.1, 2.4.1, 2.5.1, 5.1.1) No. Words: 1500 |
Assessment 2 | Yes | 60% | All offerings | Evaluation of teaching. Relates to GTSD: 1.2.1, 2.3.1, 2.6.1, 3.1.1, 3.2.1, 3.3.1, 3.4.1, 3.5.1. 5.1.1 No. Words: 2500 |
Learning resources
Textbooks are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
A Literature Companion for Teachers
ISBN: 9781925132731
McDonald, L., PETAA 3rd ed. 2023
Text refers to: All offerings
English standard stage 6 syllabus.
NESA, NESA 2017
Text refers to: All offerings
Charged with Meaning: Becoming an English Teacher (print + digital)
ISBN: 9781760323608
Sawyer, W., Phoenix Press 2nd ed. 2019
Text refers to: All offerings
National curriculum documents
Text refers to: All offerings
NSW syllabus for the Australian curriculum: English K-10
NESA, NESA 2012
Text refers to: All offerings
Island Home
ISBN: 9780143574095
Winton, T., Penguin Books Australia 2017
Text refers to: All offerings
English advanced Stage 6 Syllabus
NESA, NESA 2017
Text refers to: All offerings
See Note
Text refers to: All offerings
English extension Stage 6 Syllabus
NESA, NESA 2017
Text refers to: All offerings
English Studies Stage 6 Syllabus.
NESA, NESA 2017
Text refers to: All offerings
Note: Recommended material is held in the University Library — purchase is optional.
The Merchant of Venice
ISBN: 9780198328674
Shakespeare, W., Oxford University Press 2010
Text refers to: All offerings
The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes
ISBN: 9780679764083
Rampersad, A. and Roessel, D. (ed), Vintage Classics 1994
Text refers to: All offerings
Judith Wright: Collected Poems
ISBN: 9781460752364
Wright, J., Harper Collins Publishers Australia 2016
Text refers to: All offerings
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