EML447 Issues in Contemporary English and Literacy Education (8)
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In this subject students will learn to identify, critique, and respond to a range of global and local issues relevant to the teaching and learning of English in the Australian context. Students will engage in activities that will develop their understanding of ‘teaching as inquiry’ and their skills as reflexive practitioners. They will learn and apply strategies for inquiring into issues, problems, and questions of interest in contemporary English education. They will learn to construct a high quality academic report which addresses a relevant topic, issue, question or problem. |
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+ Subject Availability Modes and Location
| Session 1 | | Internal | Albury-Wodonga Campus | | Internal | Bathurst Campus | | Internal | Dubbo Campus | | Internal | Wagga Wagga Campus |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: EML447
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
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Subject information| Duration | Grading System | School: |
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| One session | HD/FL | School of Education |
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Assumed Knowledge|
This subject assumes knowledge of core concepts and theory related to literacy and language education. It also assumes that students have successfully engaged in at least three professional experience opportunities.
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| EML309 EML433 |
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Learning OutcomesUpon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to identify, critique, and respond to a range of global and local topics and issues relevant to the teaching and learning of English in the Australian context;
- should be able to connect topics and issues in English language and literacy education with relevant theories of pedagogy, practice and the processes for teaching and learning English;
- be able to explain implications of contemporary topics and issues for teaching and learning English in education contexts;
- understand teaching as inquiry based practice through engagement in a process of inquiry;
- be able to source and synthesise high quality scholarly literature and relevant materials that support multiple perspectives on topics and issues in English language and literacy education;
- be able to communicate the outcomes of their inquiry in a coherent and accessible multimodal text.
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SyllabusThe subject will cover the following topics:
- Identifying, critiquing and responding to global and local topics and issues relevant to English language and literacy education in the Australian context;
- Teaching as inquiry based practice: action research as professional development;
- Constructing an academic report;
- Producing and presenting a dynamic multimodal text.
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The information contained in the 2017 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 12 August 2016. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.
