Assessment
An essay of approximately 3,000 words (33 per cent) and a negotiated project of approximately 5,000 words (67 per cent).
Prescribed text
Anstey, Michele & Bull, Geoff, Reading the Visual. Sydney: Harcourt, 2000 483-641 TEACHING ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES Available in these courses DEd, MEd, MTESOL
Offered Parkville Campus, Semester 1 Credit points 25
Staff Kieran O'Loughlin Contact 36 hours
Prerequisite 483-888 TESOL Methodology and Curriculum Design, or approved equivalent Description
A study of the theory and practice of teaching English for academic purposes (EAP). Building on general TESOL methodology and curriculum design principles, topics in this subject will include: the scope of EAP;
needs analysis, syllabus and course design; student learning styles; methods and materials; teaching speaking and listening; reading and writing in EAP contexts; assessment and evaluation. A range of EAP contexts will be examined including the upper secondary, pre-tertiary and tertiary contexts in both Australia and overseas.
Assessment
A 4,000-word written paper critically examining a key methodological or curriculum design issue in
designing an EAP program (50 per cent); a 4,000-word paper describing the design of an EAP program for a particular audience and context (50 per cent).
Prescribed text
Jordan, R.R. English for academic purposes: a guide and resource book for teachers. Cambridge University Press, 1997.
483-642/3 PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE: TESOL (INTERNATIONAL)
Available to international students only in these courses: MTESOL, PGCertEdStud(TESOL) Offered Parkville Campus, Year-long
Credit points 12.5
Co-ordinator Michele de Courcy
Contact 12 hours plus 22 days of supervised observation
483-646 TEACHING POPULAR TEXTS This subject is not offered in 2005
Available in these courses MEd, PGDipEdStud, PGCertEdStud Offered Parkville Campus
Credit points 12.5
Staff Julie Hamston/Ray Misson Contact 18 hours
Description
In this subject, various kinds of popular texts will be studies, within a framework that focuses on the social nature of language and the evolving nature of literacies. Topics include: theoretical perspectives on language and culture; the analysis of cultural phenomena in the classroom; the significance of popular and mass culture texts and their place in both the everyday lives of students and in the classroom; the role of pleasure in the literacy classroom. Particular attention will be devoteed to detailed and theoretically informed analyses of popular culture texts.
Assessment
One text analysis of 2,000 words (50 per cent) and one reflective essay of 2,000 words (50 per cent) Generic skills
At the completion of the subject, students should have:
• An advanced understanding of the changing knowledge base in the specialist area
• A capacity to engage where appropriate with issues in contemporary society
• Advanced skills and techniques applicable to the discipline
• A capacity to articulate their knowledge and understanding in oral and written presentations 483-647 TRADITIONS IN TEXTS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
This subject is not offered in 2005
Available in these courses MEd, PGDipEdStud, PGCertEdStud Offered Parkville Campus
Credit points 12.5 Staff Pam McIntyre Contact 18 hours Description
This subject takes as its focus a critical examination of literary movements in relation to the evaluation of texts for young people, and the implications for text selection and the study of texts, in contemporary Australian classrooms. It will examine selected significant or `classic' texts for young people from the nineteenth century to present day, with a special focus on Australian texts. The subject will take a historical approach, positioning texts in their socio-historic contexts and will draw on recent critical approaches that challenge conventional evaluations. Texts for young people will be explored in terms of the context of changing attitudes towards childhood, changing social contexts and changing positions of assessment. This will work towards an understanding and critique of current critical positions behind text selection and study in primary and secondary English classrooms.
Assessment
An essay of 1,000 words (30 per cent) and a negotiated project of 3,000 words (70 per cent) on an area covered by the subject. Students may choose to focus on the practice of dealing with texts in the classroom, or prefer to develop a more literary or theoretical paper.
Generic skills
At the completion of the subject, students should have:
• Demonstrated an informed respect for the values, ethics and practices of English teaching as a profession
• Used advanced communication technologies to support their own learning and research and the learning of their students
• Demonstrated an ability and confidence to participate effectively in collaborative learning as a team member, while respecting individual differences
• Demonstrated the ability to plan work and to use time effectively.
483-648 TEACHING WRITING
This subject is not offered in 2005
Available in these courses MEd, PGDipEdStud, PGCertEdStud Offered Parkville Campus
Credit points 12.5 Staff TBA
Contact 18 hours Description
This subject will involve an examination of major approaches to teaching writing in primary and secondary classrooms, including genre-based/explicit teaching and critical, social literacy perspectives. Intersections between theory and practice will be explored, with a focus on building professional knowledge and skills needed to enhance student production of a diverse range of written texts. The features of texts will be considered, using anyalytical tools drawn from social theories of language (Halliday) and critical discourse theory (Fairclough, Gee). Issues in the teaching and learning of spelling, handwriting and keyboarding will also be considered, along with the nature of advanced literacies students need to develop from the middle years of schooling onwards.
Assessment
A seminar paper of 1,000 words (30 per cent)
A negotiated project of 3,000 words (70 per cent) on an area covered by the subject. Students may choose to develop an action research cycle in a problematic area of writing pedagogy in a specific classroom setting or to conduct a critical appraisal of one specific case of teaching writing.
Generic skills
At the completion of the subject, students should have:
• Demonstrated an extensive knowledge of major approaches to teaching writing in primary and secondary classrooms, and the capacity to apply this knowledge in the development and appraisal of effective classroom practice
• Demonstrated an informed respect for the values, ethics and practices of English teaching as a profession
• Used advanced communication technologies to support their own learning and research and the learning of their students
• Demonstrated an ability and confidence to participate effectively in collaborative learning as a team member, while respecting individual differences
• Demonstrated the ability to plan work and to use time effectively.
483-649 NEW VISIONS FOR LITERCY/ENGLISII TEACHING This subject is not offered in 2005
Available in these courses MEd, PGDipEdStud, PGCertEdStud Offered Parkville Campus
Credit points 12.5 Staff Ray Misson Contact 18 hours
Description
English and Literacy teaching is changing in response to new challenges, such as the proliferation of ICTs and theorizations of language as a social phenomenon that constructs particular ways of seeing the world.
This subject will examine recent advances in English/literacy curriculum and classroom practice, and the theoretical frameworks underpinning them. Topics will include: versions of critical literacy, multiliteracies, the `New Basics" literacy/English in a creative environment.
Assessment
Assignments totaling 4,000 words (100 per cent) Generic Skills
On completion of this subject, students should be able to :
• Implement various current approaches to literacy/English classroom practice
• Understand the theoretical basis for a number of current movements in literacy/English teaching
• Critically evaluate the strengths and limitations of some current movements in literacy/English teaching
• Engage in professional discussion about changes in literacy/English teaching
• Read current English curriculum documents with greater critical awareness 483-650 NEW MEDIA IN TIIE ARTS CLASSROOM
This subject is not offered in 2005
Available in these courses MEd, PGDipEdStud, PGCertEdStud Offered Parkville Campus
Credit points 12.5 Staff Wesley Imms Contact 18 hours Description
A study of the impact on new media technology on arts education. The subject examines the impact of accessible and affordable new media technology on conceptions and practice of the arts in music, drama and visual art. How do current students, teachers and practitioners utilize new media in their art making? How can new media enhance and broaden our understanding and experience in the Arts? The implications of new media technology are explored in a range of contexts from the merging of fine art and popular culture, digital music compostion and explorations of presenting and reading of the `screened' and `live' image in theatrical space.
Assessment
A written paper of 2,000 words (50 per cent) and a student initiated practical project of 2,000 words equivalent (50 per cent)
Generic Skills
On completion of the subject, students should be able to
• Demonstrate an openness to new ideas and practices
• Apply critical, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Conduct a review of literature relevant to the field of the study
• Develop and apply new understandings based on critical reading of current literature
• Effectively apply oral and written communication skills
• Participate effectively as a team on collaborative tasks
• Utilise observational and organizational skills
483-651 IVNOVATIVE ARTS CURRICULUM AND PRACTICE
This subject is not offered in 2005
Credit points 12.5 Staff Chris Sinclair Contact 18 hours