483-126 Learning Area (Sec) English

Sub-major in English (literature or literary studies), or

Sub-major in writing or linguistics together with a part in English (literature or literary studies).

Students whose initial degree is from a University in which the language of instruction and assessment is other than English must have an IELTS score of 8.0 (no band lower than 7.0) to enrol in this subject.

The course will familiarise students with the key English curriculum policy statements and how to plan and evaluate English lessons from Years 7-12 around these policies. This will involve consideration of issues to do with the teaching of young adult fiction, poetry, drama, film as text, approaches to writing, knowledge about language and the media. It will also involve considerations of the role of computers in English teaching, the evaluation of teaching resources and the development of a personal philosophy of English teaching.

Assignments totalling 4000 words.

• English Learning Area Reader, 2007. Available from the University of Melbourne Bookroom.