English education in the secondary years A

This unit enables you to build a strong foundation for your career-long professional learning as a teacher of English, literature, literacy and related subjects in secondary school (Years 7 to 12). You will work collaboratively and independently to develop your skills and knowledge in planning and implementing curriculum materials in the area of subject English. A focus on different orientations to the teaching of English, and how these inform practice, will allow you to critically engage with issues in the English teaching profession. You will learn how teachers plan for and undertake educational projects and research as part of their professional work. You will also learn to appreciate how language, in its various modes and uses, including those involving information and communication technologies (ICT), mediates the learning of all young people across a range of curriculum areas and in their outside-school lives. Through an examination of a range of national and international education policies and curriculum frameworks, you are familiarised with current developments in the theory and practice of English literacy education. The unit informs and facilitates your active contributions to contemporary dialogue within the English teaching profession, drawing both on the rich traditions and exciting innovations in English education in Australia and internationally.