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TECS365-10YC2 (C) Year C Second Half 2010
Junior English

15 points, 0.1250 EFTS
05 Jul 2010 - 14 Nov 2010 		↓Other occurrences

Description

This course is designed for students who wish to teach English as a major or minor teaching subject. The course explores the theories, methods, pedagogies, skills and content for teaching English as a subject at secondary school.

Learning Outcomes

On the successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Articulate knowledge, understanding and demonstrate application of the English Learning Area of the New Zealand Curriculum (2007) to classroom practice;
• Articulate and demonstrate key philosophical and pedagogical approaches that inform current thinking and classroom practice in English
• Engage in current debates and issues in the teaching and learning of English
• Plan and critically evaluate sequences of lessons and teaching/learning units, which use a variety of appropriate resources, inclusive teaching and learning strategies and assessment methods to meet the diverse needs of learners across the three language strands: written, oral and visual
• Demonstrate a knowledge of adolescent texts, with particular reference to Aotearoa/New Zealand
• Use appropriate technologies, including information and communication technologies

Pre-requisites

100-level English or equivalent (e.g. Media & Communication, American Studies, Drama, Theatre and Film). Subject to approval of the HOS.

Restrictions

Timetable

Lectures
Streams Day Time Where Notes
Stream A Monday 1:00pm-2:00pm Te Pourewa 310 5 Jul - 2 Aug,
11 Oct - 18 Oct,
1 Nov - 8 Nov
Wednesday 3:00pm-5:00pm Te Pourewa 310 7 Jul - 4 Aug,
13 Oct - 10 Nov
Thursday 1:00pm-3:00pm Te Pourewa 310 8 Jul - 5 Aug,
14 Oct - 11 Nov

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Ronnie Davey

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
A thematically based unit plan 25%
A written sequence of annotated lesson plans and self and peer-reviewed lesson evaluation 50%
Reflective and reading response blog 25%

Textbooks

Required Texts

Ministry of Education; Effective Literacy Practices in years 5-8; Wellington,NZ: Learning Media, 2003.

Ministry of Education; Exploring language: A handbook for teachers; New Zealand: Learning Media, 1996 (Available for download).

Ministry of Education; Reading and Writing Standards for years 1-8; Wellington,NZ: Learning Media, 2007.

Ministry of Education; The English Language Learning Progressions; Wellington, NZ: Learning Media, 2008.

Ministry of Education; The New Zealand Curriculum Exemplars: English; Wellington, NZ: Learning Media, 2003.

Thompson, J; Reconstructing literature teaching; Norwood: AATE, 1992.

All set and recommended resource material is available in the library.  More comprehensive lists of other relevant and recommended texts and resources can be accessed through Learn. Also selected articles from a range of professional and academic journals will be made available on Learn during the course.
For example:
English in Aotearoa. Journal for NZATE, New Zealand.
Journal of adolescent and Adult Literacy. Journal for International Reading Association
English Education
English in Australia. Journal for AATE, New Zealand

Recommended Reading:
During the duration of the course, students will be expected to read a large selection of texts appropriate to adolescents, including fiction and non-fiction. These will be available in class.

Course links

Library portal

Fees

Domestic fee $560.00
International fee $2,513.00


For further information see School of Teacher Education on the department and colleges page.

All TECS365 Occurrences

  • TECS365-10X (N) General non-calendar-based 2010 (Nelson) - Not Offered
  • TECS365-10X (R) General non-calendar-based 2010 (Rotorua) - Not Offered
  • TECS365-10YC1 (C) Year C First Half 2010
  • TECS365-10YC2 (C) Year C Second Half 2010
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