English Pedagogies and the Integrated Curriculum
UndergraduateCUR-EDP3332025
Course information for 2025 intake View information for 2024 course intake
Generate a philosophy for teaching English to primary school children. Interpret English curricula for classroom application and learn how to create a plan for inclusive, inquiry based, equal and equitable learning experiences.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 25 May 2025
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Price from
- $666
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
English Pedagogies and the Integrated Curriculum
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- analyse the key theories of English pedagogies
- research assessment, feedback and reporting of English learning for diverse learners
- select and evaluate English Curricula and pedagogies for authentic, multimodal and integrated classroom application
- design and create an integrated cross curriculum, multiliteracies plan for teaching English which caters for diverse learners.
- Purpose of literacies
- Introduction to the approaches to literacies pedagogies
- Didactic literacy teaching
- Authentic literacy teaching
- Functional literacy teaching
- Critical literacy teaching
- Multimodal ways to make meaning
- Thinking and Learning Strategies
- Reviewing and Using Assessment Data
- Creating Assessments
- Differentiation
- Building a Teaching Philosophy
This subject was previously known as Pedagogies and Planning for English.
This subject introduces key theories behind English literacy pedagogies for teaching, assessment, feedback and reporting for middle and upper years of primary school. Students will use data to create integrated plans across key primary curriculum which demonstrates their knowledge of content and effective instructional approaches for diverse groups of learners. Planning will also take into account students with additional needs and offer extension to gifted and talented students.
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- Essay (50%)
- Exercise (50%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- CUR-BED-DEG-2025 - Bachelor of Education (Primary Education)
Elective
- CUR-FAST-DEG-2025 - Fast track your Curtin on campus study
Prior study
You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or currently be enrolled in the following subject(s) in a prior study period; or enrol in the following subject(s) to study prior to this subject:
one of
CUR-EDC231 (Not currently available)
- CUR-EDC235-Teaching Language, Literacy and Literature in Junior Primary
Please note that your enrolment in this subject is conditional on successful completion of these prerequisite subject(s). If you study the prerequisite subject(s) in the study period immediately prior to studying this subject, your result for the prerequisite subject(s) will not be finalised prior to the close of enrolment. In this situation, should you not complete your prerequisite subject(s) successfully you should not continue with your enrolment in this subject. If you are currently enrolled in the prerequisite subject(s) and believe you may not complete these all successfully, it is your responsibility to reschedule your study of this subject to give you time to re-attempt the prerequisite subject(s).
Others
You don't have to enrol in this subject if you have completed EDP335 Literacy Education as they are considered equivalents.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Bachelor of Education (Primary Education)
UndergraduateCUR-BED-DEG
Fast track your Curtin on campus study
UndergraduateCUR-FAST-DEG