Foundations of Primary English

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  Upon successful completion of this subject, the student should be able to:

  1. Apply theoretical knowledge about the English discipline.
  2. Analyse and describe written texts.
  3. Design a portfolio of lessons / experiences for the teaching of reading, in response to specific outcomes and diverse student needs.
  4. Demonstrate academic and information literacy skills using scholarly literature, APA referencing, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About University of Tasmania

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

• TAS-EDC-MAS-2025 - Master of Teaching (Primary)

Prior study

You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or enrol in the following subject(s) to study at the same time or prior to this subject:

• TAS-EMT502-Foundations of Teaching

Additional requirements

• Other requirements - Teaching Arrangement: You are expected to dedicate around ten hours per week to this subject. This may be divided as follows: Weekly Lecture (1 hour); Weekly Readings (2 hours); Weekly Tutorial (2 hours); Weekly Discussion Boards (1 hour); Assessment (5 hours). Your progress in this subject depends on your engagement with weekly online tutorials and discussion boards.

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.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.