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Course description

This course is part of a suite of courses within the Bachelor of Education (Primary) degree. This course culminates preservice teacher preparation for learning and teaching Language, Literature and Literacy - the three interrelated strands of the Australian Curriculum: English Learning Area. Preservice teachers will develop their role as critical and reflective practitioners through setting professional learning goals and participation in and contribution to several professional learning communities that include peers and future teaching colleagues. They will also be expected to demonstrate critical knowledge and communication skills to analyse, theorise, and reflect on learning and teaching English and literacy. Engaging students from diverse backgrounds such as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and English Additional Language or Dialect students in intellectually challenging learning experiences will continue to be highlighted. Throughout the course preservice teachers will expand their disciplinary knowledge of English and Literacy, build a comprehensive resource portfolio for planning, teaching and assessment in subject English, and use current curriculum frameworks and policies to consider the relationship between theory and practice to inform their future work and practice

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