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Code MABUTM

English Education Major

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About this Major

This major prepares students for a dynamic and rewarding career teaching English and Literature in secondary schools.

The major combines study in the content of English (including literature, language, writing, and mass media) with studies in educational theory and teaching practice. It is distinctive in its approach to English teaching, emphasising the importance of sound content knowledge and innovative approaches to texts and technologies. Students receive specialised instruction from expert teachers who are also researchers and authors in the field.

Code MABUTM

Availability & Campus

Location Availability
Joondalup
Mount Lawley
South West
Online
= Available

Details

Structure

Students are required to complete 10 Content units and 2 Curriculum units. Content units educate students in the subject area and the Curriculum units explain how to teach the subject area to others.

Content Units
Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
CUR4210Curriculum Enrichment for the Major Secondary Specialisation15
ENG1140Discovering Literature15
ENG2118Literature and Theory15
ENG2120Popular Texts for Young People15
ENG1060English Grammar for Professionals15
WRT1101Language and Writing15
ENG3140From Fiction to Film15
ENG3160Graphic Novels15
CCC3106Contemporary Australian Literature15
Plus, select one (1) unit from the following:
ENG3050 ^Poetry and Passion15
ENG3185 ^Comedy and Tragedy in Drama 15
ENG3190 ^Social Justice and Children's Literature15
CMM2225 ^Popular Music and Culture15
SAH2200 ^Audience Perception and Experience15
SAH1200 ^Media and Culture15
CCC2106 ^Modernism15
CCC3109 ^Speculative Fiction15
Curriculum Units
Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
LAN2250Introduction to Secondary English Teaching15
LAN2251Planning and Teaching English 7-1215

NOTE: Students should only select CMM2225, SAH2200 or SAH1200 with the permission of the major coordinator, in the event of a timetable clash.

^ Core Option

For more detailed unit information for this Major take a look at our Handbook. To organise your life for next semester visit the Teaching timetable.

Student handbook

Notes

Learning Outcomes

  1. Review, analyse and synthesise knowledge of teaching strategies to plan for the content of English teaching.
  2. Exercise critical thinking and judgement to plan and implement visual arts programs for a range of students with diverse abilities and needs, and assess the outcomes.
  3. Demonstrate broad and coherent knowledge of visual arts and the Australian Curriculum and teaching strategies for English in secondary education.
  4. Communicate knowledge and ideas clearly in both written and oral formats.
  5. Demonstrate leadership, exercise professional judgement and collaborate to plan, problem solve and make decisions in English.
  6. Adapt knowledge and skills in diverse contexts to create positive learning environments in English Education.
  7. Critically reflect using accredited standards, mentor feedback and the ECA Code of Ethics to demonstrate responsibility and accountability and plan for continued collaborative and autonomous professional learning and development.

Career Opportunities

Employment opportunities

Graduates will be eligible to seek employment in both government and non-government secondary schools teaching English.

Possible future job titles

Secondary English Teacher

This Major can be studied in the following courses

Experiences

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Course Entry

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