Course Title: Learning Through Literature
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Learning Through Literature
Credit Points: 12.00
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
TCHE2645 |
Bundoora Campus |
Undergraduate |
360H Education |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 2 2021, Sem 2 2022, Sem 2 2023, Sem 2 2024 |
Course Coordinator: Susan Rook
Course Coordinator Phone: By Appointment
Course Coordinator Email: sue.nicola.rook@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: Bundoora West
Course Coordinator Availability: By appointment
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
Enforced Pre-Requisite Courses
Successful completion of 053016 TCHE2621 Plan for Diversity in Literacy
Note: it is a condition of enrolment at RMIT that you accept responsibility for ensuring that you have completed the prerequisite/s and agree to concurrently enrol in co-requisite courses before enrolling in a course.
For your information go to RMIT Course Requisites webpage.
Course Description
This course is designed to extend your knowledge of contemporary literacy teaching strategies and their application in the classroom. The course examines, in depth, literary texts for children, from picture books to extended novels. It is framed around the Capabilities in the Victorian Curriculum F-10 (creative and critical thinking, ethical, intercultural and personal and social capabilities). Emphasis will be placed on developing specific strategies for supporting student learning of the construction of literary texts and expressing their responses to literary texts.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
In this course you will develop the following program learning outcomes:
- Demonstrate broad and coherent theoretical and technical knowledge in education
- Show commitment to professional learning by being an independent, open-minded, resilient and critically reflective learner, seeking out, learning from constructive feedback and adapting to meet the demands of the profession
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
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Overview of Learning Activities
Your learning in this course will involve a range of activities including online lectures, workshops, practical activities, individual tasks, collaborative group work, discussion and individual reflection.
Overview of Learning Resources
RMIT University will support your access to learning resources for this course. Readings from current educational literature will be provided through your online course site and will be drawn from highly regarded academic journals, books and conferences as well as reports, websites and other online resources.
There are services and resources available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student website.
Overview of Assessment
You will be assessed on how well you meet the course learning outcomes and on your development against the program learning outcomes. Assessment will cover both theoretical and practical aspects of your learning. You will be able to develop your work in relation to your own specific areas of interest in your professional practice.
Assessment Tasks
Task 1. Select, annotate and justify the choice of four outstanding texts for F-2, 3-4 and 5-6 (35%) CLO1, CLO2
Task 2. Quiz: text analysis (20%) CLO2, CLO4
Task 3. Design a unit of work to support analysis and response to a literary text for upper primary students (45%) CLO1, CLO3, CLO4, CLO5
Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks.
If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or the Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.
Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies, procedures and instructions which are available for review online: