013452 Professional Experience: Teaching EAL/D and Literacy in Primary Schools

Description

In this subject, pre-service teachers build knowledge about the language and learning environment for students in schools learning English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D). The subject looks at how EAL/D and literacy are framed in curriculum documents, and subsequently translated into teaching and assessment activities in school settings. The subject takes an approach of “high challenge, high support” to explore how teachers provide explicit and targeted language and literacy support to help school students achieve learning goals.?A key part of this subject is a four-week placement as a pre-service teacher, receiving support and mentoring during this period from their UTS tertiary supervisor and supervising classroom teacher. During their placement, pre-service teachers are closely supervised and begin learning practice capabilities in lesson planning, teaching, assessment, Indigenous truth telling and knowledge, equity and inclusion, classroom management and school-community building. Pre-service teachers receive feedback and the opportunity to reflect on their experience and learning after lesson observations with their classroom supervisor and UTS Tertiary Supervisor. Feedback is supported by appropriate strategies and lesson modelling. Satisfactory completion of the placement is a minimum requirement for this subject so pre-service teachers must pass their placement in order to pass the subject overall. The placement is pass/fail. The coursework component of the subject is graded and is designed to help pre-service teachers develop a better understanding of themselves as educators, gaining insight into the principles that underpin effective teaching practices.