General Submission Information

Please format assessments using 12-point font and 1.5 spacing. 

All assessments must be submitted electronically. Turnitin plagiarism detection software is used to check all written assessments. It is the responsibility of all students to ensure that their submitted work is in a format compatible with Turnitin software for plagiarism checking. Submissions must meet the required file type and formatting specifications outlined in the assessment guidelines. Failure to submit work in an acceptable format may result in delays in processing your submission and potential penalties for non-compliance with assessment requirements. If you are unsure about the file format or have technical difficulties, it is your responsibility to seek assistance before the submission deadline. Students should be careful to check that they submit the correct file for an assessment as no re-submissions will be accepted after the due date and time, including instances where students upload an incorrect file. It is not the responsibility of unit staff to contact students who have failed to submit assessments. If you have any missing items of assessment, it is your responsibility to contact the unit convenor. 

Students can use Turnitin’s Originality Report as a learning tool to improve their academic writing if this option is made available in the unit. 

Word limits are strictly applied. Work above the word limit will not be marked.  

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) 

Students should be aware of and apply the University policy on academic integrity (see: https://policies.mq.edu.au/document/view.php?id=3).  

Unauthorised use of generative artificial intelligence 

occurs when a student uses material produced by a generative artificial intelligence in an academic exercise, without authorisation and submits it as their own work. 

Unauthorised use of generative artificial intelligence may include using generative artificial intelligence to: 

• produce or retrieve information and then using that information in an academic exercise; 

• paraphrase text; 

• increase or enhance the quality of an academic exercise, beyond the purposes permitted within the academic exercise; 

• produce an answer for a task or quiz; and/or produce non-text-based work and then using that non-text-based work in an academic exercise. 

Any student suspected of using unauthorised AI in an assignment will be referred to the Faculty of Arts Discipline Committee. Penalties can include reduced marks for an assessment, being awarded '0' for a task, failing an entire unit, being excluded from a course of study. Please see each assessment task description/rubric for expectations about AI. 

Special Consideration / Late Penalties 

Applications for extensions must be made via Service Connect.  

Late submission penalty 

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark) will be applied each day to late submissions, up until the 7th calendar day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a mark of ‘0’ (zero) will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11.55pm. A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical issue.  

Important to note: 

• Late submission of time sensitive tasks (such as tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, scheduled practical assessments/labs) will be addressed by the unit convenor in a Special consideration application. 

• Students should not request an informal arrangement from their tutor, lecturer or Unit Convenor (or equivalent). 

• Where an application for Special Consideration is approved and the outcome is an extension to the due date of a task, submissions that are received after the new due date will be subject to late penalties that are calculated from the new due date. This only applies where the outcome is an extension to the due date – see the Special Consideration Policy for a schedule of all possible outcomes. 

Marking 

All assessments are marked using a rubric. 

Marking of all assessments is moderated by the Unit Convenor. 

University Policy on Grading 

Assignments will be awarded grades ranging from HD to F according to guidelines set out in the University's Grading System and University Assessment Policy.  

To attain a pass or higher grade in Professional Experience a student must obtain a satisfactory in both the Professional Experience component and a pass or higher grade in the academic component. For Professional Experience units the Professional Experience Evaluation Report is marked as Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory. The Macquarie Teaching Performance Assessment (MQTPA - in final WIL/PEx units) is marked as Not met, Met or Exceeds. 

Results 

Results shown in iLearn, or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed because they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit Service Connect. 

Withdrawing from this unit 

If you are considering withdrawing from this unit, please seek academic advice via Service Connect before doing so as this unit may be a co-requisite or prerequisite for units in the following sessions and may impact your course progression. 

Structure 

Learning and teaching activiities in this unit include a weeky 1 hr lecture and a 2 hr tutorial as well as required readings, forums posts and independent learning.  Weekly lecture and tutorial content is outlined in the iLearn site. Weekly readings can be found in Leganto (see iLearn).

The unit begins with four modules of content delivered in combined English and Language teaching area tutorials and then moves into teaching area specific tutorials for the remainder of the session.

The first in a sequence of two units focused on learning how to teach the Arts in a secondary school context, the unit will provide opportunities to acquire the skills and knowledge needed for planning engaging learning sequences in English or Languages.

Students will work with Stage 7-10 syllabus documents to interpret learning outcomes, develop programs, implement assessment strategies, use ICT effectively and create engaging resources suitable for the range of students in their future classrooms.

Extensive use will be made of case studies, resources and work samples sourced from a range of schools, classroom practices will be modelled, and there will be opportunities for professional connections to be shaped. The aim is for students to learn how to translate theory to practice in order to develop a range of research-informed approaches to teaching, to reflect on their teaching practices, and demonstrate awareness of the diverse needs of the students in their classes.

Students will:

• complete the weekly lecture and readings prior to the relevant tutorial
• complete brief tasks such as forum posts either as individuals or in small groups as required
• participate actively in a range of learning activities during tutorials
• complete post-tutorial consolidation learning tasks as required

The timetable can be found in the university timetable.

Delivery

Professional reading, dialogue and reflection are important components of this unit. Students will complete the weekly readings/viewings as indicated and participate in online professional dialogue, independent tasks and syndicate tasks throughout the session. Details of these will be provided in the unit schedule and/or iLearn. This unit will employ as series of short online lectures/flipped content and the video and copies of the lecture slides will be available from Echo360.

During tutorials students will participate in small group activities, whole class discussion and complete tasks as individuals, in pairs or small groups. Authentic case studies and school-based scenarios will be employed as well as videos of various aspects of teaching and learning. There will be opportunities for practising the strategies that teachers employ when developing positive learning environments. Independent scholarly research will be conducted into key topics and there will be opportunities to interrogate contested dimensions of various issues in English teaching. 

Required textbooks

English Teaching Area

Sawyer, W. (2019). Charged with Meaning: Becoming an English Teacher, 2nd Edition. Seven Hills: Phoenix Education. 

Dutton, J., D'warte, J., Rossbridge, J., & Rushton, K. (2018). Tell me your story: confirming identity and engaging writers in the middle years. Newtown, NSW: Primary English Teachers' Association (PETAA). 

Weekly and recommended readings/videos are available via Leganto which is accessed from the iLearn site. You will have access to full-text digital versions of all readings. Textbooks will need to be purchased or borrowed from the MQ library.  

Access and technical assistance

iLearn: This unit has a full web presence through iLearn. Information for students about access to the online component of this unit is available at https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/login/index.php. You will need to enter your student username and password.  

Please do NOT contact the Unit Convenor regarding iLearn technical help. Assistance is available from IT Helpdesk: via email onehelp@mq.edu.au or Ph: 9850 4357 or 1800 67 4357. On Campus: Ground floor at 18 Wally’s Walk. 

Information for students about access to the online component of this unit is available at https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/login/index.php. You will need to enter your student username and password.

No extensions will be given for any technical issues. Allow enough time for your submissions.

A detailed overview of the unit modules is published in iLearn.

• All modules include activities to support skills in planning, resource selection, textual analysis and planning quality assessments.
• Moodules are supported by resources in iLearn and tutorial/independent learning activities.and flipped content in Echo360