Module EDUM042 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
EDUM042: Secondary English Subject Knowledge and Pedagogy
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
The module introduces students to current thinking in the teaching of English and develops students’ pedagogic and academic subject knowledge in the field of English education. Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, the content will cover:
- Best practice in pedagogy for English: how to support students' development in talk, reading and writing
- Understanding of the National Curriculum for English, and how English is assessed
- Key pedagogical concepts, e.g. scaffolding,modelling
- Research-informed approaches to teaching English
key elements of the module will include:
- Seminars: the taught course is realized principally through highly interactive sessions which combine and integrate workshop approaches, practical work, seminar-style discussion and lecture-style direct input;
- Directed Online Study Programme: this covers the theory and practice of English PedagogyPeer and Expert Teaching: each student participates in peer teaching sessions during which they develop skills of teaching and reflection before going into their first placement
- Independent and directed study activities: including developing subject knowledge, directed reading, and other tasks as relevant to the seminar sessions.
- Seminar Days: Five days when students return to the university to share school-based work experiences and develop the links between theoretical and practical aspects of teaching English.
On the Secondary PGCE, you will learn and reflect on the skills and knowledge required by the programme’s credit-bearing and non-credit bearing modules throughout the year. You will need to think about the modules in relation to each other. To facilitate this, the learning and teaching activities and guided independent study described below are scheduled to occur across all three terms both in the context of your university taught course and in the context of your 24 weeks of applied professional experience in schools.
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 92 | 208 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities | 72 | Seminars and workshops |
| Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities | 9 | Peer Teaching |
| Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities | 10 | Seminar Days |
| Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities | 1 | Tutorials with academic tutor |
| Guided Independent Study | 20 | Subject knowledge and enhancement tasks |
| Guided Independent Study | 20 | Directed tasks |
| Guided Independent Study | 20 | Directed reading |
| Guided Independent Study | 40 | Independent reading for assignments |
| Guided Independent Study | 108 | Assignment preparation and writing |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
How this Module is Assessed
In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.
Formative Assessment
A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.
| Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Written notes on preliminary tasks | 2 weeks prior to beginning course | 1, 2, 5, 13 | Verbal or written |
| Keeping warm task: Written notes | 1 hour | 1 | Verbal or written |
| Written subject knowledge audit | 3 hours | 3, 4, 10, 11 | Verbal (tutorial) and written action plans |
| Formative assignment using work with academic literature | 1,500 words | 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 | Written feedback and opportunity to discuss this in tutorial |
Summative Assessment
A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.
| Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | 0 | 0 |
...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.
| Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written assignment | 100 | 6,000 words (or equivalent) | 1-14 | Written and verbal |
| 0 | ||||
| 0 | ||||
| 0 | ||||
| 0 | ||||
| 0 |
Re-assessment
Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.
| Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Written assignment | Resubmission of written assignment (6,000 words) | 1-14 | See notes below. |
Re-assessment notes
RE-ASSESSMENT NOTES If a submitted assignment is deemed to be a Fail, you will be given feedback outlining what needs to be done to bring the assignment to a pass standard and one opportunity for resubmission will be allowed.
You can choose to resubmit a failed assignment ‘in year’ (i.e. before the final Exam Board in July). The resubmission would normally be made 4 weeks after receiving feedback on the first submission. Alternatively, you may opt to go to the Exam Board with the fail mark. You will then be referred to the Consequences Board who will confirm the conditions for resubmission of the work. Normally the resubmission should be by 1st September. You should discuss these options with your tutor
Note: if you choose the second option, the award of PGCE will be delayed until the Exam Board following any successful resubmission (normally held in December).
If an assignment is deemed to be a Fail by the Exam Board, the mark obtained on resubmission will be capped at 50%. If after submitting a revised assignment, you have still failed to gain an overall pass mark for the module, you will have been deemed to have failed the PGCE with no further opportunity for resubmission. If however, you have passed the Professional Learning module, you can leave the programme with QTS only and can therefore gain employment as a Newly Qualified Teacher (NQT). If you pass both the English Subject Knowledge & Pedagogy and the Educational & Professional Studies modules but fail the Professional Learning module, you can leave the programme with a Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Studies in Education (PGCert) which does not confer QTS status.
