Teaching the Australian Curriculum English: Pre-service teachers’ knowledge and confidence in the middle primary years

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Lowien, Nathan. 2022. "Teaching the Australian Curriculum English: Pre-service teachers’ knowledge and confidence in the middle primary years." Literacy Learning: The Middle Years. 30 (1), pp. 52-64. https://doi.org/10.3316/informit.294395278315878
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Teaching the Australian Curriculum English: Pre-service teachers’ knowledge and confidence in the middle primary years

ERA Journal ID20334
Article CategoryArticle
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AuthorLowien, Nathan
Journal TitleLiteracy Learning: The Middle Years
Journal Citation30 (1), pp. 52-64
Number of Pages13
Year2022
PublisherAustralian Literacy Educators' Association (ALEA)
Place of PublicationAustralia
ISSN1320-5692
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.3316/informit.294395278315878
Web Address (URL)https://search.informit.org/doi/abs/10.3316/informit.294395278315878
Abstract

Pre-service teachers must learn to traverse the difficult terrain of English pedagogical approaches. They require knowledge and know-how practices to successfully navigate and conquer the mountains and plateaus of the Australian Curriculum: English. This paper reports on a survey of pre-service teachers’ perceptions of their knowledge and confidence with teaching the English curriculum. The study found that pre-service teachers are developing the capacity to implement the curriculum, but they self-report a wide range of confidence levels. There is a need for further research in this area.

KeywordsEnglish, pedagogy
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020390104. English and literacy curriculum and pedagogy (excl. LOTE, ESL and TESOL)
Byline AffiliationsSchool of Education
Institution of OriginUniversity of Southern Queensland
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