English 3101A - Department of Advanced Education and Skills

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To the InstructorCurriculum GuidesEach English curriculum guide begins with a list of general learning outcomes for the course.Instructors should familiarize themselves with these outcomes and refer back to them as needed.The general learning outcomes are broken down into specific learning outcomes for each Unit ofthe course. Both the general and specific learning outcomes are achieved through the completionof Required Work.All the English curriculum guides are organized in two sequential sets of columns, as follows:Learning Out comesThis column lists the specific learningoutcomes for the Unit in 3 categories:Outcomes for Reading and Viewing,Outcomes for Speaking and Listening, andOutcomes for Writing and Other Ways ofRepresentingRequired WorkThis column contains a numbered list of thework required to be completed in order tomeet the specific learning outcomes.Students are also given this list of requiredwork in their Study Guides. Instructorsshould note that, although the RequiredWork is listed in the same order in bothGuides, the numbering system is differentbetween the Curriculum Guide and theStudy Guide.Notes for Teaching and LearningThis column provides explanations andinformation related to the required workand/or the resources. Instructors should findthis column especially helpful in planning forinstruction, assisting students with makingselections, and making the best use of theavailable resources.Suggestions for AssessmentThis column provides information related tothe use of the resources for the assessment oflearning outcomes. It also provides moregeneral suggestions and guidelines forassessment.Instructors should note that all the Required Work in reading, writing, speaking, researching, etc.includes assigned “Study” material. This is intended for the use of both the student and theinstructor. It is intended that instructors would use this material (as well as any other materialthey might choose) to introduce a particular topic to one or more students - following whichstudents would read the material on their own. Throughout both the curriculum guides and thestudy guides, group instruction and group discussion are encouraged.Page 6 Curriculum Guide English 3101A
To the InstructorResourcesAnthologies, reference books, and instructor resources for this course are listed on the Table ofContents page (page 2). Instructors may supplement these resources, as they deem appropriate. Itshould be noted that instruction and practice in Writing Conventions (Unit 3) may require theuse of reference books and instructional resources from all levels of the English program. Thesemay not be included in the list of resources for the course. However, they are listed in the Notesfor Teaching and Learning, Unit 3.Note: Lists of recommended novels, non-fiction books, and longer plays are included in therelevant Units of the curriculum guides.Recommended EvaluationCourse Work* 20%Assignments** 30%Final Exam (entire course) 50%100%The overall pass mark for the course is 50%*Course work includes answers to questions on assigned reading, participation in discussions,notes taken on assigned study material, practice exercises on writing conventions, and any otherRequired Work which would not be classified as an Assignment.**Assignments include all the print, oral or multimedia texts which students are responsible forplanning and creating. Throughout the English program, this would include essays and researchpapers, reports, book reviews, formal correspondence, oral presentations, résumés, posters, etc.It would be appropriate for final examinations to include:•demand reading and viewing of material which has not previously been studied;•demand writing based on the longer works (drama, fiction, non-fiction) studied in the course; and•demand writing based on the Written Communications component of the course, whereapplicable.Instructors may use the provincial public examination for Level 3 academic English as a guide forthe creation and grading of exams. Sample exams and grading standards may be viewed at thefollowing Department of Education web page:http://www.ed.gov.nl.ca/edu/k12/pub/courses/english3201.htmEnglish 3101A Curriculum Guide Page 7
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