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Curriculum is everything, both planned and unplanned, that happens in your classroom.
Planned curriculum is based on the knowledge that governments and school systems require you to teach. This is presented as syllabus documents. Syllabus documents provide you with detail about what you need to teach to your students depending on their age and stage.
Unplanned
curriculum is often referred to as the ‘hidden curriculum’.
These are things you are teaching in your classroom or school without
necessarily meaning to (hence the ‘hidden’ curriculum). For
example; if you tell/accept racist jokes or sexist comments, you are teaching
your students that this is ok, while also excluding the ‘butt’
of the joke/comment. Another example is how you deal with bullying, which
has the potential to teach your students about forms of violence and how
to deal with them – even if this is not what you are meaning to
do.
Evidence:
NSW syllabus documents state that students need to be able to use a variety of text types or genres. These text types, such as those shown in the summary sheet can be implemented across all the Key Learning Areas (KLA’S) found in the NSW syllabus. In PDHPE, the text types shown in the summary sheet are used to expand students’ knowledge. For example, instructional texts or procedures are used to explain and demonstrate new sporting concepts. It is important for teachers to be aware of such texts and how they can be used to expand students’ knowledge.
‘This subject sees language as social practice which is learned
as part of the wider socio-cultural activities in which we are engaged
as we become members of our families and communities. That is, ‘we
learn to ‘do’ literacy as we learn how to behave and belong
in our families and communities’ (Breen et al. 1994).
Discuss this statement in relation to the concept of ‘Discourse
communities’ and the socio-cultural approaches to language and
learning introduced in this subject. How can these theoretical understandings
be applied to language development and learning in the context of schooling?’ (EED112
subject outline)
The purpose of this essay was to demonstrate an understanding of language
and language development. It is important for teachers to understand
language and language development so they can plan and implement the
necessary strategies needed so they can best develop the language and
literacy skills of their students.
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