| CODE | PRE2112 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Teaching Primary Humanities | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 6 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Early Childhood and Primary Education | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Humanities in Primary Maltese State Schools is made up of three components: history, geography and social studies. These may be taught separately or as part of an integrated scheme. This study-unit provides an opportunity to explore effective ways of teaching these areas which make up the areas of the Humanities with respect to different age-groups of children. There will be an emphasis on the skills and concepts particular to each of the three areas. Study-unit Aims: - To expose student-teachers to effective methods of teaching in Humanities in the Primary school. - To show trainees how to implement these methods with both early and junior years pupils. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the most effective teaching strategies involved in Geography and History, and how this can be integrated within Humanities. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Demonstrate pedagogy skills on how to use the 'Source Method' in the Primary classroom and how to target different history thinking skills and concepts like Cause, Consequence, Change, Continuity, Empathy and Time when teaching History in Primary school. - Demonstrate complete understanding of the concepts and skills in geography and how to teach them in primary school. They will be able to do this through practical approaches and clear examples that includes mapskills. - Display ability to apply these skills to integrate citizenship within a Humanities programme of learning, in preparation for future citizens of a democracy. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Nichol, Jon and Fines, John (1997) Teaching Primary History. - Holden, Cathie and Clough, Nick (1998) Children as Citizens Routledge. - Palmer, Joy (1994) Geography in the Early Years Routledge. - Cooper, H., Rowley, C.and Simon Asquith (2006) Geography 3-11, a guide for teachers, David Fulham publications. - Gatt, S. & Vella, Y.(2003) Constructivist Teaching in Primary School Social Studies. - Hoodless, Pat (2007) Teaching Humanities in the Primary School Routledge. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Glorianne Borg Axisa Yosanne Vella (Co-ord.) |
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