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Language, Literacy and Learning - EDUC260
Literacy is one of the foundations of learning; it manifests itself in evolving forms and comprises a complex repertoire of knowledge and skills. Our changing communicative modes within a rapidly altering world require an expansion of the uses, purposes and practices of language and literacy. These encompass the key skills of reading, writing, viewing, representing, speaking and listening framed by a multimodal perspective of language. This unit examines these six language modes and it is organised around research-based study of words, sounds, images, and texts, which include written, visual, oral/aural, digital and multimodal texts. Contemporary Austarlian curriculum, educational policies, and quality literacy practices will be introduced. The pedagogical emphasis is on a continuous cycle of explicit, systematic, balanced and integrated teaching for all students.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| When Offered: | D1 - Day; Offered in Session 1, North Ryde X1 - External study; Offered in Session 1 (On-campus dates: 31 March, 5 May) Xc1 - External study (composite mode); Offered in Session 1 |
| Staff Contact(s): | Dr Kerry-Ann O'Sullivan |
| Prerequisites: |
EDUC105 or (admission to GDipEd or BEd(Prim) or BEd(TESOL)) |
| Corequisites: |
EDUC106 or (admission to GDipEd or BEd(Prim) or BEd(TESOL)) |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Education Faculty of Human Sciences |
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