James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2004

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ED5811:04

Workplace Language Literacy and Numeracy

External

HECS Band 1

External nationally and internationally. Semester 1.

Available to Postgraduate Certificate, BEd (Professional Development) and Master of Education students.

Staff:

Ms A Hill.

The subject provides an understanding of the significance of communication practices in the workplace. The subjects provides a framework for workplace text analysis, skills in identifying language, literacy and numeracy competencies, and strategies to integrate language, literacy and numeracy competencies in training programs.

Learning Objectives:

identify a range of spoken and written tasks in the workplace and begin to use text analysis skills;

identify and integrate language literacy and numeracy competencies in training programs.

Assessment by three workplace texts and complete brief text analysis for each (approx 2,000 words) (40%); 3,000 word (or equivalent) model training program integrating language literacy and numeracy competencies (60%).