ED3421 - Language and Literacy in Secondary Classrooms
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2007 |
| Student Contribution Band: | National Priority Band |
| Administered by: | School of Education |
Available to students enrolled in Graduate Bachelor of Education (Secondary).
This subject provides an introduction to analysing, developing and teaching language and literacy practices in secondary classrooms. It focuses on different approaches to text analysis and on issues surrounding linguistic diversity in Australian classrooms. It provides a basis for graduate education students to engage with a range of topics including adolescent language and literacy development; teaching English as a second language to Indigenous students and to students whose first language or dialect is not standard Australian English; different approaches to teaching critical literacy practices; understanding and managing workplace literacy practices.
Learning Outcomes
- develop knowledge and understanding in the field of language and literacy education;
- explore different approaches to developing a range of linguistic competencies;
- investigate and analyse classroom literacy practices.
| Prerequisites: | Undergraduate degree |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | ED5874 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Block, Study Period 3 | |
| Census Date 26-Jan-2007 | |
| Face to face teaching 05-Feb-2007 to 09-Feb-2007 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Leanne Dalley-Trim. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); assignments (60%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.