BR1224 - Critical Literacy: Text Analysis
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | School of Indigenous Australian Studies |
In this English subject students are introduced to ways of critically analysing a variety of texts for academic purposes to identify bias. This will be achieved through exploration of definitions for critical literacy; and an examination of the structure of texts using informal logic and persuasive devices. A range of documents will be examined for analysis. Please note only those students based on Thursday Island can enroll in Limited Mode.
Learning Outcomes
- identify bias in purpose (why) and authorship (who)of various texts (what);
- recognise and apply techniques (how) of persuasion to bias in a range of text types (print and visual);
- assess and present informal logic in arguments including the use of statistics in texts;
- develop the ability to deconstruct texts at an introductory level to examine bias and logic.
Graduate Qualities
- The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
- The ability to evaluate that information;
- The ability to select and organise information and to communicate it accurately, cogently, coherently, creatively and ethically.
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 25-Aug-2011 | |
| Coordinator: | Mrs Valda Wallace |
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| Assessment: | in class assessments including text analysis (50%); assignments (50%). |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2011 | |
| Coordinator: | Mrs Valda Wallace |
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| Assessment: | in class assessments including text analysis (50%); assignments (50%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 25-Aug-2011 | |
| Coordinator: | Mrs Valda Wallace |
| Lecturer: | Miss Marnie Campbell. |
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| Assessment: | in class assessments including analysis of text (50%); assignments (50%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2011 | |
| Coordinator: | Mrs Valda Wallace |
| Lecturer: | Miss Marnie Campbell. |
| Contact hours: |
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| Assessment: | in class assessments including text analysis (50%); assignments (50%). |
| Thursday Isl, Limited, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 25-Aug-2011 | |
| Face to face teaching (This subject will be delivered via the Elluminate program.) | |
| Coordinator: | Ms Lynette Mackay |
| Lecturer: | Miss Marnie Campbell. |
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| Assessment: | presentations (50%); competency assessment (50%). |
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.