ED1421 - Foundations of Language and Literacies in Education
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | School of Education |
Limited offering available to RATEP students only. External offering available only to students enrolled in the ECE major.
An introduction to the theory and practice of language and literacies in education. The subject introduces concepts for discussing and analysing language and discourse, with a central emphasis on how both spoken and written texts work in social contexts. Topics include language and culture; the development of language and literacy; second language learning and classroom talk. There is also a focus on academic writing and critical approaches to media texts. This subject examines theories and practices pertaining to language acquisition, literacy teaching and learning, and oracy. It also provides 'real life' examples as a means of contextualising the theories and making these theories relevant to the world of teacher/teaching practice. The content presented in this subject bears relevance to early childhood, primary, middle and secondary schooling contexts, and to all subject areas - adopting and promoting a cross-curricula approach.
Learning Outcomes
- analyse and comment on short transcripts of classroom talk;
- analyse and comment on written texts;
- apply strategies for reading, writing and analysing academic texts;
- define key concepts related to language and literacies, language development and use and language functions;
- describe current approaches in the fields of language, literacy and second language learning.
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 25-Aug-2011 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Leanne Dalley-Trim. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); presentations (15%); in class assessment (30%); paper (15%). |
| Townsville, Limited, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2011 | |
| Face to face teaching (Online tutorial attendance at RATEP site as per schedule to be advised) | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Leanne Dalley-Trim |
| Lecturer: | Mrs Lorraine Cordukes. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (45%); tutorial attendance and participation (10%); essays (30%); assignments (15%). |
| External, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 25-Aug-2011 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Mr Eric Wilson. |
| Method of Delivery: | WWW - LearnJCU |
| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); assignments (50%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 25-Aug-2011 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Mr Eric Wilson. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); presentations (15%); in class assessment (30%); paper (15%). |
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.