BR1224 - Critical Literacy: Text Analysis

Credit points:	03
Year:	2012
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 enrol 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 23-Aug-2012
Coordinator:	Ms Lynette Mackay
Lecturer:	Miss Marnie Campbell.
Contact hours:	13 hours lectures 26 hours tutorials
Assessment:	in class assessments including text analysis (50%); assignments (50%).
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 22-Mar-2012
Coordinator:	Ms Lynette Mackay
Lecturer:	Miss Marnie Campbell.
Contact hours:	13 hours lectures 26 hours tutorials
Assessment:	in class assessments including text analysis (50%); assignments (50%).
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 23-Aug-2012
Coordinator:	Ms Lynette Mackay
Lecturer:	Miss Marnie Campbell.
Contact hours:	13 hours lectures 26 hours tutorials
Assessment:	in class assessments including analysis of text (50%); assignments (50%).
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 22-Mar-2012
Coordinator:	Ms Lynette Mackay
Lecturer:	Miss Marnie Campbell.
Contact hours:	13 hours lectures 26 hours tutorials
Assessment:	in class assessments including text analysis (50%); assignments (50%).
Thursday Isl, Limited, Study Period 1
Census Date 22-Mar-2012
Face to face teaching (This subject will be delivered by Elluminate porgram. Online tutorial attendance at Thursday Island RATEP site and Thursday Island JCU Study Centre as per schedule to be advised .)
Coordinator:	Ms Lynette Mackay
Lecturer:	Ms Sally Cranney.
Contact hours:	13 hours lectures - 1 hr per 13 wks 26 hours tutorials - 2 hrs x 13 wks
Assessment:	other exams (25%); presentations (40%); essays (35%).
Thursday Isl, Limited, Study Period 2
Census Date 23-Aug-2012
Face to face teaching (This subject will be delivered by Elluminate porgram. Online tutorial attendance at Thursday Island RATEP site and Thursday Island JCU Study Centre as per schedule to be advised .)
Coord/Lect:	Ms Lynette Mackay.
Contact hours:	13 hours lectures - 1 hr per 13 wks 26 hours tutorials - 2 hr per 13 wks
Assessment:	other exams (25%); presentations (40%); essays (35%).

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.