BR1224 - Critical Literacy: Text Analysis
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | Learning, Teaching & Student Engagement |
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.
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 25-Aug-2016 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Dianna Hardy. |
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| Assessment: | presentations (40%); text analysis-in class assessment (30%); essays (30%). |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2016 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Dianna Hardy. |
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| Assessment: | presentations (40%); text analysis-in class assessment (30%); essays (30%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 25-Aug-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Dianna Hardy |
| Contact hours: |
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| Assessment: | presentations (40%); text analysis-in class assessment (30%); essays (30%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Dianna Hardy |
| Contact hours: |
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| Assessment: | other exams (30%); presentations (40%); essays (30%). |
| Thursday Isl, Limited, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2016 | |
| Face to face teaching (This subject will be delivered by Online tutorial attendance at Thursday Island RATEP site and Thursday Island JCU Study Centre as per schedule to be advised .) | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Dianna Hardy |
| Contact hours: |
|
| Assessment: | presentations (40%); text analysis-in class assessment (30%); essays (30%). |
| Thursday Isl, Limited, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 25-Aug-2016 | |
| Face to face teaching (This subject will be delivered by Online tutorial attendance at Thursday Island RATEP site and Thursday Island JCU Study Centre as per schedule to be advised .) | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Dianna Hardy |
| Contact hours: |
|
| Assessment: | presentations (40%); text analysis-in class assessment (30%); essays (30%). |
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.