Adolescent Literature

Course aim

To introduce concepts of literature and text with a focus on reading and viewing practices in social and cultural contexts.

Course content

This course has a focus on literature produced by and for adolescents. Pre-service teachers will identify the literary elements and language features of linguistic and visual texts such as novels, graphic novels, films and digital media. There will be an emphasis on the semiotic resources and literary devices used in written, visual, spoken, audio and multimodal texts produced for and by adolescents. Pre-service teachers will be invited to explore their own reading practices with literature.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Learning log/Journal, Portfolio, Report

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.