Literacy Teaching in Practice 2

Course aim

To introduce students to a key pedagogical issue in literacy education and support them to conduct an investigation of this issue in their local context.

Course content

Exploration of and response to literature related to a key pedagogical issue in the field; the manner in which this issue is played out in local and international settings; social and cultural issues which impact upon teaching; strategies for teaching and assessing literacy; program evaluation.
The special issue in literacy teaching is selected from the following, depending on availability:
Critical literacy in the classroom; literacies and new technologies; a critical language awareness approach to literacy education; literacy, poverty and social justice; boys and literacy; rural literacies; literacy learning difficulties.

Note: Students must study an issue different from that which is the focus for Literacy Teaching in Practice 2, 3 and 4.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External	130 hours x over 13 weeks

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

Assessment

Analysis of contemporary issues , Investigation

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1A)
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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.