Language and Multiliteracies

Course aim

To engage students with concepts of literacies as having differential power in their personal and professional lives.

Course content

Language and literacy as social constructs; literate practices; texts and contexts; multiple literacies; differential power of languages and literacies in social settings; information and communication technologies in regard to educational literacies; multi media literacies; academic literacies; popular literacies; professional literacies; discourses, texts and critical reading practices in education.

Textbook(s)

Teaching Language in Context 2012, Derewianka, B & Jones, P, 1st ed, Oxford University Press, South Melbourne

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture	1 hour x 11 weeks
Workshop	2 hours x 11 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External	10 hours x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture	1 hour x 11 weeks
Workshop	2 hours x 11 weeks

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

Assessment

Essay/report, Presentation

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.