Language and Literacy for Learning

Course aim

To build students' understanding of the roles of language and literacy for learning in diverse contexts, and thus to develop personal and professional and disciplinary literacies.

Course content

The students will develop knowledge of a social and cultural approach to the development of language and literacy with a focus on the literacy demands for learning in a university setting. Students will explore approaches to development of language and the implications for education settings and convey their learning through the production of texts that demonstrate their competency in professional and academic literacy practices.

Textbook(s)

Harris, P 2009, Language learning in the baby and toddler years, 1st ed, David Barlow Publishing, Terrigal, NSW

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

Faigley, L 2012, The Little Penguin Handbook: Australasian Edition , 2nd ed, Pearson, Australia.

Callow, J 2013, The Shape of Text to Come , 1st edition, PETTA , Marrickville

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Workshop	2 hours x 12 weeks
Lecture (Online )	1 hour x 12 weeks
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Workshop	2 hours x 12 weeks
Lecture (Online)	1 hour x 12 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, ONLINE
External (Online workshops)	2 hours x 12 weeks
External (Online lectures)	1 hour x 12 weeks
EXTERNAL, MT GAMBIER, ONLINE
External (Online workshops)	2 hours x 13 weeks
External (Online lectures)	1 hour x 13 weeks
External (On-campus support)	N/A x as required
EXTERNAL, WHYALLA, ONLINE
External (Online workshops)	2 hours x 13 weeks
External (Online lectures)	1 hour x 13 weeks
External (On-campus support)	N/A x as required

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

Assessment

Essay report, Report

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.