Issues in Contemporary Literacy Practice
Postgraduate
Postgraduate
EDUC 5232
Postgraduate
Yes
Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
157521
4.5
No
School of Education
To critically explore a problematic in literacy praxis informed by the latest theoretical understandings and perspectives from leading-edge research into literacy learning and teaching that will support further investigation through research.
Students will critically explore contemporary theoretical frameworks and perspectives in literacy learning and teaching including the cultural, political, social and ethical context of literacy and historical and contemporary trends and issues in literacy learning and teaching. Students will critically explore linguistic, sociocultural and cognitive theories of literacy, literacy pedagogies, prospective approaches to literacy learning and teaching including 21st century literacies, new literacies, multimodal literacy, etc.
Comber, B 2016, Literacy, Place and the Pedagogies of Possibility, , 1st edition , Routledge, New York and London
Mills, KA 2016, Literacy Theories for the Digital Age, 1st edition , Multilingual Matters, Buffalo, Toronto.
Nil
Nil
Component | Duration | ||
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EXTERNAL, MAGILL, ONLINE | |||
External (Online activities) | 12 weeks x 2 hours | ||
External (On-campus intensive) | 6 hours per day x 2 days |
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Case study, Essay
EFTSL*: 0.125
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