Hobart
Minimum enrolment number of 12 applies to this offering. Should enrolments not reach the minimum number required for on-campus study, students may be transferred to the on-line offering and advised of this change before semester commences.
Introduction
Foundations of Literacy is designed to help you develop your knowledge and skills for the teaching of Literacy in secondary classrooms. With a focus on the nature of Literacy in Australia, and contributing to evidencing for how you will meet the relevant focus areas of the Graduate Teacher Standards (AITSL, 2014), this unit will reveal the vital role language and literacy plays in the learning process across the curriculum. You will explore Literacy throughout curriculum documents and the requirements of their implementation across different discipline areas, and contribute evidence of your capability to your portfolio. Explorations of Literacy will be related to current theories of language development and acquisition, their impact on teaching and learning, and the literacy demands/requirements of the teaching profession.
Summary 2021
Unit name | Literacy in Secondary School |
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Unit code | EMT510 |
Credit points | 12.5 |
Faculty/School | College of Arts, Law and Education Faculty of Education |
Discipline | Education |
Coordinator | Belinda Hopwood |
Teaching staff | |
Level | Postgraduate |
Available as student elective? | No |
Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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Learning Outcomes
- Articulate knowledge of current theoretical approaches to literacy.
- Critique and reflect on personal literacy skills.
- Demonstrate understanding of the literacy conventions and demands associated with particular curriculum areas.
- Identify appropriate texts and create literacy strategies for specific educational contexts.
- Exemplify academic and information literacy skills.
Fees
Requisites
Co-requisites
EMT502
Teaching
Teaching Pattern | On Campus: Off Campus: |
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Assessment | Task 1: Quiz (10%) Task 2: Reflection, 1500 words (40%) Task 3: Lesson Plan (50%) |
Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Flexible Study Options
This unit is available face to face on Hobart Campus only and fully online via distance enrolment
Textbooks
Required | Please use the link to Co-op Bookshop below |
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Recommended |
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