Reading and Writing
LPW600
Overview
To enrol in this unit, you must be accepted into a course from the provider.
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Level of study: What does Postgraduate mean?
Postgraduate
EFTSL: What does EFTSL mean?
0.125
Delivery Method: What does delivery method mean?
Fully Online
Prerequisites: What are the prerequisites?
Duration:
13 weeks
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Domestic student fee:
$1,750.00 (AUD)
International student fee:
$1,975.00 (AUD)
Description
Explore a theoretical and practical view of the processes of reading and writing. As writers, you read the world you are describing and as a result, the audience reads your view. In this unit you explore critical and cultural theories to build your understanding of the complex interplay between the acts of reading and writing. You also explore writing from various cultural backgrounds and apply theoretical and practical analysis to these texts. Finally, you consider what makes a piece of writing prize winning. This unit encourages you to broaden your reading and writing and apply critical and cultural theories to help understand both.
Please note: Assessment values are indicative only; details will be advised at the start of the unit.
Enrolment Restriction
In order to enrol in this unit, you must be accepted into one of the following courses:
If you wish to seek approval to enrol in this unit without being accepted in a course, please contact OUA regarding the process.
Prerequisites
Mandatory prerequisites
You must have successfully completed the following unit(s) before starting this unit:
- LPW500 — Critical Friends: The Real and Virtual Support of Writers
If you have completed equivalent study at another university, please contact a Student Advisor for advice.
Graduate Certificate in Writing or equivalent
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
• Critically evaluate styles of presentation;
• Reflect on the craft of writing through engagement with cultural and critical theories of textuality and discourse;
• Reflect on a developing understanding of theories of textuality and discourse;
• Demonstrate a growing understanding of critical and cultural theories through the production of critical and theoretical writing;
• Apply critical frameworks, shifting perspectives, and an understanding of the theoretical lens in their own writing and in reviewing the writing of others;
• Apply a theoretical lens to specific samples of text (own and others).
• Demonstrate skills of critical evaluation of texts through the application of cultural and critical theories.
Topics
This unit addresses the following topics.
| Number | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Critical and cultural theories |
| 2 | A critical and theoretical reading of nominated authors (e.g. Henry Lawson, Barbara Baynton) |
| 3 | A critical and theoretical reading across cultures and genres |
| 4 | International Writing |
| 5 | Writing in a Global Culture |
| 6 | Indigenous Writing |
| 7 | Creative non fiction |
Study Resources
This unit is delivered using the following methods and materials:
Print based materials
- Welcome Letter
Online materials
- Printable format materials
Relevant Courses
This unit is a core requirement in the following courses:
- Graduate Diploma of Arts in Writing, Swinburne University of Tnlgy
- Master of Arts (Writing), Swinburne University of Tnlgy
This unit may be eligible for credit towards other courses:
- Many undergraduate courses on offer through OUA include 'open elective' where any OUA unit can be credited to the course. You need to check the Award Requirements on the course page for the number of allowed open electives and any level limitations.
- In other cases, the content of this unit might be relevant to a course on offer through OUA or elsewhere. In order to receive credit for this unit in the course you will need to supply the provider institution with a copy of the Unit Profile in the approved format, which you can download here. Note that the Unit Profile is set at the start of the year, and if textbooks change this may not match the Unibooks textbook list.
