Introducing Language, Literacy and Literature for Educators

• • English: the world language
  • Language and literature: Making meanings in social contexts; Culture and power
  • Talking together – collaboration and peergroup ‘interthinking’
  • Language and multiliteracies
  • Multimodality: Diverse ways of meaning; Exploring multimodal texts
  • Early writing
  • Developing writing
  • Grammar and writing
  • Spelling, word detectives and writing
  • Writing: The critical friend, editing, polishing and shaping
  • A Community of Voices – sharing and reflecting on our work as writers and as teachers of writing

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

• CUR-EDC131-Language and Literacy for Teachers (No longer available)
• CUR-EDC121C-Introducing Language, Literacy and Literature for Educators (No longer available)

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

This subject was previously known as EDC131 Language and Literacy for Teacher.

This subject provides an introduction to language, literacy and literature in the primary school, including the centrality of these strands of English to living and learning. Effective teaching of language, literacy and literature rests upon theoretical understanding and practical appreciation of the functions of language and literacy in sociocultural contexts. The modes, textual varieties, purposes and functions of English are emphasised as students develop confidence in their own professional literacy, especially in relation to writing and multimodal forms.

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• Essay (30%)
• Presentation (30%)
• Exercise (40%)

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