Undergraduate CUR-EDC121-2022
Introducing Language, Literacy and Literature for Educators
Previously CUR-EDC131
Develop confidence in your academic and professional literacy. To teach language, you’ll need to understand the role and value of language in communities. You’ll also need solid personal literacy skills—essential for academic writing and referencing.
$498 $748
Your upfront cost: $0
Duration
13 weeks
Study method
100% Online
Available loans
- HECS-HELP
- FEE-HELP
Assessments
100% online
Prior study
Not required
Start dates
- 28 Nov 2022
QS RANKING 2022
11
Times Higher Education Ranking 2022
17
Subject details
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- develop personal literacy skills for professional contexts and demonstrate knowledge of the theories underpinning the pedagogies of literacy
- evaluate personal development and confidence about language and literacy in light of personal reflections
- create a multimodal text and demonstrate understanding of how meaning is constructed by means of the interplay of two or more semiotic systems
- evaluate the functions of language in diverse contexts, as central to living and learning.
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- 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.
Please Note: If it’s your first time studying a Curtin University subject you’ll need to complete their compulsory ‘Academic Integrity Program’. It only takes two hours to complete online, and provides you with vital information about studying with Curtin University. The Academic Integrity Program is compulsory, so if it’s not completed your subject grades will be withheld.
Find out more about the Academic Integrity module.
- Essay (30%)
- Presentation (30%)
- Exercise (40%)
Current study term: 29 May 22 to 28 Aug 22
Developing Young Writers in the Classroom
Loane, G. and Muir, G.
ISBN 9781138653900
Required
The Red Tree
Tan, S.
ISBN 9780734411372
Required
Next study term: 27 Nov 22 to 26 Feb 23
Check the learning management system (LMS) of your university for textbook details.