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Undergraduate CUR-EDC460-2021

Literacy and Numeracy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) Learners

Call on the importance of place and community to engage ATSI students in the class. Consider language, identity and historical perspectives as you design learning tasks. Work towards a specialisation in literacy and numeracy in diverse populations.

From

$493 $743

Your upfront cost: $0

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Duration

13 weeks

Study method

100% online

Available loans

  • HECS-HELP
  • FEE-HELP

Assessments

100% online

Prior study

Not required

Study terms

  • 30 Aug 2021
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Start your career with Curtin’s globally recognised courses and extensive industry connections. Through OUA, our online courses offer an interactive and collaborative learning experience that gets you the same degree as if you studied on campus. Curtin is a global university with a vibrant culture of innovation and collaboration and is ranked in the top one per cent of universities worldwide.

QS RANKING 2021

13

Times Higher Education Ranking 2021

13

  • 2021

Subject details

What you'll learn

At the completion of this subject students will be able to:

  1. explain historical perspectives of literacy and numeracy for ATSI learners including language and identity
  2. analyse and interpret data linked to literacy and numeracy standards of ASTI learners and explore the challenges both urban and remote ATSI students face participating successfully in current national literacy and numeracy testing
  3. assess literacy and numeracy teaching and learning strategies and practices that meet the needs of ATSI students in a variety of settings and curriculum contexts
  4. devise an authentic learning task using resources that support the individual literacy and numeracy learning needs of ATSI students.
Topics covered
    • A week-by-week guide to the topics you will explore in this subject will be provided in your study materials.
Entry requirements

No eligibility requirements

Special requirements

No special requirements

Description

This subject is one of four offered in the Literacy and Numeracy in Diverse Populations suite in the undergraduate Bachelor of Education course. Completing three of these subjects will provide graduates with a specialisation in this area. This subject has a focus on and embraces the histories, cultures, linguistic and social aspects that impact Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students’ literacy and numeracy learning in today’s classrooms. Students will examine a variety of strategies to effectively engage ATSI learners in literacy and numeracy learning with a focus on pedagogy that recognises the importance of place and community.

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.

Assessments

  • Report (40%)
  • Multimedia Presentation (60%)
Textbooks

Current study term: 29 Aug 21 to 28 Nov 21)

Check the learning management system (LMS) of your university for textbook details.

Related degrees

Undergraduate CUR-ECE-DEG-2021

Bachelor of Education Early Childhood Education

Undergraduate CUR-BED-DEG-2021

Bachelor of Education Primary Education

Undergraduate CUR-SED-DEG-2021

Bachelor of Education Secondary Education

3 available majors
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  • The Arts Education Major (Visual Arts)
  • English Education Major
  • HASS (Geography) Education Major

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