Language, Literacies and Communication
UndergraduateLTU-EDU2LLC2027
Course information for 2027 intake View information for 2026 course intake
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 25 Apr 2027
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 6 weeks
- Price from
- $613
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Language, Literacies and Communication
About this subject
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Develop an applied understanding of children's language acquisition, communication and expression leading to the development of literacy.
- Investigate the backgrounds of children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds for the development of spoken English and written literacies.
- Plan, document and assess language and literacy promoting experiences based on children's interests.
- Employ teaching and appropriate scaffolding skills that assist the development of children's oral language, thinking and emergent literacy.
- Oral Language
- Early Literacy, Print Knowledge, Phonological Awareness, and Multiliteracies
- Multiculturalism and Multilingualism in Early Childhood
- Literacy-Rich Environments, Adult-Child Interactions, and Emergent Writing
- Children's Literature, Storytelling, and Shared Book Reading
Students will explore language and multiple literacies in Early Education; strategies for teaching and learning of reading, writing, speaking, listening and viewing in the early years and for supporting culturally and linguistically diverse families and ESL children; inclusive practices and diverse abilities in language and multiple literacies; documenting children's learning of language and investigating how children communicate their ideas.
- Literacy development diagnostic task (200 words). This assessment task will be undertaken within the first 2 weeks of the term. (10%)
- Literacy Learning Centre (2000 words) (50%)
- Literacy development (1800 words) (40%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- LAT-ECE-DEG-2027 - Bachelor of Early Childhood Education
Others
Prerequisites: Students must be admitted in the following course: EBECEO.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Bachelor of Early Childhood Education
UndergraduateLAT-ECE-DEG