Learning Area (Sec) Language & Literacy
Subject 483-121 (2008)
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| Credit Points: | 12.500 | ||||||||||||
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| Level: | Graduate/Postgraduate | ||||||||||||
| Dates & Locations: | This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2008: , - Taught on campus.
Parkville, on-campus. Timetable can be viewed here. For information about these dates, click here. | ||||||||||||
| Time Commitment: | Contact Hours: 36 hours Total Time Commitment: Not available | ||||||||||||
| Prerequisites: | Sub-major in English (literature or literary studies) or sub-major in writing or linguistics together with a part in English (literature or literary studies). Students whose initial degree is from a University in which the language of instruction and assessment is other than English must have an IELTS score of 8.0 (no band lower than 7.0) to enrol in this subject. | ||||||||||||
| Corequisites: | None | ||||||||||||
| Recommended Background Knowledge: | None | ||||||||||||
| Non Allowed Subjects: | None | ||||||||||||
| Core Participation Requirements: |
For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry. It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability |
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Kristina Love| Subject Overview: | This subject will offer practical and theoretical perspectives on literacy and language studies beyond those that are covered in the English Learning Area subject. Topics will include: the teaching of knowledge about language within the secondary English program, from both a year 7-10 perspective and a VCE perspective (encompassing the teaching of the VCE subject 'English Language'); language and literacy across the curriculum; theoretical underpinnings of literacy programs; and a critical examination of a range of school-based, state-based and national literacy initiatives. Across both semesters, students will develop their own knowledge about language, examining language as a system at the phonological, lexical, syntactic, and discourse levels and looking broadly at the sociolinguistics of English in ÂAustralia. |
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| Assessment: | Assignments totalling 4000 words. |
| Prescribed Texts: | Prescribed Texts:Grammar and Meaning (A Droga & S Humphrey), Target Texts, 2003 |
| Breadth Options: | This subject is not available as a breadth subject. |
| Fees Information: | Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date |
| Generic Skills: | Information Not Available |
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