Language and Teaching (TFA)
Subject EDUC90592 (2010)
Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2010.
Credit Points: | 6.25 | ||||||||||||
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Level: | 9 (Graduate/Postgraduate) | ||||||||||||
Dates & Locations: | This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2010: Semester 1, Parkville - Taught on campus.
Timetable can be viewed here. For information about these dates, click here. | ||||||||||||
Time Commitment: | Contact Hours: 18 hours Total Time Commitment: 60 hours | ||||||||||||
Prerequisites: | None | ||||||||||||
Corequisites: | You must take the following subject in the same study period Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: | ||||||||||||
Recommended Background Knowledge: | None | ||||||||||||
Non Allowed Subjects: | None | ||||||||||||
Core Participation Requirements: | Attendance at all classes (tutorial/seminars/practical classes/lectures/labs) is obligatory. Failure to attend 80% of classes will normally result in failure in the subject. |
Coordinator
Ms Catherine ReidContact
Education Student CentreSubject Overview: | This subject introduces associates to the literate demands of the range of subject areas taught in the secondary school. Topics will include: the relationship between language and learning; the scaffolding role of the teacher in students’ learning through language; teachers’ and students’ use of oral language to enhance learning; the structures and language features of key text types used in secondary schooling; the processes involved in reading the complex multimodal texts used in modern secondary schooling; supporting students’ reading and writing; and planning for literacy in the subject areas. Associates will relate their understandings of these issues to their teaching in the schools |
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Objectives: | On completion of this subject, associates will be able to:
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Assessment: | A written evaluation (1000 words) due mid semester (50 per cent); A written analysis (1000 words) due end of semester (50 per cent) |
Prescribed Texts: | “Literacy Across the Secondary Subjects” (DVD) Kristina Love, Graeme Baker & Marie Quinn Melbourne University, 2007 |
Breadth Options: | This subject is not available as a breadth subject. |
Fees Information: | Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date |
Generic Skills: | On completion of this subject, associates will have the knowledge, skills and understanding to enable them to:
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