Language, reading and writing
Proposed to be offered next in 1996
E Eisikovits
8 points * 3 hours per week * First semester * Clayton
An introduction to some important issues in language in education, including language variation, language and disadvantage, classroom discourse, and a study of the role and development of literacy.
Assessment
Written assignments (2500 words): 40% * Class paper: 30% * Class test: 30%
Recommended texts
Garton A and C Pratt Learning to be literate: The development of spoken and written language Blackwell, 1989
Perera K Children's writing and reading: Analysing classroom language Blackwell and Deutsch, 1984
Stubbs M Language, schools and classrooms Methuen, 1976