LIN2490

Language, reading and writing

Proposed to be offered next in 2000

8 points - 3 hours per week - Second semester - Clayton

Objectives On the successful completion of this subject, students should have developed an understanding of variation within language (spoken vs written, standard vs non-standard) and the relation between such variation and classroom language use. Students should also have developed a coherent view of literacy as an alternative to the prevalent narrowly technical views of reading and writing.

Synopsis An introduction to some important issues in language in education, including language variation, language and disadvantage, language attitudes and a study of the role and development of literacy.

Assessment Written assignments (3000 words): 40% - Class paper (1500 words): 30% - Class test (1.5 hours): 30%

Recommended texts

Barton D Literacy: An introduction to the ecology of written language Blackwell, 1994
Garton A and C Pratt Learning to be literate: The development of spoken and written language 2nd edn, Blackwell, 1998

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