ALM5270

Literacy

(ART)

Joanne Winter

12 points + Second semester + Distance + 2 hours per week

Synopsis: Issues of mother-tongue and second language literacy. The socio-cultural context of literacy, especially cross-cultural and gender issues. The development of literacy in the pre-school years and in the classroom context. Approaches to the teaching of reading and writing. Genre theory and the contribution of a systemic-function approach to the development of writing.

Assessment: On Campus: Research Project (5000 words): 50% + Classwork (oral and written, 2000 words): 50% + Distance Education: Research Project (4000 words): 40% + Two assignments (1500 words each): 15% each + Open-book test (3000 words equivalent): 30%