LIN3490

Literacies and Communication: Education, Media and Cyberspace (6 points)

(ARTS)

Leader: Julie Bradshaw

Offered:
Clayton Second semester 2005 (Day)

Synopsis:

Objectives: Upon successful completion of this unit students will be able to: 1. Engage in informed debate on the relationship between literacy and cognition. 2. Identify the attributes of major writing systems of the world. 3. Describe the spoken-written language continuum and the features of computer-mediated communication. 4. Outline the stages of literacy development in young children. 5. Assess the effects of schooled literacy, second language literacy, and biliteracy. 6. Use ethnographic methods to study of literacy events. 7. Assess the cultural impact of electronic literacy.

Assessment: Research project (2500 words): 50% + Class participation/on-line discussion group: 20% + Examination (1.5 hours): 30% + Third-year students will be invited to show a greater degree of theoretical understanding and analysis in their projects.

Contact Hours: 2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week

Prerequisites: A first-year sequence in Linguistics, English or Communication and 12 points of Linguistics, English or Communication at second-year level.

Prohibitions: LIN2490