Postgraduate - UnitEDF5712 - English, literacies and policy contexts B

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Education
Offered	Not offered in 2015

Notes

This unit is part B of a two-part unit and must be taken in conjunction with part A (EDF5711).

Synopsis

This unit is the second of two units (also EDF5711 English literacies and policy contexts A) that focus on the role and nature of literacy education in schools. It extends a critical understanding of the inter-relationships of policy initiatives and directives with educational practices in schools and the community. Students continue to explore the importance of making connections between home, community and school literacy practices, within the context of a socially and culturally diverse world influenced by technological change, international testing of literacy, the international rights of children, and published policies of global entities (OECD, UNESCO). With a particular focus on the middle and upper primary years the unit explores effective pedagogies to enhance children's oral language, reading, writing and visual literacies taking into account issues related to information and communication technology.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the unit students should be able to:

identify and critically examine a range of theoretical perspectives on literacies, and English and literacy learning
explore and develop students' own English and literacy skills and pedagogical practices
assess, plan and implement effective and inclusive English and literacy learning experiences for middle and upper primary learners which reflect the complex nature of English and literacy teaching and learning in an increasingly diverse social and cultural world influenced by technological and social change
develop knowledge and understanding of effective ways to plan, teach and assess learning experiences to develop children's reading, writing and oral language in the middle and upper primary years
become competent in their personal literacies, including a range of information and communication technologies.

Assessment

Digital resource (2000 words equivalent, 50%)
Planning task (2000 words equivalent, 50%)

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload equals 144 hours per semester comprising:

(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:

2 contact hours per week

(b.) Additional requirements

independent study to make up the required minimum hours per week

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Jennifer Rennie

Prerequisites

EDF5711