Language, reading and writing
Proposed to be offered next in 1998
E Eisikovits
8 points
* 3 hours per week
* First 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 second year Written assignments (3000 words): 40%
* Class
paper (1500 words): 30%
* Class test: 30%
Assessment third year Written assignment (4000 words): 40%
* Class
paper (1500 words): 30%
* Class test: 30%
* Third-year students will be
required to submit additional work.
Prescribed texts
Barton D Literacy: An introduction to the ecology of written language Blackwell, 1994
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
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