Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Education (Parkville Campus) (Volume 5 page 141)
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Credit points: 15.0
Coordinator: Julie Hamston.
Corequisite: School Experience 1.
Contact: 2 hours each week.
Timetable: Double semester.
Objectives:
On completion of this subject students should be able to:
- demonstrate an understanding of the social functional nature of language;
- demonstrate an understanding of the nature of the language learning process and the central role of social interaction in acquiring language;
- demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between text and context and the theory of register;
- discriminate between various text types or genres in speech and writing;
- develop tools for analysing and talking about language;
- increase their awareness of how they might use language more effectively in both written and spoken modes;
- demonstrate an understanding of the nature and variety of literature available to children;
- demonstrate an understanding of the role of literature in the classroom; and,
- develop an awareness of strategies that will assist children in meaningful interaction with text.
Content:
An introductory study of aspects of language acquisition, language development, and the nature and variety of texts for children with particular emphasis on the development and consolidation of students' communicative competence in language.
Assessment:
A class presentation (15 per cent); essays and assignments equivalent to a total of 4,000 words (85 per cent). Hurdle Requirement: To gain a pass in this subject, students must participate in a class presentation.
Prescribed texts:
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Education (Parkville Campus) (Volume 5 page 141)
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