Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Education (Parkville Campus) (Volume 5 page 140)
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Note: Credit will not be granted for this subject, as well as for Language and Literature D29.
Credit points: 11.1
Coordinator: Kristina Love.
Prerequisite: 33.3 points in Group 2 Language and Literature subjects, including Language and Literature B1, or approved equivalent.
Contact: A 2-hour session each week.
Timetable: Second semester.
Objectives:
On completion of this subject students should be able to:
- demonstrate a sound understanding of the methodology of discourse analysis as it applies to classroom interactions;
- use this methodology to examine their own language use in the classroom and its relationship to student learning and behaviour; and
- study language interaction in various classroom contexts in order to identify situational and stylistic influences.
Content:
A study of systems for analysing teacher verbal behaviour; directions in how to use such systems for professional development purposes.
Assessment:
An essay of approximately 1,000 words (25 per cent); a transcription and accompanying analysis equivalent to approximately 2,000 words (50 per cent); a seminar presentation equivalent to approximately 1,000 words (25 per cent).
Prescribed texts:
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