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465-301 CDS 31: Language, Literacy and Numeracy Development | |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
Coordinator | Kevin Fell |
Prerequisites | 465-201 CDS21, 465-202 CDS22 and 465-203 CDS23, or equivalent. |
Contact | Lectures and tutorials totalling 36 hours |
Subject Description | A study of child language and symbolic development and the role of language in early literacy. The interactional processes that facilitate this development will be emphasised. Explanations of language development will be explored with reference to psychological theories such as Learning Theory, Nativist Theory, Social Interactional Theories and their more recent modifications. A study of alternative views of the development of number awareness and numeracy competence with reference to some important cross- cultural studies. The relationship between the development of meta-cognitive/meta-linguistic competence and literacy/numeracy competence will be explored. Topics to be covered include: the child's developing phonological, syntactic, semantic, pragmatic and orthographic awareness; the role of the family in literacy development; the development of representational abilities and inter-generational literacy. |
Assessment | Written assignments totalling 2000 words and a 2 hour examination. |
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