465-104 CFS11 Language & Literacy | |
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Availability | Available only to repeating students or those enrolled in the course in 2001 |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Trevor Hay |
Semester | 1 (view timetable) |
Contact | Lectures and tutorials totalling 36 hours |
Subject Description | This subject will introduce aspects of language and literacy crucial to an understanding of the education and enculturation of young children, emphasising interaction between children and the diverse sources of oral and written language. Topics will include oracy and literacy; language and literacy policy in early childhood; bilingualism/biliteracy in early childhood; literacy and text types; language/literacy and the transmission of values through texts; language as a sign system; visual literacy; functions of language. |
Assessment | Essays and assignments totalling 4000 words. |
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