483-107 Learning Area: Language & Literacy 1

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

1

Coordinator

Julie Hamston

Corequisites

460-100 School Experience 1

Semester

2 (view timetable)

Contact

A total of 36 hours

Subject Description

This subject introduces aspects of language acquisition, language development, and children's literature, with particular emphasis on the development and consolidation of students' communicative competence in language.

Assessment

Essays and assignments equivalent to a total of 4000 words.

Hurdle Requirement: To gain a pass in this subject, students must participate in a class presentation.

Prescribed Texts

  • Board of Studies, Curriculum and Standards Framework II: English. 2000.
  • B Derewianka, A Grammar Companion. Primary English Teachers Association, Newtown, NSW, 1998.
  • K Love. K et al, Building Understandings in Language Teaching. Faculty of Education, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, 2001.


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