LANGUAGE, LITERACIES AND COMMUNICATION

EDU2LLC

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

Students explore language and multiple literacies in Early Education; strategies for teaching and learning of reading, writing, speaking, listening and viewing in the early years and for supporting culturally and linguistically diverse families and ESL children; inclusive practices and diverse abilities in language and multi-literacies; documenting children's learning of language and investigating how children communicate their ideas.

School: Education (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Debra Edwards

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Must be enrolled in course EBECE Bachelor of Early Childhood Education, EBEL Bachelor of Early Learning, or requires Subject Coordinator's approval

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Language, Literacy and Early Childhood Education.

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Fellowes, J., & Oakley, G.

Year: 2014

Edition/Volume: textbook 2nd edition

Publisher: Oxford University Press.

ISBN: N/A

Chapter/article title: N/A

Chapter/issue: N/A

URL: N/A

Other description: N/A

Source location: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing
COMMUNICATION - Cultural Intelligence and Global Perspective
DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Develop an applied understanding of children's language acquisition, communication and expression leading to the development of literacy.
02. Investigate the backgrounds of children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds for the development of spoken English and written literacies.
03. Plan, document and assess language and literacy promoting experiences based on children's interests.
04. Employ teaching and appropriate scaffolding skills that assist the development of children's oral language, thinking and emergent literacy.

On-Line, 2020, Online study 2/4, Online

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Debra Edwards

Class requirements

Scheduled Online ClassWeek: 22 - 31
Three 1.00 hour scheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 22 to week 31 and delivered via online.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Literacy Learning Centre (approximately 2000-2400 words)

N/AAssignmentIndividualNo60SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

Review of an aspect of early literacy development (approximately 1500-1600 words).

N/AAssignmentIndividualNo40SILO2, SILO4

On-Line, 2020, Online study 3/4 , Online

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Debra Edwards

Class requirements

Scheduled Online ClassWeek: 34 - 43
Three 1.00 hour scheduled online class per week from week 34 to week 43 and delivered via online.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Literacy Learning Centre (approximately 2000-2400 words)

N/AAssignmentIndividualNo60SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

Review of an aspect of early literacy development (approximately 1500-1600 words).

N/AAssignmentIndividualNo40SILO2, SILO4

On-Line, 2020, Online study 4/4 , Online

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Debra Edwards

Class requirements

Scheduled Online ClassWeek: 46 - 0
Three 1.00 hour scheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 46 to week 0 and delivered via online.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Literacy Learning Centre (approximately 2000-2400 words)

N/AAssignmentIndividualNo60SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

Review of an aspect of early literacy development (approximately 1500-1600 words).

N/AAssignmentIndividualNo40SILO2, SILO4