Unit of Study ENGL1004 English: Literature, Language and Literacy (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Education
Placement

No

Pre-requisites

96 Credit points in a Bachelor of Education course OR admission to the 1209001 - Master of Teaching

Unit description

Introduces students to a wide range of literature that provides insight into Aboriginal, multicultural and children’s experiences, including literary, visual and multimedia texts. It supports students to understand early language acquisition from 0-5 years and provides an introduction to related issues of child development. Additionally, students will gain an understanding of the teaching and learning of reading and writing in years K-6 and evidence-based approaches to teach and assess these skills.

Unit content

Module 1: Acquisition of Language

Module 2: Theories of Language Acquisition

Module 3: Children's Literature and Diversity

Module 4: Literacy - Reading Development

Module 5: Literacy - Teaching Reading

Module 6: Literacy - Teaching Writing

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Coffs Harbour	Term2	Term2
Gold Coast	Term2,5	Term2,5
Lismore	Term2	Term2
Online	Term2,5	N/A

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

demonstrate engagement with a wide range of texts including literary, visual and multimedia texts and study literature that gives insights into Aboriginal, multicultural and children’s experiences, for example texts from Australia and children’s literature

understand early language acquisition from 0-5 years and an introduction to related issues of child development

demonstrate an understanding of the teaching and learning of reading, the impact of electronic multimedia and digital literacies

demonstrate an understanding of the teaching of reading and writing in years K-6, including phonemic awareness, systematic phonics instruction, sentence structure, and evidence-based approaches related to how to assess reading and writing, particularly for students who are at risk of falling behind, and monitoring student progress in reading.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Presentation	50%
Essay	50%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Presentation	50%
Essay	50%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Presentation	50%
Essay	50%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Presentation	50%
Essay	50%

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts

Fellowes, J., & Oakley, G. , 2019, Language, Literacy, and Early Childhood Education , 3rd ed., Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9780190318567.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Texts

Prescribed text information is not currently available.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

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Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.

Fee information

Domestic

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