Introduction to Academic Language, Literacy and Numeracy
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 36 hours + Blended
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
2023 teaching periods
Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 2 |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Prerequisites
Equivalent
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Aims and objectives
This unit develops students personal literacy and numeracy skills to ensure that they are well equipped to meet the demands of university, as well as the demands for teaching. In this unit students will learn about academic integrity, oral and written communication skills in the tertiary setting, critical analysis, and the application of different technologies. As they progress through the unit the students will also be supported to develop their personal literacy and numeracy skills and learn how to apply these skills in the context of learning of teaching. Students will be able to monitor and check their progress within the unit through a variety of online activities and weekly quizzes.
Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO)
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Evaluate their own personal numeracies and literacies relative to learning and teaching
2. Identify and apply personal literacy and numeracy strategies to achieve academic success
3. Explain the importance of a literacy and numeracy growth mindset as a teacher and a learner
4. Apply practices that reflect an understanding of academic integrity
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Live Online Lecture | 1 | 12 | 12 |
On-campus Class | 2 | 12 | 24 |
Specified Activities Various | 4 | 12 | 48 |
Unspecified Activities Independent learning | 5.5 | 12 | 66 |
TOTAL | 150 hours |
Swinburne Online
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Online Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 12.5 | 12 | 150 |
TOTAL | 150 hours |
Assessment
Types | Individual/Group Role | Weighting | Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) |
Development Plan | Individual/Group | 60% | 1,2,4 |
Presentation | Individual/Group | 50% | 3,4 |
Assignment | Individual | 10% | 2 |
Content
- Personal literacy – growth mindset
- Personal numeracy – growth mindset
- The relationship between reading and writing
- Writing – spelling, grammar, punctuation and academic referencing
- Academic reading strategies
- Critical literacy
- Writing in the academic genre
- Understanding mathematics and numeracy
- Mathematics anxiety
- The growth mindset
- Understanding, presenting and using data
- Academic integrity: ChatGPT, Plagiarism & Turnitin
Study resources
- Reading materials.
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required texts will be made available in the Unit Outline.