Understanding Language and Literacy
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 12 hours face to face plus blended
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning. For Online unit delivery, learning is conducted exclusively online.
2023 teaching periods
Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 1 |
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Swinburne Online Teaching Period 1 |
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Prerequisites
NilCorequisites
NilAims and objectives
2. Examine and present an approach for teaching speaking and listening skills in the early years
3. Demonstrate broad knowledge of, understanding of, and respect for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and languages
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
On-campus Class | 2 | 12 | 24 |
Live Online Lecture | 1 | 12 | 12 |
Specified Activities Various | 6 | 8 | 48 |
Unspecified Activities Independent learning | 5.5 | 12 | 66 |
TOTAL | 150 hours |
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) |
Essay | Individual | 20% | 1, 5 |
Portfolio | Individual | 30% | 4, 5 |
Oral Presentation | Individual | 30% | 2, 3, 5 |
Online Quizzes | Individual | 20% | 5 |
Content
- Definitions of language and literacy
- Theories of language and literacy development
- Components of language e.g. phonology, semantics, grammar, morphology, pragmatics
- Oral language development in the early years
- Culture, language and oral traditions
- Strategies to support children whose home/first language is a language other than English
- Contemporary research into literacy development
- Digital technologies in language and literacy development
- Government policies and guiding curriculum documents related to English and literacy – links to EYLF (Early Years Learning Framework) and or the VEYLDF (Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework) and relevant National and/or State or Territory curriculum
- Personal literacy skills
Study resources
- Reading materials.