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Education 1
Credit Points:
10
Mode:
Assumed
Knowledge:
None
Location:
Pre-Requisite(S):
None
Year:
2015
Semester:
Learning
Method:
Unit
Coordinator:
Phone:
School:
Internal/External
delivery
Casuarina Campus
ACIKE
/Learnline
Face to Face /OLR
Dr Linda Mahony
08 8946 7712
Linda.Mahony@cdu.edu
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Please see your learnline unit for the lecturers contact details
Unit Description
This unit develops knowledge of language and culture needed by teachers to
inform their own teaching practice, to prepare for more advanced units relating
to language and literacy, and in part as content to teach to their own students.
It begins by considering how we use and, through use, continue to learn spoken
and written language and other semiotic systems as means of communication
within cultural and social contexts. It then goes on to examine the patterns of
language used to construct discourse, including key principles for dealing with
details of grammar, wording, speech sounds and writing.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit a student should be able to:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Assumed knowledge
This is a first year unit.
Teaching and Learning Strategies
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This unit supports your learning first by providing learning materials through a
variety of readings. Practical activities provide ample opportunity for you to
apply your learnings before
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undertaking assessment tasks. On-campus and online classes are also held
to help put this material in perspective and provide opportunities for
students to discuss it with their
lecturer. In Assignment 1 you also interact with other students as you apply
these learnings to
your own personal life. Assignment 1 also periodically assesses your
learning of basic concepts and principles; it is designed to encourage you
to study actively throughout the semester. Assignment 2 asks you to apply
your learnings to a particular project of some practical value.
Participation
To complete this unit you are required to complete both assignments
successfully. Unless you are unusually well informed this will require you to
read the set text and various other readings. Most students will also find it
valuable to complete the occasional activities supplied as part of the Learning
Materials and discuss the concepts and issues with other students and their
lecturer on the Learnline Discussion Board and/or in the on-campus or online
class.
All students are required to participate in occasional Learnline discussions for
Assignment 1 and in general to devote about 10 hours per week of study to the
unit over the 12-week semester. For internal students this time will include one
2-hour lecture/tutorial most weeks, while online lectures will be available to
external students.
External common participation: Learnline collaborative tools will be used
as a common area for collaboration and participation for all students in this
unit. For example, Discussion Boards will be used as a place where students
engage in weekly discussions around topics provided by the unit (and
assessable) and allow a location for students to initiate their own participation
activities, collaboration and resource sharing. In addition to facilities available
on Learnline, other online collaborative spaces will be evaluated and used as
part of the course.
Specific details of individual class times can be obtained by accessing the class
timetable at:
http://www.cdu.edu.au/timetable
Resources
Required Set text
Emmitt, M., Zbarachi, M., Komesarof, L., & Pollock, J., (2015). Language
and Learning: An introduction for teaching. Melbourne: Oxford University
Press.
Required textbooks can be ordered from the CDU Bookshop through their
website at
www.cdu.edu.au/bookshop
Recommended text
The following text is a recommended resource for all of the School of
Educations English, Language and Literacy in Education units, and you may
find it useful for ELA100 even though it will not be referred to explicitly during
this unit.
Derewianka, B. 2011. A New Grammar Companion for Primary Teachers. Primary
English
Teaching Association, Newtown, NSW.
E-Readings
The ELA100 Learnline site also provides a variety of readings.
E-Reserve allows access to electronic copies of journal articles, book chapters
and lecturer notes that have been recommended by a lecturer as part of their
course reading requirements. You can access e-Reserve at
http://ereadings.cdu.edu.au.
This site is password protected. Your CDU student login will provide you access.
You can then search for items by Lecturer, Unit Code, Title, Author, keyword,
Year or Date if you have that information.
Unit Overview
Module
1
Language and
Culture
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Module
2
Linguistics and
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English,
Language and
Literacy in
Education 1
Assignment
1:
Discussion
board and
set
questions
Module
3
Language and
Learning
Assignment
2:
Report
Learning Schedule
Estimate
d time
frame
Content
Student Preparation
Please
read
An overview of language and learning information
the
unit
the
assignment
Graduate Attributes:
Acquisition, Application,
Knowledge base,
Communication, Team work,
Social responsibility,
Flexibility
Week 3
Language variation
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Week 5
Week 6
e-readings
Graduate Attributes:
Acquisition, Application,
Knowledge base,
Communication, Team work,
Social responsibility,
Flexibility
Week 8
AQF Level 7
e-readings
e-readings
Week 7
e-readings
e-readings
Learning language
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Learning literacy
Week 12
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Assignment 1
Title
Value
Week Due
Length
80 questions in 4 sets,
with eight brief contributions to online discussion
Learning
Outcomes
1,2,3, 4
AITSL1.2, 2.2, 2.3, 2.6, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.5, 3.6, 4.1, 4.2, 4.4,
4.5, 5.1, 5.5,
6.2, 6.3, 7.2, 7.4
AQF Level 7
ACEQA 1.1, 1.2
Assignment 2
Title
Value
50%
Week Due
Length
Learning
Outcomes
1,2,3,4
AITSL 1.2, 2.2, 2.3, 2.6, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.5, 3.6, 4.1, 4.2, 4.5,
5.1, 5.5, 6.2,
6.3, 7.4
AQF Level 7
ACEQA 1.1, 1.2
Graduate Attributes: Acquisition, Application,
Knowledge base, Communication, Social
Please see Learnline for further details
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