TEAC 3014 Language and Literacy 2
Credit Points 10
Legacy Code 102134
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Description This subject will continue the development of students' understandings about language and literacy in a K-6 context. The subject will focus of the area of writing, including literary, factual, media and multi-media texts. Students will develop their theoretical knowledge about the teaching and learning of writing and the relationship between writing, reading, talking and listening.
School Education
Discipline Teacher Education: Primary
Student Contribution Band HECS Band 1 10cp
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Level Undergraduate Level 3 subject
Equivalent Subjects EDUC 2012 - Language and Literacy 2
Restrictions
Students must be enrolled in 1717 Bachelor of Education (Primary) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Explain methodologies for the teaching and learning of reading and writing, including emergent literacy and the teaching of spelling and handwriting and using digital technologies and their implications for a range of learners.
- Utilise strategies that connect language and literacy to learning in other curriculum areas.
- Compare the current NSW English Syllabus, K-6 with the NSW syllabus for the Australian curriculum : English, K-10 Volume 1.including the different text types
- Identify resources for Language and Literacy that relate to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives.
- Complete a mini unit of work with a literacy focus, with clear outcomes and a plan to implement a coherent sequence of lessons via a range of strategies for the teaching of reading, writing, talking listening and viewing, across the curriculum.
- Identify assessment measures to assess children's literacy development against set goals and outcomes.
- Utilise appropriate oral and written feedback strategies and techniques.
Subject Content
1.??????? Review of reading theory from Language and Literacy 1
2.??????? Theories of literacy development and the NSW syllabus for the Australian
Assessment
The following table summarises the standard assessment tasks for this subject. Please note this is a guide only. Assessment tasks are regularly updated, where there is a difference your Learning Guide takes precedence.
| Type | Length | Percent | Threshold | Individual/Group Task |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Project | 1,500 words | 50 | N | Individual |
| Professional Task | 2,000 words | 50 | N | Individual |
Prescribed Texts
- Derewianka, B., & Jones, Pauline, author. (2016). Teaching language in context (Second ed.). Melbourne, Australia: Oxford University Press.
- NSW Education Standards Authority (2019). NSW syllabus for the Australian curriculum: English K-10, Sydney, Australia. https://www.educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/portal/nesa/k-10/learning-areas/eng