English and literacies 4

This unit draws on a range of sociocultural theories to consider the nature of non-traditional texts* in the 21st century, from both a reading and writing perspective. With their increased use and familiarity with media and digital technologies, young people have become knowledge producers, learning new skills in order to engage with and create innovative digital and non-traditional texts. The ubiquitous nature of these new texts, in part due to the advancement of technology and digital connectivity, means that understandings of writing and reading have expanded. As a result, pedagogical practices for reading and writing must support meaningful, challenging rich experiences with these texts. In this unit, you will draw on policy frameworks, curriculum documents, theory and lived experience, as you critically engage with debates about the teaching of reading and writing in contemporary classrooms.

*Non-traditional texts are informed by theories of multiliteracies and multimodalities.