EDF4020 English and literacies 2
Faculty of Education
EDF4020 English and literacies 2 is a level 4, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Education, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Clayton and Peninsula. It needs EDF2020.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1
- Clayton, Peninsula
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2022 entry.
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Requisites
Before EDF4020
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After EDF4020
No unit lists EDF4020 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Overview
This unit (with EDF4020) develops your understanding of English and literacies learning in the Victorian and Australian curriculum. This unit focuses on developing coherent and advanced knowledge in relation to literacy teaching in a diverse social, cultural and technological world. Building on previous work, you will continue to explore and critique various conceptual frameworks and theoretical ideas that help you to understand how children continue to develop various literacy knowledges, skills and understandings. The teaching of literacy is examined from a number of current theoretical perspectives and you will develop appropriate pedagogical practices that support children's literacy learning. With a particular focus on the middle and upper primary years, the unit explores effective pedagogies to enhance children's oral language, reading, writing and visual literacies taking into account issues related to information and communication technologies (ICT).
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
| First semester | Peninsula | On campus |
| First semester (Fully flex) | Clayton | Flexible |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Critically reflect upon and further develop your English and literacy skills (verbally, in written form, and via a range of ICTs)
- 2
Demonstrate your understandings of a range of theoretical perspectives related to how children learn and develop literacy knowledge, skills and understandings throughout the primary school years (especially the upper years)
- 3
Demonstrate your understandings that texts are multimodal in nature, and that engaging with and creating texts involves an understanding of how the different modes integrate to make meaning
- 4
Plan inclusive learning experiences that take into account students who come from diverse social, cultural and linguistic backgrounds
- 5
Explore ways to integrate literacy teaching and learning across the curriculum plan, teach and assess learning experiences to develop middle and upper primary children's reading, writing, oral language and visual literacies.
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload equals 144 hours per semester comprising:
(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:
- 24 hours per semester
(b.) Additional requirements:
- independent study to make up the minimum required hours per semester
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Paul Swan
- Dr Sue Wilson
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Sue Wilson
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for EDF4020?
You need EDF2020 before you enrol.
When is EDF4020 offered?
In 2020, EDF4020 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton and Peninsula.
How much work is EDF4020?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.