EDF5640 Language, culture and curriculum
Faculty of Education
EDF5640 Language, culture and curriculum is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Education, offered in 2021 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2021
- Semester 1, Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
- Workload
- 288 hours
- per semester
The 2027 handbook has no page for EDF5640. This is its 2021 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before EDF5640
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After EDF5640
No unit lists EDF5640 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibitions: EDF6234, EDF6236
Overview
This unit approaches language and literacy curriculum as socially and culturally constructed, and introduces understandings of language teaching and learning as social practice. It explores how issues around language, culture and identities play out in language curriculum and frameworks in particular sociocultural contexts both in Australia and across the globe. It focuses on key issues in the politics of language and literacy education, including how views of language and culture have informed different approaches to, and frameworks for, language teaching and curricula and to language and literacy education in school, higher education and adult education settings in Australia and in students' contexts. It considers bilingualism and multilingualism and English language education in local and global contexts, and it advances new understandings of transcultural and intercultural learning, communication and mobility, including in online learning settings.
Offerings in 2021
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | Flexible |
| Second semester | Clayton | Flexible |
Assessment
- Self-study essay (3000 words or equivalent)40%
- Context study: applying theory to specific curriculum contexts (5000 words or equivalent)60%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Develop an understanding of language as a social, cultural and political practice
- 2
Critically reflect on how this understanding is relevant to yourself as an educator through your identity and experiences
- 3
Understand how sociocultural perspectives apply to language pedagogy
- 4
Develop an understanding of the social, historical and political contexts in which language is shaped in contemporary Australian society across institutional contexts
- 5
Explore ways that language and culture are framed in different curriculum frameworks and policy documents
- 6
Apply understandings gained through reflection and exploration of the issues raised throughout the unit.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachActive learning
Flexible mode offers a stand-alone online offering that allows you to learn and engage in content and assessment in a supported way. It also provides a face-to-face component of 12 hours over the semester to engage you with the online learning content, which you can attend if you are able and interested.
Minimum total expected workload equals 288 hours per semester comprising:
(a.) Contact hours for flexible students:
- 12 contact hours and 24 hours equivalent of online activities over the semester or
- 36 hours equivalent of online activities over the semester*
(b.) Additional requirements (all students):
- independent study to meet the minimum required hours per semester
*International students studying in Australia are not permitted to undertake this contact hour delivery mode.
For the unit teaching schedule, please visit the timetable.
You will be provided with the opportunity to engage with relevant literature and resources. Further, you will be encouraged to deepen your understanding of topic areas through collegial discussion and debate, and by participating in activities designed to extend your understanding.
Learning resources
Recommended resources
Please visit the unit Moodle site for further information.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Kim Dang
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Kim Dang
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for EDF5640?
EDF5640 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is EDF5640 offered?
In 2021, EDF5640 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is EDF5640?
The handbook expects about 288 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does EDF5640 have an exam?
No. EDF5640 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.
More details
- Credit points
- 12
- Level
- 5
- Study level
- Postgraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Education
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.250
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 1
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 20202021