EDF5649 Language and literacies across educational contexts
Faculty of Education
EDF5649 Language and literacies across educational contexts is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Education, offered in 2021 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2021
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
- Workload
- 288 hours
- per semester
The 2027 handbook has no page for EDF5649. This is its 2021 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before EDF5649
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After EDF5649
No unit lists EDF5649 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibition: EDF6301
Overview
This unit examines the centrality of language (verbal, visual and gestural) in teaching and learning in and beyond formal education institutions. You will explore the importance of language and literacies in a range of social, cultural and communication phenomena, and examine the mediating influence of culture and new technologies on teaching and learning across a range of contexts. In exploring these issues, the unit provides theoretical and practical tools for you to deploy in your workplaces or communities and in your own ongoing professional learning. The approach to inquiry in this unit demonstrates the ways language and literacy curriculum influences the wider politics and practice of education. Similarly, you will undertake critical research into the language and literacy practices and/or the curriculum in the educational contexts with which you are familiar.
Offerings in 2021
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | Flexible |
Assessment
- Critical review of relevant language and literacy literature (3000 words or equivalent)40%
- Scholarly article/essay/project drawing on empirical research (5000 words or equivalent)60%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Understand language and literacy development in and beyond formal education institutions and workplaces
- 2
Interpret the latest research and theory in the areas of language and literacies education across a range of sociocultural contexts
- 3
Construct and articulate an informed and critical perspective on language and literacy debates and policy developments nationally and internationally
- 4
Create innovative and robust curriculum and practices in schools, workplaces and/or community settings
- 5
Conduct research into literacy practices and/or policies in familiar settings, and critically evaluate language and literacy research in less familiar settings
- 6
Communicate the findings of your research to educators, administrators and the wider community.
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.
The teaching approaches used in this unit include: inquiry-based learning; online video-based activities; dialogic teaching and learning (including peer assisted learning); problem-based learning; and research activities.
The teaching and learning in this unit will prepare you for a proactive career of professional learning, in early childhood, primary, secondary or post-secondary settings. The curriculum and pedagogy are structured to maximise your engagement with a diverse body of knowledge, ideas, skills and experiences of teaching in diverse educational contexts. The unit draws on the latest and best research that shows the importance of education professionals building knowledge, resources and skills in collaboration with colleagues at all levels of experience. The assignment work in this unit is structured in ways that maximise opportunities for collaboration with peers as well as delving into topics and issues in depth as individuals. You are expected to learn through doing the assignments, not just demonstrate what you have learned up to that stage in the course.
Learning resources
Recommended resources
Please visit the unit Moodle site for further information.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Mr Scott Bulfin
- Unit Coordinators
- Mr Scott Bulfin
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for EDF5649?
EDF5649 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is EDF5649 offered?
In 2021, EDF5649 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is EDF5649?
The handbook expects about 288 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does EDF5649 have an exam?
No. EDF5649 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