Area: | Department of Education |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 1.0 |
Workshop: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Literacy is the ability to use language to operate within one's society. The current focus on improving students' literacy standards in schools means that teachers require a reasonable grounding in functional and critical English skills to ensure that they are confident and competent to teach in primary schools. Aims to meet those needs. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Developed confidence in their ability to control and use conventions of English in different contexts appropriate to primary children. Developed positive self esteem and attitude to English literacy. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Final test 40%, Written assignments 60%. This is by pass/fail assessment. |
Field of Education: | 70103 Teacher Education: Primary | HECS Band (if applicable): | 1 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Pass/Fail |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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