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EDPJ5020: Literacy and Language Teaching
2025 unit information
In this unit, literacy and its relationship to English language teaching are examined from different perspectives. Reading, writing and the teaching of these in the English language classroom are examined in detail. However, the unit goes further than viewing literacy as only being about reading and writing. In an age of increasingly sophisticated information technologies and the spread of English as a global language, ideas about literacy have changed rapidly, and these changes have consequences for language teaching. The unit takes up-to-date ideas about what multilingual literacy involves and looks at how these ideas and issues are relevant to English language teaching. In particular, the unit has a focus on the use of technology to develop English learners' literacy.
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Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Education |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. develop awareness of current issues in multilingual literacy and their implications for English language teaching
- LO2. develop awareness of practices for developing literacy in the English language classroom
- LO3. develop ability to use digital technology for teaching purposes.
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Semester 2 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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