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.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | Education |
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Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
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None |
Corequisites
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None |
Prohibitions
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None |
Assumed knowledge
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None |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | Yes |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Marie Stevenson, marie.stevenson@sydney.edu.au |
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Tutor(s) | Marie Stevenson, marie.stevenson@sydney.edu.au |
Xuqi Ouyang, daniel.ouyang@sydney.edu.au | |
Victoria Sweeney, victoria.sweeney@sydney.edu.au | |
Gerald McRae, gerald.mcrae@sydney.edu.au | |
Sara Tu, wenchao.tu@sydney.edu.au | |
Louise Kaktins, louise.kaktins@sydney.edu.au | |
Tianqi Wu, tianqi.wu@sydney.edu.au |