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EDU103: Principles of Language and Literacy

This unit provides the understandings about language and literacy essential for teachers. It introduces students to several different ways of looking at language and the relationships between language structure and function, language and culture, language and learning, and how language informs our views of the world. The idea that different media, topics, audiences and purposes require different literacies will be explored.

Points

3

Enrolment Options

Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Rockingham: S1-internal

Contact Time

Lectures/workshops: 3 hours per week.
Rockingham students should note that EDU103 at Rockingham is taught in a combined lecture/workshop format.
Rockingham students should enrol in one three-hour workshop.
There is no additional lecture.

Prerequisites

Nil.
Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.

Quota

This unit is subject to quota due to limited resources; quota applies to the Rockingham offering. Preference will be given to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Education (Primary) at Rockingham campus.

School

School of Education

Unit Coordinator

Ms Christine Glass

  • Position:
Lecturer in Education
  • E-mail:
C.Glass@murdoch.edu.au
  • Location:
Rockingham Campus
Arts and Commerce
Room 2.006
  • Phone:
    Prefix: +618
9360 7006
Unit Contacts
Contact Phone
Prefix: +618
Location
Teaching Period(s)
Dr Jane Pearce
Lecturer in Education
(J.Pearce@murdoch.edu.au)
9360 7021 Rockingham Campus
Arts and Commerce
Room 2.021
MURDOCH S1: Internal
(16/02/2009 - 12/06/2009)
 
MURDOCH S1: External
(16/02/2009 - 12/06/2009)
 
ROCKINGHAM S1: Internal
(16/02/2009 - 12/06/2009)
 
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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations:

APMISIN

Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore)

CEJTOKYO

Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo)

JKURASHIKI

NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan)

KDUPG

KDU College (Penang, Malaysia)

KDUPJ

KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia)

SGP-REPOLY

Republic Polytechnic (Singapore)

SMANUFED

Singapore Manufacturing Federation

ZHENGZHOU

Zhengzhou University (China)