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EDMT5687: Language and Communication in EC
2026 unit information
The ability to communicate in different contexts and for different purposes is central to children's life chances. This unit enables students to develop understandings of young children's communication development, as they 'learn how to mean' in the early years. The unit provides theoretical and practical knowledge on guiding young children's learning of language and emergent literacy. Students will learn to listen and analyse young children's language and understand implications for development. They will also explore the centrality of quality literature and language arts experiences to emergent literacy, and the importance of partnerships with families.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Education |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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None |
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Corequisites:
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EDMT5704 |
| Prohibitions:
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EDMT5550 |
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. articulate the nature of language learning as a social meaning-making practice in relation to the development, personal strengths and interests of individual children, including the role of parents/caregivers’ language and literacies in children’s language development
- LO2. identify and apply relevant theories about language learning and meaning-making
- LO3. discuss the relationship between spoken, written and visual language
- LO4. articulate the important role quality rhymes, poems, songs and children’s literature play in the lives of young children
- LO5. develop and apply criteria for selecting rich authentic rhymes, picture books, fairy tales and poetry to share with young children
- LO6. begin to observe, listen to and analyse young children’s language development in birth to five settings within a developing knowledge base of typical language development for infants, toddlers and preschoolers
Unit availability
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| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 1 2026
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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