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EDMT6007: Conversations about Factual Texts
2020 unit information
In this unit of study we will discuss the social construction of literacy, with a focus on teaching grammar in the context of factual texts in the primary school and in the middle years. The focus is using factual texts as the context in which grammar is taught to support meaning. Knowledge about grammar is only useful if students use it to read and write, and recognize how authors, including themselves, can use language to make meaning. Therefore in each session a variety of factual texts will be used as will some practical strategies for developing knowledge about grammar and language. There will also be opportunities to analyse and discuss texts and to experience strategies which can be used in the classroom to develop both reading and writing in the subject area.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Education
| Code | EDMT6007 |
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| Academic unit | Education |
| Credit points | 2 |
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Prerequisites:
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48 Credit points including EDMT5502 |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. discuss the social construction of literacy
- LO2. understand the oral language bases for literacy development
- LO3. implement effective teaching and learning principles and practices in literacy in the classroom
- LO4. demonstrate knowledge of a range of genres/text types suitable for primary classrooms, their schematic structure and grammatical features, and some wider understandings of teaching writing to children.
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