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LIT3010 | Language and Literacies for Diverse Learners | ||
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION | |||
Credit Points: 15 | |||
Prerequisites: | |||
LIT1010 | Literacy and Language Education 1 | ||
LIT2010 | Literacy and Language Education 2 | ||
LIT2011 | Literacy and Language Education 3 | ||
Description: | |||
This unit provides students with an awareness of language and literacy issues for learners for whom English as an Additional Language (EAL) or Standard Australian English is an Additional Dialect (SAEAD). Pre-service teachers will explore the needs of linguistically and culturally diverse learners in the mainstream classroom and will investigate approaches for addressing these needs. The unit will be informed by current perspectives and issues relating to language learning and teaching, including multiliteracies, across the curriculum. Pre-service teachers will be introduced to methods of evaluating the needs of EAL/SAEAD learners, including current curriculum documents. Full Unit Outline | |||
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005) | |||
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website: | |||
http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity |
Last Updated - Higher Education: 3/15/2013 VET: 5/20/2013