Badanami Centre For Indigenous EducationPractical Literacy/Communication Skills (Block Mode)Western Sydney University Unit Code: 101853.1
Discipline: WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 1
Credit Points: 10
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must be enrolled in course 1689 - Bachelor of Community and Social Development
About this Unit
In 2013 this unit replaced by 102053 - University Study and Communication Skills 2 (Block Mode). The unit, Practical Literacy / Communication Skills, introduces students to the very real link between clear communication and literacy. Not only does this unit lift the lid on how we send and receive messages, and encode ideas contained within those messages, but it also shows that clearly composed messages can be decoded and understood by the receiver. We also consider the effect of 'noise' and 'ideological noise' upon clear communication. Knowing the rules of how we clearly encode and decode messages is the practical business of literacy, sentence construction, syntax, grammar and punctuation. Bringing communication theory together with literacy demonstrates the practical value of grammar and punctuation and offers students a good reason to master these skills. By introducing students to the art of clear communication, and offering practical examples and exercises designed to enhance the student's literacy, this unit offers graduates a real way of increasing the potency of their voices.