School Of EducationMultiliteraciesWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 101428.1
Discipline: TEACHER EDUCATION: EARLY CHILDHOOD
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 1
Credit Points: 10
Equivalent Units
101118 - Multiliteracies for Learning
About this Unit
This unit will explore broad perspectives on literacy and literacy learning that reflect changing social, economic and political contexts and the impact of technologies and globalisation on literacy practices. The unit will examine a range of issues in literacy, including indigenous languages and dialects, bilingual literacies, issues of language loss and retention, gender issues, and cultural literacies. The unit will also focus on processes of speaking, listening, reading and writing and will address academic discourse, information literacy and critical literacy.
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