Unit Code: EDU736

Unit Name: Language and Literacy 2

Description: EDU736; Language and Literacy 2 builds on the students? understanding of learning and teaching of English in EDU641; Language and Literacy 1 and focuses on inclusivity in the Upper Primary Inclusive Classrooms. In this course students will generate ideas through the analysis of the relationship among culture context and language as they explore more fully the genres and textual features of spoken, written and visual text as they are valued across a range of texts in Fiji. The cultural diversity represented in Fiji?s population illustrates the importance for its people to learn how to participate and contribute in culturally diverse communities through effective use of language and application of appropriate and inclusive literacy practices. In response students, will command wide ranging, highly specialized technical, creative or conceptual skills to prepare students to use language effectively, appropriately and critically with sensitivity. The students will also diagnose and design learning and teaching strategies and activities that are inclusive to develop concepts, skills and knowledge needed for children to develop as effective and critical language users in a bilingual (and tri-lingual) context. With the implementation of the New Fiji Island Assessment Framework; External Assessment, the students will exercise significant judgment in diagnosing, planning, designing, implementing and evaluating Tests, Examination Papers and Remedial lessons that are inclusive for Upper Primary Inclusive Classrooms. Special focus will be directed at the Language and Numeracy Assessment especially on how its results could be analysed to help teach literacy more effectively.

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Prerequisite: EDU641

Prerequisite Sentence: N/A

Credit Point: 15

Offered In: Semester 2