Unit of Study EDUC3026 Interdisciplinary Studies of Language and Literature (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Education
Placement

No

Pre-requisites

96 Credit points in a Bachelor of Education course

Enrolment information

This is a Capstone unit and ONLY completed in the final year of study.

Unit description

Encourages interdisciplinary approaches to develop understandings of how literature reflects and creates ways of knowing and being in the world. Students explore diverse literature through chronological, disciplinary, cultural and problem-based frameworks. The unit develops critical and creative skills for analysing and synthesising language forms and higher-order literacy demands (i.e. social, aesthetic and cultural).

Unit content

Module 1. Language and Literature in Context: A Problem-based Approach.

Module 2. Frameworks, Theories and Concepts in Language and Literature.

Module 3. Multimodal Explorations of Language and Literature.

Module 4. Interdisciplinary Explorations of Language and Literature.

Module 5. Cultural Explorations of Language and Literature.

Module 6. Problem-based Explorations of Language and Literature.

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Coffs Harbour	Term4	Term4
Gold Coast	Term4	Term4
Lismore	Term4	Term4
Online	Term2,4	N/A

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

describe and analyse the nature and role of language and literature as a means by which we relate to others and shape our understanding of ourselves and our world

analyse and synthesise application of language and literature structures that relate to higher-order social, aesthetics, and cultural literacy demands across disciplines.

critically and creatively apply various ways to teach through language and literature choices based on audience, context and purpose

creatively use and analyse language forms, features and structures of literature in different modes, media and technologies and recognise and relate these to subject-specific literacies

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (weekly)

Assessment
Portfolio	40%
Project	60%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (weekly)

Assessment
Portfolio	40%
Project	60%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (weekly)

Assessment
Portfolio	40%
Project	60%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (weekly)

Assessment
Portfolio	40%
Project	60%

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts

No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Texts

No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.

Fee information

Domestic

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