Unit of Study WRIT1003 Written Communication (2024)

Unit description

Introduces students to active practices of reading and writing, different forms of writing and critical reading strategies that will enable them to analyse and critique meanings in the written word. Reading and writing skills are introduced with a particular emphasis on critical thinking and essay writing as forms of academic practice.

Unit content

Module 1     Language and the technology of writing 

Module 2     The reading-writing nexus 

Module 3     The academic essay as the persuasive expression of critical thinking 

Module 4     Research and referencing 

Module 5     Critical literacy and the politics of writing 

Module 6     Writing and literacies in the age of digital media