Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Convenor
Dr Robyn Moore
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RIDBC Renwick Centre, North Rocks, Sydney
By appointment
Kathleen Tait
Lecturer
Professor Greg Leigh
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RIDBC Renwick Centre, North Rocks, Sydney
By appointment
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MDisabilityStud
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit introduces students to the concepts and principles of language and literacy development and the relationship between the two. Emphasis is given to the structure and function of language; theoretical perspectives on the relationship between language and thought, and the developmental stages and processes of (spoken) language and literacy acquisition in both hearing and Deaf/Hard of Hearing children.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Series of Topic Quizzes | 20% | No | Weekly / Topics 1-8 |
Case Study / PBL Exercise | 40% | No | 4 May, 2018 (week 8) |
Journal - Log of reading react | 40% | No | 8 June, 2018 (week 13) |
Due: Weekly / Topics 1-8
Weighting: 20%
Students will demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the communicative process, theories underpinning language development; properties and features of early spoken language acquisition and growth in accordance with research and discussion in scholarly literature.
Due: 4 May, 2018 (week 8)
Weighting: 40%
Students are required to complete a multi-factorial examination and analysis of features of language development exhibited in a case study sample of child language. Video context and written transcription of utterances will be evaluated for developmental language markers.
Student reflections on their findings will demonstrate the role language analysis plays in professional practice.
Due: 8 June, 2018 (week 13)
Weighting: 40%
Students will demonstrate critical analysis and thoughtful interpretation of research /scholarly articles found in the literature pertaining to literacy development in children. Student will maintain a log of reading reactions to set readings in the area of literacy development and identify one additional self-selected reading. A brief summary/abstract of the self-selected reading is to be posted on iLearn for the benefit of student peers.
All elements of this unit are presented online. Lectures and tutorial activities are delivered in captioned audio-Powerpoint and video streaming formats.
The unit is divided into a series of topics that will be progressively released across the semester. Once a topic has been released it will remain available until the end of the semester.
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