ECL210 - Multiliterate Learners in Early Years Environments

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:

Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Warrnambool, Community Based Delivery (CBD)*

Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Sarah Ohi
Cohort rule:This unit is only available to students enrolled in E200, E359
Previously:

Language and Literacy: The Early Years

Prerequisite:

Students enrolled in course E359 must have passed ECL101

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: Nil
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

1 x 1-hour lecture per week, 1 x 2-hour seminar per week

Note for E359 accelerated cohorts: campus-based and online learning activities available during ETP300 placement.

Learning experiences are also via the unit site

Note:

*Community Based Delivery (CBD) is for National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation NIKERI Institute students only.

Content

This is the second in a four-unit sequence within the Bachelor of Education (Primary) degree designed to prepare primary school teachers of literacy and English in the information age. This unit examines the development of listening, speaking, reading and writing/creating print, digital and multimodal texts in the early years of schooling (Prep-2). Through fieldwork in young learners’ homes and schools, and engagement with theoretical frameworks, students research the needs of diverse young literacy learners and contemporary literacy and English teaching practices in the early years of schooling. Students engage with a variety of pedagogical and assessment approaches and explore a range of literacies encountered by young learners including visual and digital literacies. Reflection on personal learning and performance is a core aspect of the unit.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Demonstrate discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities in the areas of child development, language, literature and literacy in the early years

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

ULO2

Describe and keep accurate records of early years learners' language and literacy abilities based on an analysis of the findings from a range of administered language and literacy assessment tools

GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO3

Demonstrate familiarity with relevant English, language, literature and literacy curriculum statements, policies, materials and programs that are specific to early years learners

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

ULO4

Explore and compare pedagogical approaches that support inclusive participation for early years learners', language, reading, writing and text creation development through engaging directly with early years literacy teaching environments

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO5

Work with peers to critique early years digital language and literacy resources and to develop a multimodal presentation

GLO3: Digital literacy

GLO7: Teamwork

ULO6

Engage with early years learners, teachers and parents to investigate diverse types of language and literacy knowledge that young learners bring to school from their home and community environments

GLO2: Communication

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1 - Engagement with an Early Years learner 1600 words
or equivalent
40% Information not yet available
Assessment 2 (Group) - Group Multimodal Presentation 800 words
or equivalent 
20% Information not yet available
Assessment 3 - Engagement with an Early Years teaching program 1600 words
or equivalent
40% Information not yet available

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link ECL210
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list.

Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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