Unit details
EXC735 - Teachers and Youth Literacy and Numeracy Engagement
| Offered at: | (G W-EXP, B W-EXP) |
|---|---|
| Offerings: | Trimester 2 (G W-EXP) E690 students only; Trimester 3 (B W-EXP) E760 students only |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Cohort rule: | (For students enrolled in course E690 and E760 only) |
| Unit chair: | K Tobin |
| Contact hours: | 36 hours intensive workshops |
Content
Topics to be addressed in this unit include:
• Vocational learning curriculum designs and frameworks available in the post-compulsory sector:
o Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL), Literacy and Numeracy Skills Strand
o Certificates of General Education for Adults
• Understanding the learner with literacy/numeracy skills development needs:
o factors that contribute to low literacy and numeracy levels in adolescents and young adults;
o strategies to support students with under-developed literacy and numeracy skills;
o integrating youth literacy and numeracy enhancement programs into vocational learning courses.
• A frame of reference for teachers to meet their own literacy, numeracy and technology learning needs for the teaching workplace.
Assessment
Literacy and Numeracy Folio 40%
Part 1: Folio Development-Develop a personal folio of work based on the VCAL Literacy and Numeracy assessment criteria
Part 2: Analysis of Teaching Competence - Analyse your own competence in relation to teaching within the VCAL Literacy and Numeracy strand and prepare an ongoing self-education plan.
1500 – 2000 words
Literacy and Numeracy Analysis and Research 60 %
Part 1: Analysis - Analyse the literacy and/or numeracy components in selected units of work from your specialist teaching areas
Part 2: One of the following:
Research Option: Undertake a research project exploring a range of issues associated with literacy and numeracy skills in young people OR
Resource Production Option: Produce a resource which will be of value in supporting literacy and/or numeracy development among young people.
2000 – 2500 words
Prescribed texts
Victorian Qualifications Authority 2003, Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning Curriculum Planning Guide: VCAL Literacy and Numeracy Skills Strand, Victorian Qualifications Authority, Victoria.
Burnett, BM, Tait, GW, Meadmore, DA 2004, New Questions For Contemporary Teachers, Pearson Education, Frenchs Forest, Australia.
Marsh, C 2008, Becoming a Teacher, 4th edn, Pearson Education, Frenchs Forest, Australia.
Unit Fee Information
| Student Contribution Rate* | Student Contribution Rate** | Fee rate - Domestic Students | Fee rate - International students |
| $733 | $587 | $1944 | $2490 |
* Rate for all CSP students, except for those who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
** Rate for CSP students who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
Please note: Unit fees listed do not apply to Deakin Prime students.
