Course overview
This course develops students’ English teaching skills in the areas of multimodal text production and writing. Students will develop knowledge of text production from a semiotic perspective, inclusive of linguistic and non-linguistic modalities and a range of production technologies. Students will focus on producing texts in a range of genres, including narrative, informational and persuasive genres, using a variety of modes. Students will learn pedagogies for teaching writing and multi-modal text production in diverse classroom contexts, building on knowledge of literacy, language and literature gained in previous English courses. Students will learn to use quality literature and writing processes to support learning about literary and imaginative writing.
- Introduction to Text Production
- Contexts of Text Production
- Systems and Technologies of Text Production
- Multimodality
- Writing Across the Curriculum
- Creating Imaginative and Literary Texts
- Emergent Writing
- Pedagogies for Teaching and Learning Text Production 1
- Pedagogies for Teaching and Learning Text Production 2
- Assessment of Writing
Course learning outcomes
- Understand and critically appraise different theories, models, and practices for literacy learning.
- Apply genre theory to the design and production of multimodal texts.
- Apply detailed knowledge of the language and literary features and patterns of texts to interpret and create texts.
- Design and justify planning and assessment approaches to inform teaching and learning for writing and text production, including the explicit teaching of writing in subjects other than English.
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding different theoretical perspectives of learner difference and the implications for inclusive teaching of English.
- Apply, justify and demonstrate a range of strategies for designing teaching learning programs for writing and text production
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Class details
Online
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Class number 60315
Section 01OL
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Section 02OL
Size 30
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Class number 68836
Section 03OL
Size 30
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Magill
Group 1
Class number 62299
Section TU06
Size 27
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Class number 62300
Section TU05
Size 27
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Class number 62658
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Size 27
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Class number 66321
Section TU03
Size 27
Available 21
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Class number 66322
Section TU02
Size 27
Available 5
Class number 66323
Section TU01
Size 27
Available 1
Mawson Lakes
Group 1
Class number 66324
Section TU03
Size 27
Available 0
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Class number 66325
Section TU02
Size 27
Available 1
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Class number 66326
Section TU01
Size 27
Available 0
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Mt Gambier
Group 1
Class number 66327
Section TU01
Size 18
Available 10
Whyalla
Group 1
Class number 66328
Section TU01
Size 27
Available 22
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