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Language in Diverse Contexts (EDUC91031)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
September
Overview
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This subject will focus on the nature and role of language as a meaning-making resource in literacy education and examine how language works at different levels of meaning. It will also address the range of language resources required to communicate and participate in diverse settings such as schools, alternative educational contexts and workplaces, and develop students’ knowledge about language and discourse analysis. Informing this subject will be an examination of a range of perspectives on language, including sociolinguistic and functional perspectives and current research on language and language learning theories.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Understand systems of choice which create meaning in written (verbal) and visual texts
- Critically analyse, appraise and select texts for use in diverse educational contexts and practices
- Demonstrate an understanding of how language works across educational settings, including key debates
- Apply linguistic and grammatical knowledge to analysis of texts
- Use knowledge about language and related language–informed pedagogy to create an environment to develop learners' literacy in diverse educational and workplace contexts
- Understand how literacy practices are shaped through language and recognise the subsequent impacts on literacy practices.
Generic skills
- Critical thinking and reasoning
- Problem solving
- Communication
- Evidence based decision making
- Creativity and innovation
- Self-reflection, career awareness and lifelong learning
- Teamwork and professional collaboration
- Active and participatory citizenship
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Students admitted to courses/entry points not specified below have no prerequisites for this subject.
Students in the 200-point program of the Master of Education, Master of TESOL or Master of Modern Languages Education, must have completed the following four compulsory subjects*:
All of
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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EDUC90929 | Understanding Education in Context |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
EDUC90930 | Local Literacies in Global Contexts |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
EDUC91029 | Understanding the Student as Learner |
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
EDUC91030 | Research in Educational Relationships |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
*Students that commenced their course prior to 2021 may have completed EDUC90830 in place of EDUC91029, and EDUC90900 in place of EDUC91030:
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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EDUC90830 | The Student as Learner |
Term 3 (Online)
Term 1 (Online)
|
12.5 |
EDUC90900 | Resilience and Relationships |
Term 1 (Online)
Term 3 (Online)
|
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Case Study: Text analysis
| 4th week of the teaching period | 40% |
Essay on language issue in education
| 3 weeks after the end of the teaching period | 60% |
Attendance Hurdle requirement: A minimum of 75% attendance at, or engagement with, all sessions identified as contact hours (may include lectures, tutorials, seminars, workshops and activities, both synchronous and asynchronous). | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
- September
Principal coordinator Sophie Specjal Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours (18 hours face-to-face and 6 hours asynchronous contact) Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 8 September 2023 to 21 October 2023 Last self-enrol date 15 September 2023 Census date 22 September 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 27 October 2023 Assessment period ends 13 November 2023 September contact information
What do these dates mean
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- Your tuition fees, academic transcript and statements.
- And for Commonwealth Supported students, your:
- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Education Course Master of Modern Languages Education Course Master of TESOL Specialisation (formal) Literacy Education - Links to additional information
Melbourne Graduate School of Education: https://education.unimelb.edu.au/
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
Subject Coordinator approval required.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 10 February 2024