Key Concepts of Language (EDUC91315)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)

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Language is both the means and object of education and having a shared metalanguage for language is part of professional formation for teachers. This subject provides the foundations of the features, systems, and development of spoken and written language. Topics include language acquisition, language systems which include the sound, lexical and grammatical systems, spoken and written discourse and how language functions. 

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this subject, students should be able to:

  • Describe the fundamental concepts of language
  • Identify and describe features of language using appropriate terminology
  • Use the key concepts of language to analyse spoken and written texts.

Generic skills

This subject will assist students to develop the following transferable skills:

  • Learning to learn and metacognition
  • Responsiveness to a changing knowledge base
  • Inquiry and research.

Last updated: 4 March 2025