Available in 2024
Course code

EDUC3075

Units

10 units

Level

3000 level

Course handbook

Description

This course will explore current research on young children's expressive and receptive verbal, non-verbal, and written communication (including drawing). The course will explore pedagogical approaches for developing children's multimodal communication, and how to interpret and analyse data gathered through different forms of observation and assessment. The course will encourage participants to understand communication as a social and cultural practice.


Availability2024 Course Timetables

Callaghan

  • Semester 1 - 2024

Ourimbah

  • Semester 1 - 2024

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the course students will be able to:

1. Identify a range of multi-modal texts designed for birth-5 year olds;

2. Identify young children's expressive and receptive verbal, non-verbal language using knowledge of metalanguage.

3. Apply knowledge of emergent language and early literacy learning to plan play-based activities for young children birth-2 years;

4. Apply knowledge of language and early literacy learning to plan play-based activities for young children 3-5 years;

5. Interpret and analyse data gathered through different forms of observation and assessment of young children's literacies

6. Discuss how the diverse language backgrounds of children's communication is influenced and shaped by literacy practices at home as well as their immediate social and cultural environments.


Content

  • Stages in children's expressive and receptive language development (Verbal, non-verbal and writing and drawing).
  • Strategies for effective communication with young children.
  • Activities for children that promote the development of multimodal communication skills.
  • Identification of atypical language development.
  • Strategies for supporting children's literacy needs.
  • Behaviour as a form of communication.
  • Observation and assessment of children's communicative development.
  • Linguistic diversity and communication as a social and cultural practice.
  • Literacy practices in the home and their impact on communicative development.

Requisites

Enrolment in this course is dependent on meeting the teacher education admission milestone of successful completion of

- Three HSC band 5s (including one in English) or

- 80 units of UoN courses or

- Regulatory authority approved comparable pathways or

- Commencement in the program pre 2016

Students must also be active in one of the programs:

Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood and Primary) (Honours) [12366]

Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary) [40105]

Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary) (Honours) [40109].

Teacher Education Milestone


Assumed knowledge

LING1100


Assessment items

Written Assignment: Assessment 1A Essays/Written Assignments

Presentation: Assessment 2 Lesson Plan and Individual Presentation

Written Assignment: Assessment 23 Reflection and Follow On


Contact hours

Semester 1 - 2024 - Callaghan

Lecture-1
  • Online 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
  • *Week 13 will be an in class test. Please refer to your course outline for further information
Tutorial-1
  • Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s)

Semester 1 - 2024 - Ourimbah

Lecture-1
  • Online 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
  • *Week 13 will be an in class test. Please refer to your course outline for further information
Tutorial-1
  • Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s)

Course outline