Course overview
The course aims to develop students understanding of theories of language, including developmental theory, sociocultural theory, semiotic theory and systemic functional linguistics.
- Language Learning
- Fundamentals
- Elements Of Texts
Course learning outcomes
- Explain the connections between language, culture, identity and home and community languages
- Understand and explain the implications of culturally sustaining and expanding pedagogies to support and value plurilingualism and variation in language learning
- Explain that language learning, language development and language practices are influenced by sociocultural contexts, through a functional model of language
- Analyse and apply the levels of language (sounds, words, grammar and sentences, register and genre) to texts in various modes to inform teaching
- Apply a functional theory of language development and its implications for educational settings
Availability
Class details
Magill
Group 1
Class number 22157
Section TU11
Size 27
Available 0
Class number 23035
Section TU02
Size 27
Available 1
Class number 23036
Section TU03
Size 27
Available 0
Class number 23037
Section TU04
Size 27
Available 17
Class number 23038
Section TU05
Size 27
Available 0
Class number 23039
Section TU06
Size 27
Available 0
Class number 23040
Section TU07
Size 27
Available 10
Class number 23041
Section TU08
Size 27
Available 0
Class number 23042
Section TU09
Size 27
Available 0
Online
Group 1
Class number 20258
Section 01OL
Size 30
Available 1
Class number 31507
Section 02OL
Size 30
Available 2
Mawson Lakes
Group 1
Class number 22158
Section TU10
Size 27
Available 10
Class number 23043
Section TU01
Size 27
Available 0
Class number 23044
Section TU02
Size 27
Available 0
Class number 23048
Section TU06
Size 27
Available 2
Class number 23051
Section TU09
Size 27
Available 9
Mt Gambier
Group 1
Class number 24085
Section TU01
Size 20
Available 10
Whyalla
Group 1
Class number 24086
Section TU01
Size 20
Available 9
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