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 Academic Year: | 2016/7 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Education |
| Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
| Level: | Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) |
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| Assessment Summary: | CW 100% |
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| Description:
| Aims: The unit aims to introduce students to issues concerning: * the role of social interaction in language development * children's language acquisition and development * the development of literacy and its social and cognitive consequences * language and literacy in the context of home and school * gender issues in language and literacy Learning Outcomes: By the end of the unit students will be able to: * understand issues concerning the role of social interaction in language development * understand issues concerning language, communication and learning in classrooms with reference to their professional experience in early educational settings and in key stage 1 and 2 classrooms * understand the external constraints on classroom communication * evaluate research into language, communication and learning in early educational settings and in key stage 1 and 2 classrooms. Skills: By the end of the Unit students will be able to: * Communicate an argument. * Evaluate others' arguments and research. * Select appropriate and relevant information from a range of sources * Synthesise information from a number of sources in order to gain a coherent understanding. Content: * theories about how language is developed; * the degree to which language development is socially and culturally conditioned; * the development of literacy and its social and cognitive consequences; the role of language in theories of learning; * the language of home vs. the language of school; the sociology of education with respect to classroom language (e.g. Wells); * socio-cultural perspectives on classroom processes (e.g. scaffolding) * low-achieving language communication problems in children; * the role of standard vs. non-standard forms of language in schooling; * the language of text books; * Gender issues in classroom language. |
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ED20194 is Optional on the following programmes:Department of Education
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