Last modified: 23 Jul 2024 10:43
This course aims to provide students with opportunities to consider the importance of literacy to all learning, the many barriers to literacy and the teacher’s role in over-coming these as well as further developing their own literacy skills. Students will explore research informed approaches to the teaching of reading and writing and begin to consider the implications of these approaches for classroom practice. They will begin to explore pedagogical approaches to literacy teaching and learning in a 2nd level classroom.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 2 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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Students will study language acquisition, the relationship between language and literacy, the learning and teaching of reading and writing and consider factors that create barriers to literacy. Students will explore historic and current research particularly with regards to what is sometimes referred to as the ‘reading wars’. Students will begin to develop their knowledge and understanding of the importance of language and literacy to all learning and how barriers to literacy impact on learning and life outcomes. This will include exploration of reasons for and ways to overcome the identified attainment gap.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 20 | Feedback Weeks | 24 | |
| Feedback |
Feedback will be given online via Turnitin on MyAberdeen |
Word Count | 3000 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | Develop awareness of historic and current research in teaching reading and writing. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Develop critical understanding of a range of theories relevant to language acquisition |
| Conceptual | Understand | Develop critical knowledge and understanding of factors that affect literacy learning and development |
| Conceptual | Understand | Develop appreciation of how theory and research can inform practice |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 48 | Feedback Weeks | 50 | |
| Feedback | Feedback on MyAberdeen | |||
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | Develop critical understanding of a range of theories relevant to language acquisition |
| Conceptual | Understand | Develop critical knowledge and understanding of factors that affect literacy learning and development |
| Conceptual | Understand | Develop awareness of historic and current research in teaching reading and writing. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Develop appreciation of how theory and research can inform practice |
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