Program Overview

Specialisation: Literacy: Primary and Secondary Language and Multiliteracies

Overview

This stream is designed for teachers who have a particular interest in language and literacy education. Students will have opportunities to extend their knowledge and understanding of current research related to literacy curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment and explore ways to use this knowledge to lead and implement best practice literacy education in their school communities. This specialisation considers literacy from a sociocultural perspective and includes strong elements of multiliteracies, multimodality, and metalanguage across the curriculum and across the school years, with an emphasis on the middle and later years of primary school and into secondary school.

Completion Requirements

A specialisation consists of 40 credit points.

Part A: Literacy: Primary and Secondary Language and Multiliteracies

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

• EDLA550A Multimodal Approach to Literacy (10 CP)
• EDLA651 Spoken Language for Literacy and Oracy (10 CP)
• EDLA652A Functional Metalanguage for Literacy Teaching and Learning (10 CP)
• EDLA653 Literacies in the Learning Areas (10 CP)

About the Program

The program is designed to provide teachers with advanced knowledge and skills in literacy education, focusing on primary and secondary language and multiliteracies. The courses cover various aspects of literacy, including multimodal approaches, spoken language, metalanguage, and literacies in different learning areas.

Locations

The program is available online, providing flexibility for teachers to complete their studies while continuing to work.

Australian Catholic University

The program is offered by the Australian Catholic University, which acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands on which they live and work and pays respects to Elders both past and present.