EEB424 Workplace and Professional Literacy and Numeracy (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Early Childhood Studies (ECHIL)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
Through this subject, students will extend their knowledge and skills in teaching literacy in a variety of workplace and professional contexts within a theoretical framework. This framework is used to explore, evaluate and critique a range of pedagogic practices and theoretical approaches to literacy and numeracy teaching and learning.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
| Session 2 | |
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| Distance | Wagga Wagga |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: EEB424
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to describe and critique teaching practices in relation to theoretical models and how these are relevant to the professional and workplace context of the learner;
- be able to evaluate and critically examine good model(s) of literacy and/or numeracy teaching with reference to theories and your own teaching and learning setting; and
- be able to develop a theoretical framework for programming and teaching literacy and/or numeracy specific professional groups or workplace learners.
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
- Professional and workplace literacy and numeracy
- Approaches to adult literacy and numeracy teaching for the professional and workplace context
- Model(s) of professional and workplace literacy and numeracy teaching
- Practices in teaching reading and writing for the workplace
- Practices in teaching numeracy and numerical problem solving for the workplace
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.