
Early Literacies Six Week Course
Literacy has been a focus at local and national levels, particularly in the early years, as an effort to build a more inclusive and equal society. In this unit, you will explore literacy’s implications on everyday lives, consequent alternatives and some of the current practices that have emerged in the approach to literacy. Throughout, you will reflect how a consideration of literacy can support a shared concern with social justice.
During this course you will:
· Identify the role of schooled approaches, e.g. reading, writing and vocabulary, in common understandings of literacy
· Focus on the role of everyday, taken-for-granted spaces in literacy
· Explore how literacy can be understood in emotional, social, and physical ways
· Understand the relationship between language, literacy, culture, and background.
In A Nutshell...
- Reflect... on literacy and its effects on the everyday life
- Discover and study... current efforts on the approach to literacy
- Explore... the implications and relation of literacy to different aspects of society
- Gain... knowledge and skills relevant to careers working with families and young people
- Open to all... and particularly relevant to students not studying education but with interest in these careers
- Gain recognition... with a Digital Rise Badge which can enhance your profile
- Earn up to 300 Rise points ... which can be recognised within your degree.
Schedule
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03/05/23 to 10/05/23
Flexible Self Study Explore concepts and ideas which will form the basis of the upcoming workshop, in flexible 20 minute chunks -
18:00 to 20:00 on 10/05/23 - Brooks building (room number TBC)
On Campus Workshop Explore the concepts introduced this week in an interactive workshop -
10/05/23 to 17/05/23
Flexible Self Study Explore concepts and ideas which will form the basis of the upcoming workshop, in flexible 20 minute chunks -
18:00 to 20:00 on 17/05/23 - Brooks building (room number TBC)
On Campus Workshop Explore the concepts introduced this week in an interactive workshop -
17/05/23 to 24/05/23
Flexible Self Study Explore concepts and ideas which will form the basis of the upcoming workshop, in flexible 20 minute chunks -
18:00 to 20:00 on 24/05/23 - Brooks building (room number TBC)
On Campus Workshop Explore the concepts introduced this week in an interactive workshop -
24/05/23 to 31/05/23
Flexible Self Study Explore concepts and ideas which will form the basis of the upcoming workshop, in flexible 20 minute chunks -
18:00 to 20:00 on 31/05/23 - Brooks building (room number TBC)
On Campus Workshop Explore the concepts introduced this week in an interactive workshop -
31/05/23 to 07/06/23
Flexible Self Study Explore concepts and ideas which will form the basis of the upcoming workshop, in flexible 20 minute chunks -
18:00 to 20:00 on 07/06/23 - Brooks building (room number TBC)
On Campus Workshop Explore the concepts introduced this week in an interactive workshop -
07/06/23 to 14/06/23
Flexible Self Study Explore concepts and ideas which will form the basis of the upcoming workshop, in flexible 20 minute chunks -
18:00 to 20:00 on 14/06/23 - Brooks building (room number TBC)
On Campus Workshop Explore the concepts introduced this week in an interactive workshop