A basic course which explores aspects of standard English. Focuses on the development of accuracy and fluency in spoken and written language.
This paper will include:
- Using grammar, punctuation and syntax with accuracy when writing
- Self-assessing own writing
- Planning ideas, vocabulary and structure of own writing
- Using close-reading strategies
- Using written language that suits the situation
- Teaching writing to children; giving feedback and feed-forward
| Paper title | Essential Literacy for Teaching |
|---|---|
| Paper code | ELIT198 |
| Subject | Education |
| EFTS | 0.075 |
| Points | 9 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2023 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) | $456.00 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Limited to
- BTchg, MTchgLn
- Contact
Dunedin: Belinda Haig - belinda.haig@otago.ac.nz
Southland: Julie Mynes – julie.mynes@otago.ac.nz
- Teaching staff
Paper Co-ordinator: Belinda Haig
Other staff: Julie Mynes
- Paper Structure
- Using grammar, punctuation and syntax with accuracy when writing
- Self-assessing own writing
- Planning ideas, vocabulary and structure of own writing
- Using close-reading strategies
- Using written language that suits the situation
- Teaching writing to children; giving feedback and feed-forward
- Teaching Arrangements
- This paper is taught on the Dunedin and Invercargill campuses.
- Textbooks
- A list of useful resources will be provided with the course outline for this paper.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Communication, Cultural understanding,
Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Research.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
To develop students' meta-language and skills so they have the capacity to use Standard English competently in a range of professional contexts.
Students who successfully complete this paper will be able to:
- Demonstrate control over the structures and conventions of standard written English
- Demonstrate reflection and self assessment about one's own literacy learning
- Demonstrate the ability to use written English in a way that is suited to situations
- Demonstrate the ability to use strategies for academic texts closely
