Undergraduate Course: Adult Literacies (EDUA10127)
Course Outline
| School |
Moray House School of Education |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Not Available to Visiting Students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Education |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
This course will study adult literacies practices within the community and further education sectors in Scotland and the wider world. It will examine a ‘social practice’ model of literacies through a historically informed and comparative examination of alternative theoretical perspectives on literacy and numeracy. This will include an exploration of what a 'social practices model' means and an assessment of its strengths, limitations and implications for teaching adult literacy and numeracy. In addition, different practical and theoretical approaches to participation, retention and progression will be examined, in particular the role of student identities.
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Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Not Available to Visiting Students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Additional information |
Timeatble is arranged annually |
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Not Available to Visiting Students (SS2)
|
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Additional information |
Timeatble is arranged annually |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completing this course, students will be able to:
- Discuss common practices in adult literacies in Scotland and the developed and developing world.
- Explain and critically compare different theoretical
- Locate current policy developments through an analysis of historical developments in adult literacies in the countries of the UK and internationally.
- Demonstrate a familiarity with the research literature on participation, retention and progression in adult literacies and its implications for practice
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Assessment Information
Students will be provided with a range of questions / topics on which to write a paper of 3500 words. This task will be undertaken independently as a self-study task and submitted at the end of the semester in which the course is taught.
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Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Prof Lyn Tett
Tel: (0131 6)51 6113
Email: Lyn.Tett@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Lesley Spencer
Tel: (0131 6)51 6373
Email: Lesley.Spencer@ed.ac.uk |
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