Extra Information:
Tertiary Literacies: Students will acquire the following information and generic skills/competencies as a result of their participation in this subject: A commitment to continued and independent learning, intellectual development and critical analysis; self confidence combined with oral and written communication skills of a high level; an ability to logically analyse issues, evaluate different options and viewpoints and implement decisions; an appreciation and valuing of cultural and intellectual diversity and an ability to function in a multi-cultural, global environment; an acknowledgment and acceptance of individual responsibilities and obligations and of the assertion of the rights of the individual and the community.
Subject Objectives:
At the conclusion of this subject the successful student will: 1. grasp the expanded notion of 'text' and understand that 'how' a text means is an integral part of 'what' it means; 2. be familiar with several kinds of literary and popular texts: drama, film, novel, verse etc; 3. understand the basic conventions of each mode and how each uses particular devices to create meaning; 4. be able to demonstrate how texts arise from social contexts and construct particular kinds of "readers" appropriate to those contexts; 5. be familiar with concepts of ideology, genre and intertextuality; 6. have developed skills in the critical close reading of texts; 7. have developed basic information retrieval skills relevant to this and other subjects.
