LD 5934 Literacy Megacourse

(9 semester hours)
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

explain in detail the profile of illiteracy in the world today

explain in detail the inter-relationship between illiteracy, poverty, politics, and environment

develop an appropriate writing system for an unwritten language

explain the factors that go into orthography design

describe strategies for testing and evaluating orthography proposals

explain the major theories of reading and the history of their evolution

explain and teach the principles of adult education

explain, describe, and critique three different instructional strategies for teaching reading

design instructional materials from any one of three different strategies for teaching reading

design a complete literacy program

explain alternative strategies for designing and managing a literacy program

evaluate the need for external funding in a literacy program

write a funding proposal for a literacy program

identify and describe the major movements and trends in literacy

identify the major "players" in the field of adult literacy

explain the major issues involved in developing a multilingual education program for school children

identify the major literature on adult literacy

explain, with examples, change processes in traditional communities

design teacher training protocols for adult literacy programs

design testing protocols for reading materials

develop instructional materials for transitional literacy programs

use the LinguaLinks Electronic Performance Support system

do detailed costing for a literacy program

organize and direct a writers' workshop

explain the need for post-literacy materials and how to develop these

Prerequisites:

AL4410 Principles of Grammatical Analysis
AL4303 Principles of Phonological Analysis
LD4350 Language & Society