Reference no: EM133689644

Assessment Overview

Overview - Use an artistic language to create a performance or presentation to communicate information and understanding of language acquisition and communication in early childhood.

Learning outcome 1: Contextualise language, communication and the arts as complex social acts;

Learning outcome 2: Make connections between place-based and First Nations perspectives, Indigenous modes of expression, and languages, literacies and the Arts.

INFORMATION

1. The information portion of the assessment is made up of your emerging understanding of first and second language acquisition and how children learn to communicate in various ways, including consideration of First Nations Perspectives.
2. You will form groups for this assessment and research the many aspects of language acquisition
3. Working in your groups, brainstorm your understanding of first and second language acquisition. Think about:
1. how babies start to learn language
2. language as a social act
3. theorising about the process of language acquisition

4. Brainstorm and list all the knowledge you have on:
1. language diversity and multilingualism,
2. the languages of Australia, including Aboriginal languages
3. communication through various modes such as signed languages, non-verbal communication, visual communication
4. the 100 languages of children
5. the arts as communication
5. Together, collate your ideas on and create a rough outline of the grouping and interconnectivity of concepts.
6. Find sources to support the ideas you will be using.
7. Within your group, you will research and select ONE language acquisition area to explore for the next stage of your assessment.
1. This may be a stage of language development typical of language acquisition, or a theme or concept relevant to language acquisition.
2. Each group will have a different focus.
8. Repeat the brainstorming process with the focus area for your group. Decide what aspects of your focus area of language acquisition you want to include in your presentation. Ensure you include thinking about Aboriginal languages and First Nations perspectives.

performance/PRESENTATION

The performance/presentation component of the assessment builds on the concepts of artistic languages you have been learning throughout the unit. Each group will present their language acquisition area using their chosen artistic language. This can be through music, drama, dance, puppetry, storytelling through visual arts, etc....

1. For each aspect of language acquisition your group has chosen to include, elect an artistic language to use to communicate those concepts.

2. Agree on how to work as a group to create a unified presentation.

3. Develop your artistic work. For OSP students, this presentation will be recorded and submitted. Negotiations can be made with your lecturer for live presentation/discussion options.

4. Finalise and practise your performance or presentation.

5. Submission: As a group, write a statement (300 words) about your presentation that explains what concepts you are representing in your work, and how your creative language represents them. Ensure you provide and connect to references.

6. Submit your recorded performance/presentation and statement to the drop box by the due date and provide a brief discussion of your AT2 in class during week 3.