MAMPONG TECHNICAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

Department of Languages

Course Code: EBS 113

Introduction to Language and Literacy

Credit Hours: 3

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The focus of this course is to equip student-teachers with the rudimentary concepts that will guide them to acquire the
necessary knowledge and skills about language and literacy to enable them use language effectively to enhance development
skills of all learners.

OBJECTIVES:

By the end of the lesson, student-teachers will be able to:

 Acquire the necessary knowledge and skills about the language.

 Use language effectively to enhance literacy development skills.
 Identify how learners acquire language and communication skills.
 Integrate technology approaches and teaching strategies such as discussion, think-pair-share, presentations and
brainstorming.

COURSE REQUIREMENT

Students are expected to attend lectures and participate In class discussion and other teaching and learning activities. Students
are expected to write quizzes and assignments for their continuous assessment. Students are also expected to write the End-
Semester Examination.

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 TUTORS

Isaac Opoku Broni Victor Asare Agyapong

Tel. No. 0245888173 Tel. No. 0243826072

WEEK WEEK TOPIC/ACTIVITY REMARKS

ENDING

1 19/01/24 Language and literacy Course Manual Orientation

 Introduction
 Key component of language and literacy course manual
 Content and expectationof the language and literacy course manual
 Lesson; of, for, and as learning within the lesson.
2 26/01/24 Nature and concept of language and literacy Lectures

 Definition and characteristics of language

 Stages of literacy development/acquisition
 Foundation for literacy

3 02/02/24 Nature and concept of language and literacy Lectures

 Beginning literacy
 Consolidation/Fluency
 Literacy for growth
 Challenges to developing literacy among learners

4 09/02/24 Theories of Language acquisition/learning Lectures

 Introduction
 Behaviourist
 Cognitivist

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  Developmental perspectives etc.

5 23/02/24 L1 and L2 acquisition Lectures

 Stages of L1 acquisition
 Pre-language stage
 One-word stage
 Two-word stage
 Telegraphic stage
 Later multiword stage

6 01/03/24 Determinants of L1 acquisition Lectures

 Imitation and correction

 Parental speech and cognitive development
 Inborn knowledge

7 08/03/24 Stages of L2 acquisition Lectures

 Pre-production stage
 Early production stage
 Speech emergence
 Intermediate fluency
 Advanced fluency

Differences between L1 and L2 acquisition

8 15/03/24 Bilingual education in Ghana Lectures

 Definition of BE and types

 Transitional Bilingual Education
 Immersion 5.1.3 Submersion
 Maintenance etc

9 22/03/24  The language situation of Ghana. Lectures

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  Language policy of education in Ghana
 Challenges of the language policy of education in Ghana

10 29/03/24 The Language/literacy teacher Lectures

 Characteristics of a good literacy teacher

 The language/literacy teacher
 Becoming a good literacy teacher

11 05/04/24 Revision week Lectures

12 12/04/24 Examinations
13 19/04/24 Examinations

READING LIST

Owu-Ewie, C. (2018). Introduction to language teaching skills: A resource for language teachers. Accra: Samwoode
Publishers

Berko, G. J. (Ed) (2005). The development of language (6thed.). Needam Heights, MA: Pearson

Byrnes, J. P., & Wasik, B. A. (2008). Language and literacy development: What educators need to know. New York, NY:
Guilford Press

Carroll, M. J., Bowyer-Crane, C., Duff, F. G., Hulme, C. & Snowling, M. J. (2011). Developing language and literacy:
effective intervention in the early years. West Sussez, UK: Wiley-Blackwell.

Owens, R. E. (2001). Language development: An introduction (5thed). New York: Merrill.

Saxton, M. (2017). Child language: Acquisition and development. Thousand Oaks,