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The
aim of the major in European studies is to introduce students to the basic
sociopolitical facts, economic practices and cultural characteristics of modern
Europe. All students intending to major in European studies are strongly
advised to take at least a minor in a European language.
Students are encouraged to seek advice on their selection of courses and may
make an appointment with one of the following: Professor Barbara Caine
(History); Dr David Garrioch (History); Professor Brian Nelson (Romance
Languages); Dr Marko Pavlyshyn (Slavic Studies); Dr Geoff Spenceley (Economic
History); Associate Professor Walter Veit (German Studies).
A first-year sequence in modern European studies consists of EUR1010 followed by EUR1020.
A minor sequence consists of a first-year sequence followed by two EUR second-year core subjects to the value of 16 points.
A major sequence consists of a minor sequence followed by three EUR third-year level subjects to the value of 24 points.
The
honours course consists of EUR4000 plus any further combination of fourth-year
level subjects in European studies with a combined value of thirty-six points.
The due date for submission of EUR4000 (Research project) is 31 October.
Departments may grant an extension of time for submission of the Honours thesis
or for final coursework up to the last day of the examination period of the
semester in which the work is due. Applications for extensions beyond this date
must be made to the Committee for Undergraduate Studies.
Combined honours may be taken in European studies and another discipline
provided that all honours requirements have been met in both disciplines and
subject to the approval of the heads of both departments/centres. Mid-year
entry is offered by this centre.
There is an agreement between Monash University and Swinburne University of Technology whereby students from each institution may take subjects from the other institution. The recommended Swinburne subjects are:
Further information on these subjects is available from Ms Gail Ward (Room 820).
For postgraduate courses offered by the centre, please refer to the Arts graduate handbook for 1999.
The French course is designed to enable students to develop a high level of communicative competence (including translation skills and specialised registers such as business French) in the French language, and a critical awareness of fundamental areas of French studies: literature, film, cultural theory, civilisation and linguistics. Students will develop writing and research skills appropriate to advanced independent study. Language training is compulsory in each year. The department reserves the right not to offer any subject which does not have sufficient enrolments.
The definition of the teaching and learning objectives of the department recognises:
Objectives vary
according to the duration of study in the discipline, but any course (eg
beginners/first year only) is both discrete, with its own set of objectives,
and a component of a longer course (ie a minor, a major and honours) with
correspondingly more extensive objectives. None of the department's discrete
offerings (with the exception of the first-year first-semester subjects) have
as their only justification their belonging to a longer course (ie their
justification is not solely defined in terms of preparation for later-year
study).
The above has important implications for language-teaching methodology and the
definition and coordination of the units of increasing complexity offered by
the department.
In general, language teaching objectives include:
Graduating
language majors are expected to be able to speak the language with sufficient
accuracy to participate effectively in most conversations on practical, social
and abstract topics. They should be able to understand the main ideas of all
speech in a standard dialect and follow essentials of extended spoken and
written discourse which is propositionally and linguistically complex. They
should, moreover, be aware of and sensitive to social and cultural references.
In their own writing, they should be capable of expressing themselves
effectively in essays and research papers in areas of interest to them.
Graduated courses in linguistics provide an understanding of the structure of
the French language and varieties of French.
Integral
to language acquisition, making it significant in terms of the general aims of
the university, is the acquisition of 'cultural competence'. This is understood
as the development of skills in the description and analysis of the social
construction of reality. Students will learn to appreciate the construction of
the individual and collective self (ie concerning both personal and national
identity) in a peculiarly French light.
The modes of social construction studied are various: literary,
cinematographic, historical, journalistic, graphic. They range from high art to
popular culture and they are canonical and marginal. Students' varying
interests are fully recognised.
Students will develop the ability to recognise the specificity of French
cultural constructs, especially in contrast with competing and various
Anglophone constructs of 'Frenchness'.
At a minimal level, students should be able to analyse the basic processes
through which a variety of texts using French produce meaning. At advanced
levels, students should be able to understand and apply competing theoretical
models of analysis of social constructs, in particular those developed by
French theorists. Assimilation of mere descriptions of social or cultural
constructs is not considered a form of knowledge: knowledge is founded on
skills of critical analysis transferable from one construct to another. All
students are encouraged to develop these skills, thus enabling them to carry
out research and other academic work independently.
First-year
French is offered at three levels:
(i) Students who have completed VCE French will take FRN1070/FRN1080.
(ii) Students who have studied French to a level below VCE 3/4 will take either
FRN1070/FRN1080 or FRN1010/FRN1020, which is also offered to complete beginners.
(iii) Students with little or no knowledge of French will take FRN1010/FRN1020.
Two
types of minor/major sequences are offered:
(a) Minor sequence FRN1070, FRN1080, FRN2070, FRN2080 and eight further
points at second-year level. Major sequence A minor sequence plus
FRN3070 and FRN3080, together with sixteen further points of third-year level
work.
(b) Minor sequence FRN1010, FRN1020, FRN2010, FRN2020. Major sequence
A minor sequence plus FRN3010 and FRN3020, together with sixteen further
points at third-year level.
All honours students have the opportunity to participate in the Language Study Abroad Program in France. The department has links with the universities of Angers, Clermont, Lyon III, Nice and Paris III. Grants for study abroad are available through Monash Abroad, to whom applications should be addressed. Grants can also be made available through Monash Abroad for other approved overseas study (e.g. the New Caledonia Study Abroad Program: see the department for details).
Coordinator:
P Durel
Students may be admitted to honours at fourth-year level if they have completed
a major and achieved an average of 70 (Distinction) at third-year level.
Combined honours may be taken in French and another discipline provided that
all honours requirements have been met in both disciplines and subject to the
approval of the heads of both departments/centres.
Students who wish to apply for mid-year entry should consult the head of
department.
All intending honours students are strongly advised to take more than the
minimum number of subjects required for admisson to honours. It is in their own
interest to do so, since this will increase their linguistic proficiency and
broaden their knowledge of French culture.
Honours students are expected to attend the departmental staff-student research
seminars. All honours students are required to give a short oral presentation
of dissertation work in their second semester.
The due date for the submission of final coursework and the dissertation is the
last day of the final semester of the honours program (Friday 4 June in first
semester 1999 and Friday 290 October in second semester 1999). Departments may
grant an extension of time for submission of the honours dissertation or for
final coursework up to the last day of the examination period of the semester
in which the work is due. Applications for extensions beyond this date must be
made to the Committee for Undergraduate Studies. The Marie Maclean Prize will
be awarded (but not necessarily every year) for the best honours dissertation.
For postgraduate studies offered by the French section, please refer to the Arts graduate handbook for 1999.
All intending honours students are strongly advised to take more than the minimum number of subjects required for admission to honours. All students are encouraged to choose additional subjects which relate their studies in French to the wider context of European culture and society. They should read carefully the entries for European studies and comparative literature, cultural studies and critical theory.
All intending honours students are strongly advised to take more than the minimum number of subjects required for admission to honours. All students are encouraged to choose additional subjects which relate their studies in French to the wider context of European culture and society. They should read carefully the entries for European studies and comparative literature, cultural studies and critical theory.
The
fourth-year honours course consists of:
(a) FRN4100 Honours dissertation (16 points), FRN4990 Language study abroad
program (16 points) and two eight-point subjects, which may include FRN4000
(French language IV) or
(b) FRN4100 Honours dissertation (16 points), FRN4000 French language IV (16
points) and two eight-point subjects
Courses in German studies are designed both for students wishing to specialise in German studies (language, linguistics, literature and their relation to culture and society), and for those requiring a broad education in the humanities and social sciences. The first-year subjects offer a general introduction; in later years a number of options are arranged around core courses. Practical language study is an integral part of all courses.
Teaching
and learning in German studies take place in three areas: language learning;
the culture and intellectual life of the German-speaking countries; and
linguistics from a German language perspective.
The Department of German Studies attracts students from different faculties and
a variety of language backgrounds, each with different vocational interests.
For this reason, the courses offered must be general in nature, while at the
same time providing the opportunity to specialise in one or all of the three
areas on which this department focuses.
The major objective is to provide the environment for students to develop, or develop further, their communicative competence in German, which includes grammatical, discourse, sociolinguistic and strategic competence. Equal emphasis is placed on the four primary language learning skills of speaking and listening, reading and writing, and students are set progressive targets for linguistic competence. Students beginning German at Monash have the opportunity to access the more advanced courses of the post-VCE stream at third-year level. The competence aimed at for students majoring in German is a good level of achievement in the internationally recognised Mittelstufenprfung. This requires an ability to speak German with sufficient fluency and accuracy to participate in conversation of both social and abstract types, to understand the main elements of all standard speech, to express oneself effectively in writing and to read with adequate understanding a range of German text types.
The
university study of a language subject must include the study of the culture -
in its broadest sense - of the countries and societies that use the language.
Students are expected to develop a coherent overview of German culture and
German intellectual life. This knowledge is to be added to and deepened with
progression through year levels. Specific knowledge of key texts, writers and
thinkers as well as central or recurring themes and problems in German cultural
life is to accompany this progression.
An understanding of the specificity of the German-speaking culture(s) and their
contribution to European civilisation is part of this overall objective. A
narrow focus on purely literary culture is avoided in the attempt to develop a
broader understanding of what 'culture' includes. Students must therefore
progressively learn to deal with a range of literary text types presented from
a sociohistorical perspective, and to identify the specificities of German
culture.
Linguistics is the systematic study of the nature and use of language in general. The study of linguistics from a German perspective establishes the link between the learning of the German language through learning about the German language, its structure, nature and applications. By examining the structure of German, and the ways in which it differs from English, students are expected to develop insight into processes of acquisition, differences between situational usage (register), and the relationship between language and society. The fundamental learning aim can thus be viewed in terms of achieving an understanding of the relationship between language and culture both from a contemporary and a historical perspective.
Students majoring in German should have the capacity and the desire to continue to develop and use the knowledge and skills gained during their studies.
Three different first-year sequences are offered. A first-year sequence, except with the permission of the head, will normally consist of GRN1115 followed by GRN1125 or GRN1215 followed by GRN1225 or one of GRN1315/GRN1415/GRN1515/GRN1615 followed by the corresponding GRN1325/GRN1425/GRN1525/GRN1625.
Other students may be admitted with the permission of the head of the department.
A
minor sequence comprises:
(i) one of GRN1315/GRN1415/GRN1515 (Advanced language and literature) followed
by GRN1325/GRN1425/GRN1525 respectively followed by the appropriate language subjects
GRN2415/GRN2515/GRN2615 and GRN2425/GRN2525/GRN2625 and the culture subjects GRN2015 and
GRN2025; or for students who have received advanced placement into GRN1615,
GRN1615 and GRN1625 followed by GRN2015 and GRN2025 and eight additional points
of non-language subjects at second-year level; or
(ii) GRN1115 and GRN1125 (Introductory German) followed by the language
subjects GRN2215 and GRN2225 and the reading subjects GRN2055 and GRN2065;
or
(iii) GRN1215 and GRN1225 (Intermediate German) followed by GRN2315 and
GRN2325 and GRN2075 and GRN2085.
A
student wishing to complete a major sequence in German will take one of the
following three sequences.
(i) One of GRN1315/GRN1415 (Advanced language and literature) followed by
GRN1325/GRN1425 respectively in first year, followed by the appropriate language
subjects GRN2415/GRN2515 and GRN2425/GRN2525 and the culture subjects GRN2015 and
GRN2025 in second year. The third part of the major comprises the language
subjects GRN3515 or GRN3615 and GRN3525 or GRN3625 plus sixteen additional
points at third-year level. Students who have received advanced placement into
GRN1515 and GRN1525 will do a minor sequence as defined above plus twenty-four
points of non-language subjects at third-year level. Students who have received
advanced placement into GRN1615 and GRN1625 will do GRN2015 and GRN2025 plus
eight points of non-language subjects at second-year level and twenty-four
points of non-language subjects at third-year level.
(ii) GRN1115 and GRN1125 (Introductory German) followed by the language
subjects GRN2215 and GRN2225 and the reading subjects GRN2055 and GRN2065 in
second year. The third part of the major comprises the language subjects
GRN3315 and GRN3325 together with the third-year culture subjects GRN3075 and
GRN3085.
(iii) GRN1215 and GRN1225 (Intermediate German) followed by the language
subjects GRN2315 and GRN2325 plus GRN2075 and GRN2085 in second year. The third
part of the major comprises the language subjects GRN3415 and GRN3425 plus
sixteen additional points at third-year level.
Extra
subjects (options) are available at both second and third-year levels. At
second-year level the appropriate language subject is the pre- or corequisite
for the compulsory culture subject offered in the same semester, and the
compulsory culture subject is the pre- or corequisite for any options taken. At
third-year level in the Introductory stream, optional subjects are in addition
to the compulsory language and culture subjects. At third-year level in the
Intermediate and Advanced streams, the appropriate language subject is the pre-
or corequisite for any options taken. Under special circumstances an
appropriate option may count as part of a minor sequence.
The attention of students is also directed to the programs of the centres for
Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies, European Studies, and Women's
Studies, some subjects of which, with the permission of the head, may be taken
as part of their German course.
At the discretion of the department, native speakers educated in a German
speaking country may be permitted to participate in higher level language
work.
Students who have already taken language work at a higher level will take
another subject in second and third year or undertake additional language work
to the satisfaction of the department.
Students wishing to participate in the overseas studies scheme at a German
university should seek information from the department.
The fields in which the department desires to sponsor research are:
In second year students are offered in each semester a culture core and a language core (both of which are compulsory) and additional subjects in German culture and linguistics.
General prerequisite: Sixteen points of German at second-year level. In third year, students in the Introductory stream must do GRN3315 and GRN3325 (Advanced German language 1) and GRN3075 and GRN3085 for a total of twenty-four points, which completes the major sequence. Non-core subjects (options) may be taken in addition to the compulsory core subjects. Students in the intermediate and advanced streams must do the appropriate language core subjects and must choose additional non-core subjects (options) to a value of at least sixteen points.
All
fourth-year level students must take subjects to a total value of forty-eight
points. Literature honours students must take GRN4415 and GRN4425 or GRN4515
and GRN4525 or GRN4615 and GRN4625, GRN4335 and GRN4345, GRN4355 and at least
one further subject from ú GRN4225, GRN4255, GRN4265, GRN4275,
GRN4285 or GRN4375. Students who have already completed Advanced German
language 4, parts 1 and 2 will do an additional eight points of non-language
subjects. Students may choose one relevant subject from another department or
from the centres for Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies, European
Studies, or Women's Studies.
Linguistics honours students must take GRN4415 and GRN4425 or GRN4515 and
GRN4525 or GRN4615 and GRN4625, GRN4365 and at least two further subjects in
German linguistics, which can include GRN4375, plus an additional eight points.
They may take one relevant subject, normally at fourth-year level, from another
department. Students who have already completed Advanced German language 4,
parts 1 and 2 will do an additional eight points of non-language subjects.
Combined honours may be taken in German and another discipline provided that
all honours requirements have been met in both disciplines and subject to the
approval of the heads of both departments/centres.
Departments may grant an extension of time for submission of the honours thesis
or for final coursework up to the last day of the examination period of the
semester in which the work is due. Applications for extensions beyond this date
must be made to the Committee for Undergraduate Studies.
With the permission of the head of the department, fourth-year students may
complete a part of their course at a university in a German-speaking country.
In cooperation with the overseas university, the department will draw up
courses for students studying away from Monash (see below under German study
abroad program). Normally, students studying overseas will do so during the
northern winter semester, from October to March, preceding their fourth year.
Students intending to do this are required to make early arrangements with the
department.
For postgraduate courses offered by the department, please refer to the Arts graduate handbook for 1999.
Greek studies offers a major and minor sequence of subjects for students who have passed VCE Modern Greek or whose knowledge of Greek is at that level. These involve the study of the language in all years and, in first year, the study of modern Greek culture, history and society using original and authentic sources.
A
first-year sequence in Modern Greek consists of MGR1070 and MGR 1080.
A minor sequence comprises a first year sequence followed by MGR2210 and
MGR2220 (Modern Greek language IIA and IIB), and MGR2310 (Twentieth-century
Greek literature) or MGR2350 (Nineteenth-century Greek literature).
Students who complete a minor sequence in modern Greek should develop, through
regular language work over a period of two years, a mastery of more formal
levels of Greek, and become sensitive to the ways in which context influences
language usage. They should also develop an understanding of the way in which
the Greek language has changed over the last two centuries as a result of the
concerted attempt to cleanse the language of 'vulgar' elements, and will
consequently be better equipped to deal with the multiplicity of linguistic
forms that exists in contemporary Greek.
Apart from the study of the language, students will study key issues in modern
Greek history and culture (eg the Great Idea, the Asia Minor Castastrophe,
the Cyprus Problem, the question of Greek national identity) and a selection of
literary texts, which have been chosen not just for their quality but also for
the insights they provide into the modern Greek experience.
A major sequence in modern Greek comprises the above minor sequence plus third-year level subjects to the value of twenty-four points, including MGR3230 (Modern Greek language: katharevousa), MGR3240 (Modern Greek language: translation), and MGR3310 (Twentieth-century Greek literature) or MGR3350 (Nineteenth-century Greek literature). The additional subjects available to students wishing to major in modern Greek build on the minor sequence by offering advanced language work in the areas of katharevousa and translation, and further literary studies that deepen students' knowledge of the Greek past, both linguistic and cultural. In addition, the study of contemporary Greek and other southern European films dealing with the Second World War and its aftermath is offered, giving students the opportunity to see the recent Greek past in the context of Europe generally and southern Europe in particular. Finally the course on Greek Australian writing is invaluable for the understanding it gives students of their own particular cultural space.
Students with a major sequence in modern Greek and appropriate grades (see the BA regulations in this handbook) may proceed to single honours in modern Greek or combined honours in modern Greek and another discipline. Interested students should consult with the head of the Modern Greek Section, Pavlos Andronikos. At postgraduate level, an MA by thesis or a PhD in modern Greek are available.
Students
wishing to do honours in modern Greek must have completed a major sequence in
modern Greek.
Single honours in modern Greek consists of a selection of fourth-year subjects
to the value of forty-eight points. The selection must include MGR4380
(Dissertation), and MGR4360 (Ancient Greek).
Students wishing to do combined honours in modern Greek and another discipline
should, in consultation with the head of the Modern Greek Section, enrol for a
selection of fourth-year subjects to the value of twenty-four points.
MGR4470 Cretan renaissance literature
The Italian studies course is designed to enable students to develop competence in the Italian language and an interest in specific areas of study in Italian literature, linguistics, civilisation and history. The study and practice of language are pursued at all levels of the course. As Italian is the most widely spoken language after English in Australia, some attention will be paid to the Italian language in the Australian community.
The definition of the teaching and learning objectives of the Italian section recognises:
Objectives vary according to the duration of study in the discipline, but any course (eg beginners or first-year only) is both discrete, with its own set of objectives, and a component of a longer course (ie a minor, major, honours) with correspondingly more extensive objectives. None of the section's discrete offerings (with the exception of the first-year, first-semester subjects) has as its only justification its belonging to a longer course. For example, the justification of a first-year subject, and therefore its teaching and learning objectives, is not solely defined in terms of access to and preparation for later-year study. This has important implications for language teaching methodology and the definition and coordination of the units of increasing complexity offered by the section.
In general, language teaching objectives include:
Graduating students are expected to be able to speak Italian with sufficient accuracy to participate effectively in most conversations on practical, social and abstract topics. They should be able to interact in standard Italian, be aware of social and cultural differences, and follow the essentials of more complex extended spoken and written discourse. In their own writing, students should be able to express themselves effectively in essays and research papers in the areas of interest to them.
Integral to language acquisition is the acquisition of 'cultural competence'. In consonance with these aims students are offered the opportunity to develop an informed understanding of Italian culture and society. Aspects of society and culture are introduced in a variety of modes, including literary, cinematographic, sociolinguistic, historical and journalistic, and ranging from high art to popular culture. Students are also offered the opportunity to develop the ability to recognise the specificity of Italian cultural constructs, especially in contrast with Australian constructs of Italian. At a minimal level, students should be able to analyse basic processes through which a variety of Italian texts produce meaning; at a more advanced level, students should develop an understanding of the theoretical concepts applicable and gain the critical reflection skills necessary to apply them and to form independent opinions.
Italian is offered either as a major or as a minor sequence, with beginners and post-VCE streams.
Introductory Italian is a beginners course designed for students with little or no knowledge of the language.
A minor sequence normally comprises ITA1010, ITA1020, ITA2010 and ITA2020.
A
major sequence normally comprises ITA1010, ITA1020, ITA2010, ITA2020, ITA3010,
ITA3020 and sixteen further points from third-year subjects chosen in
consultation with the coordinator.
Beginners who contemplate an honours program in Italian are strongly advised to
take extra points in the discipline at second- and/or third-year levels.
ITA1070 (Italian IA) is for students with a pass in VCE Italian or with equivalent knowledge.
A minor sequence normally comprises ITA1070, ITA1080, ITA2070, ITA2080 and eight further points chosen from second-year subjects in Italian.
A major sequence consists of fifty-two points. The sequence normally comprises the language core subjects ITA1070, ITA1080, ITA2070, ITA2080, ITA3070, ITA3080 and twenty-four further points chosen from second- and third-year subjects, with at least sixteen points at the third-year level.
In certain cases, students with a higher linguistic competence may, with departmental and faculty approval, substitute for ITA1010 or ITA1070 a first-year, first-semester subject in European studies, French or Spanish. Native speakers of Italian may be permitted to work at a higher linguistic level or take additional points in lieu of a language core subject.
Coordinator:
R Lampugnani
Students are admitted to honours at fourth-year level if they have achieved
credit-level grades to the value of twenty-four points, or better, in subjects
taken at second- and third-year levels, of which sixteen points must be at
third-year level. Honours in Italian will be available within the honours
program offered by the Department of Romance Languages. Students may choose an
appropriate level of specialisation in Italian from a range of subjects that
may vary from year to year. Combined honours may be taken in Italian and
another discipline provided that all honours requirements have been met in both
disciplines and subject to the approval of the heads of both
departments/centres. All intending honours students are advised to take more
than the minimum number of subjects required for admission to the honours
program. Students who wish to apply for mid-year entry should consult the head
of the department.
Departments may grant an extension of time for submission of the honours thesis
or for final coursework up to the last day of the examination period of the
semester in which the work is due. Applications for extensions beyond this date
must be made to the Committee for Undergraduate Studies.
Students are encouraged to choose additional subjects which relate their
studies in Italian to the wider context of European culture and society.
Graduates who have completed a BA honours degree in Italian studies at a level satisfactory to the faculty may apply for permission to undertake a Master of Arts degree by major thesis or by coursework and thesis. For postgraduate courses offered by the department, please refer to the Arts graduate handbook for 1999.
Students may choose an appropriate level of specialisation in Italian from a range of subjects that may vary from year to year. The honours program will normally consist of either (i) ITA4100 (Honours dissertation), sixteen points; (ii) ITA4490 (Language study abroad program), sixteen points; and (iii) two eight-point subjects (which may include ITA4000 (Italian IV)), or (i) ITA4100 (Honours dissertation), sixteen points; (ii) ITA4000 (Italian IV), sixteen points; and (iii) two eight-point subjects.
In Slavic studies, teaching and learning occur in four closely related areas - Russian, Ukrainian, Polish and Slavic. The first three involve language and the study of literature and society, while the fourth, Slavic, is concerned with linguistics and comparative literature. All rely on an integrated approach to the culture(s) they represent.
Since it is possible for students to take Russian or Ukrainian without any previous knowledge of the language, an important objective is to narrow the gap between these students and those who are post-VCE (or equivalent), many of whom are native speakers. Therefore students beginning Russian or Ukrainian follow a graded course that pays attention to the basic skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing. The aim is to reach a stage of development by the end of third year where they are able to converse on a wide range of topics, comprehend both written texts and the spoken language and express themselves in writing. In the case of advanced students a central objective is to progress towards bilingual competence (with English as the second language), so that they are able to translate complex texts and move freely from one language to the other. A second aim is to acquire a theoretical understanding of the structure of the language.
Language study is not divorced from the study of literature and society. This is true both for beginners and also for advanced students so that an important objective is to acquire an understanding of the cultural background of the language being studied. In addition, students should gain a balanced appreciation of the contribution of the relevant culture to civilisation and an understanding of that culture's debt to other cultural traditions. Of particular importance is the development of an informed approach to the momentous political and historical events that have shaped the history of Eastern Europe in the present century.
The
study of linguistics covers both the linguistic characteristics of the language
being studied and also its relations with other Slavic languages. Students are
expected to gain an insight into the syntactic and lexical structures of the
language by examining the patterns of sentence formation and the way in which
the vocabulary is organised.
Another important objective is the acquisition of an understanding of the
uniqueness of the language as well as its place in the wider Slavic family.
Within Slavic studies students may take courses which develop competence in Russian, Ukrainian and Polish, as well as a range of subjects in literary and cultural studies and in Slavic linguistics. Majors in Slavic are available in Russian and Ukrainian both to beginners and to students with VCE/HSC in the corresponding languages. Students may also take a minor in Russian studies independently of, or in combination with, language-based studies.
Minor and major sequences are described under the following headings: Russian, Russian studies, Ukrainian and Polish. A minor sequence consists of a first-year sequence (RUS1010 and RUS1020; or RUS1070 and RUS1080; or RSS1010 and RSS1020; or UKR1010 and UKR1020; or UKR1070 and UKR1080 or SLA1040 and SLA1050) followed by second-year subjects to the total value of sixteen points. A major sequence consists of the minor sequence followed by third-year subjects to the value of twenty-four points.
Where
literature and culture subjects are offered at both second and third-year
level, students enrolled at third-year level will be obliged to write essays
that presuppose more reading, and address questions requiring a more analytical
approach, than essays available to students at second-year level.
In the case of linguistics subjects offered at both second-year (four points)
and third-year (six points) level, the subjects at third-year level are
distinguished by an extra exercise that involves primary sources.
The section also offers literature and culture, as well as linguistics
subjects, at both third and fourth-year levels. Students enrolled in literature
and culture subjects at fourth-year level will be obliged to write essays that
require more theoretical reflection and presuppose more reading than essays
available to students at third-year level. Students enrolled in linguistics
subjects at fourth-year level will be obliged to undertake some research
exercises whose successful completion requires independent work with primary
sources.
The
honours sequence consists of any Slavic major sequence and the fourth-year
course as described under the Slavic studies subheading below. Supervision is
provided in Slavic linguistics as well as in Russian, Ukrainian and Polish
literature, and in comparative literature and literary theory with reference to
Slavic literatures. For details students should consult the head of the
section.
Students intending to take honours are advised to take more than the minimum
number of subjects required for entry into the program. Students with an
interest in language and linguistics should consider taking subjects in another
Slavic language.
Students planning to take honours with a specialisation in literature or
culture are encouraged to consider taking subjects in critical theory and in
comparative literature and cultural studies.
Combined honours may be taken in Slavic studies and another discipline provided
that all honours requirements have been met in both disciplines and subject to
the approval of the heads of both departments.
Mid-year entry into honours is offered by the Slavic Section.
The study of both Russian and Ukrainian for a Slavic major may be incorporated into the Bachelor of Arts (European Studies) specialised degree. A minor in Russian, Ukrainian or Polish may be used to fulfil the requirement that a major in European studies must be accompanied by at least a minor in a European language.
Within Slavic studies students may undertake graduate work by thesis for the MA and PhD degrees. Research areas include Russian, Ukrainian and Polish literature, comparative literature and literary and cultural theory in relation to Slavic literatures and cultures, and Slavic linguistics, especially contrastive linguistics and the morphology of contemporary Slavic languages.
Coordinator:
L Zarnowski
Students must have VCE/HSC in Polish, or must demonstrate an equivalent level
of competence, to enrol in SLA1040.
A minor sequence comprises SLA1040 and SLA1050, normally followed by SLA2040
and SLA2050. However, a minor in Slavic may also be completed by taking any two
of RSS2010, RSS2020, RSS2090, SLA2530 or SLA2910.
Coordinator:
J E M Clarke
*SEE ALSO RUSSIAN STUDIES.
Students
with little or no knowledge of Russian enrol in RUS1010.
A minor sequence comprises RUS1010 and RUS1020, normally followed by RUS2110
and RUS2120.
A major sequence normally comprises a minor sequence followed by RUS3210,
RUS3220 and a further twelve points at third-year level.
Students
who have VCE/HSC in Russian or can demonstrate an equivalent level of
competence enrol in RUS1070.
A minor sequence normally comprises RUS1070 and RUS1080 followed by RUS2250 and
RUS2260.
A major sequence normally comprises a minor sequence followed by RUS3210,
RUS3220 and a further twelve points at third-year level.
Coordinator:
S M Vladiv-Glover
In addition to its majors in Russian and Ukrainian, the department offers a
minor sequence in Russian studies comprising subjects on Russian, Soviet and
post-Soviet literature, culture and society which have no language prerequisite
or corequisite. The minor can be taken in one of two ways, (a) or (b).
Students take RSS1010 (Soviet literature and culture) and RSS1020 (Post-Soviet literature and culture), and then two of the following subjects: RSS2090 (Russian nineteenth-century literature and society), RUS2410 (Literature and phenomenology: De Sade, Dostoevsky, Nietzsche, Tolstoy), SLA2530 (Modernism in European literature), SLA2810 Comparative drama of the twentieth century and SLA2910 (The novel in Eastern Europe).
Students take RSS2010 (Soviet literature and culture) and RSS2020 (Post-Soviet literature and culture) followed by at least twelve points at third-year level selected from RSS3090 (Russian nineteenth-century literature and society), SLA3170 (Belief and perception), RUS3410 (Literature and phenomenology: De Sade, Dostoevsky, Nietzsche, Tolstoy), SLA3530 (Modernism in European literature), SLA3810 (Comparative drama of the twentieth century), SLA3830 (Bakhtin and ethics: beyond structuralism) and SLA3910 (The novel in Eastern Europe). Not all of these subjects will be available in any given year.
As well as first-year subjects described under Russian, Russian studies, and Ukrainian, students may take the following:
As well as second-year subjects described under Russian, Russian studies, Polish and Ukrainian, students may take the following:
As well as third-year subjects described under Russian, Russian studies and Ukrainian, students may take the following:
The
fourth-year course consists of SLA4600 (Honours thesis) (10,000-12,000 words,
normally in the language of the student's specialisation, twenty-four points)
and three other fourth-year level subjects. With the approval of the head of
the section one fourth-year subject from the comparative literature and
cultural studies curriculum may be taken instead of a corresponding Slavic
literature subject. An extensionof time for submission of the honours thesis or
for final coursework may be granted up to the last day of the examination
period of the semester in which the work is due. Applications for extensions
beyond this date must be made to the Committee for Undergraduate Studies.
The following fourth-year subjects, each valued at eight points, are offered
with the same syllabus as their third-year counterparts. Fourth-year level
standards will apply in assessment.
A subject offered at fourth-year level only is:
Coordinator: M Pavlyshyn
Students
with little or no knowledge of Ukrainian enrol in UKR1010.
A minor sequence comprises UKR1010 and UKR1020, normally followed by UKR2070
and UKR2080.
A major sequence normally comprises a minor sequence followed by UKR3270,
UKR3280 and a further twelve points at third-year level.
Students
who have VCE/HSC in Ukrainian or can demonstrate an equivalent level of
competence enrol in UKR1070.
A minor sequence normally comprises UKR1070 and UKR1080 followed by UKR2170,
UKR2180, UKR2270 and UKR2280.
A major sequence normally comprises a minor sequence followed by UKR3010 and
UKR3020 and a further twelve points at third-year level.
Students intending to enrol in the fourth-year course should consult the
department about their choice of third-year subjects.
Courses in Hispanic studies are suitable for students wishing to specialise in the discipline, and for those requiring a broad education in the humanities. Language study is a compulsory part of all courses and is designed to enable students to develop a high level of communicative competence (including specialised registers and translation skills). Optional subjects, covering Spain and Hispanic America, are introduced from the second year, and aim to develop a critical awareness of fundamental areas of Hispanic studies: linguistics, literature, cultural theory and civilisation. All courses develop writing and research skills appropriate to advanced independent study.
The
definition of the teaching and learning objectives of the Spanish section
recognises the plurality of these objectives, given varying student profiles.
The section provides for students with different learning experience in
Spanish, ranging from secondary school experience, study or travel in Spain or
Hispanic America to no learning experience at all. Thus there are two
first-year entry levels: beginners and intermediate. The definition of the
objectives also recognises varying course configurations: the section offers
first-year sequences, the minor, the major and honours.
Objectives vary according to the duration of study in the discipline, but any
course (eg beginners or first-year only) is both discrete, with its own
set of objectives, and a component of a longer course (ie a minor, a major
and honours) with correspondingly more extensive objectives. None of the
section's discrete offerings has as its only justification the fact that it
belongs to a longer course.
The above has important implications for language-teaching methodology and the
definition and coordination of the units of increasing complexity offered by
the section.
In general, language teaching objectives include:
Integral to language acquisition, making it significant in terms of the general aims of the university, is the acquisition of 'cultural competence'. This is understood as:
SPN1010
(Introductory Spanish IA) and SPN1020 (Introductory Spanish IB) are
beginners subjects for those with little or no knowledge of the language.
SPN1070 (Spanish language IA) and SPN1080 (Spanish language IB) are
for students with at least a pass in Spanish at HSC/VCE or equivalent knowledge
of the language.
Students will have to take a placement test to be arranged by the course
coordinator.
A minor sequence in Spanish may be completed in one of two ways: (a) by taking at first-year level SPN1010 and SPN1020 (Introductory Spanish IA and IB) and at second-year level SPN2010 and SPN2020 (Intermediate Spanish IA and IB) together with one of SPN2130 (Culture and civilisation of the Hispanic World) SPN2190 (Individual option), SPN2290 (Spanish linguistics in trading and communication), or (b) by taking at first-year level SPN1070 and SPN1080 (Spanish language IA and IB) and at second-year level SPN2070 and SPN2080 (Spanish language IIA and IIB) together with one of SPN2130, SPN2190, SPN2290.
A
major sequence in Spanish is completed by taking a minor sequence followed, as
appropriate, either by SPN3010 and SPN3020 (Advanced Spanish IA
and IB) or by SPN3880 together with sixteen points of third-year
options.
Students are strongly encouraged to take additional subjects in Spanish at
either second- or third-year level. Some subjects may not be offered if there
are insufficient enrolments.
Coordinator:
J Paredes
Students are admitted to honours at fourth-year level if they achieve credit
grades to the value of twenty-four points at second- and third-year levels, of
which sixteen points must be at third-year level.
Combined honours may be taken in Spanish and another discipline provided that
all honours requirements have been met in both disciplines and subject to the
approval of the heads of both departments/centres.
Students who wish to apply for mid-year entry should consult with the head of
section.
All intending honours students are strongly advised to take more than the
minimum number of subjects required for admission to honours. It is in their
own interest to do so, since this will increase their linguistic proficiency
and broaden their knowledge of Hispanic culture.
The due date for the submission of final coursework and the dissertation is the
last day of the final semester of the honours program (Friday 7 June in
first semester 1999 and Friday 25 October in second semester 1999).
Departments may grant an extension of time for submission of the honours thesis
or for final coursework up to the last day of the examination period of the
semester in which the work is due. Applications for extensions beyond this date
must be made to the Committee for Undergraduate Studies.
Berwick students intending to do Honours will need to complete a major at
Berwick Campus (equivalent to 36 points) and take an additional 16 credit
points at third year level to complete the 52 credit points. Students must
consult with the coordinator (Marisa Cordella) before enrolling.
For postgraduate courses offered by the section please refer to the Arts graduate handbook 1999 or consult with the head of Hispanic Studies.
First-year students wishing to take, in second semester, an additional subject providing broader background to their Spanish studies are directed to EUR1020 (Contemporary Europe II). This subject does not normally form part of a first-year sequence in Spanish.
Students are strongly encouraged to choose additional subjects which relate their studies in Spanish to the wider context of European culture and society. They should read carefully the entries under European studies, comparative literature, cultural studies and critical theory.
SPN1010 and SPN1020 or SPN1070 and SPN1080 or equivalent experience in Spanish.
All intending honours students are strongly advised to take more than the minimum number of subjects required for admission to honours. All students are encouraged to choose additional subjects which relate their studies in Spanish to the wider context of European culture and society. They should read carefully the entries for European studies, comparative literature, cultural studies and critical theory.
SPN2010 and SPN2020 or SPN2070 and SPN2080 and at least one other second-year level subject in Spanish.
The fourth-year honours course consists of either
or
The Diploma in Languages is designed for students whose main undergraduate course is located in a Faculty other than Arts to acquire basic skills in a language or to extend their competence. It offers the opportunity for those students to take a three year sequence in language study within the regular (extended) structure of a first degree.
The
Diploma in Languages is open to any undergraduate student who wishes to study a
language but is unable to accommodate language study within their degree
structure. No prior knowledge of the language is required, but students who
have previously completed some study of the language may start the course at a
higher level, and will therefore graduate with a higher level of competence
than those in the beginners stream.
Students applying for the Diploma normally are concurrently enrolled in a
degree program at Monash. The Diploma is also available to members of the
community who have completed a pass degree and meet the normal tertiary entry
requirements.
The
course consist of a three year sequence in the language. Students will complete
12 points of study in the language in the first year, and a total of 36 points
in the language at second and third year levels. The sequences of study are as
described for students majoring in a language, but students enrolled for the
Diploma of Languages will take 48 points instead of 52 points.
Students will normally take the course part-time over three years in order to
complete three levels of language. The Diploma will add one year to the
undergraduate study program of students who wish to take the Diploma of
Languages concurrently with their main degree, although this may in some cases
be reduced by overloading (where permitted) or the use of summer courses (where
available).
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