EIU1010

Introduction to English in use: communication

(ART)

Lorraine Bullock

6 points + 4 hours per week + First semester + Clayton + Prerequisites: Faculty of Arts second language entry criteria

Synopsis: This is a communicative subject that allows students to study some of the diverse contexts, forms and language features of communication in English. Students will have the opportunity to increase their own language skills as they study the adaptability and flexibility of choice and variety which the English language produces at all levels of use. The focus of the subject is to study English as a language that facilitates communication, and to examine some of the many ways the message is created in a text. Students are encouraged to see themselves as being members of various English discourse communities and the importance of this for them as second language users.

Assessment: Written (1500 words): 35% + Examinations (3 hours): 40% + Seminar participation: 5% + Seminar paper: 20%