Introduction to English in Use: Communication (6 points)
(ARTS)
Leader: Lorraine Bullock
Offered:
Clayton First semester 2004 (Day)
Caulfield First semester 2005 (Day)
Clayton First semester 2005 (Day)
Clayton First semester 2005 (OCL)
Synopsis:
Objectives: At the completion of this unit it is expected that students, as second language speakers, will be able to: 1. Demonstrate a deeper understanding of how the English language functions as a unique code of communication. 2. Understand how communication is a shared process involving all participants within the language situation. 3. Apply some of the theoretical and associated practical characteristics of English as a language of communication to their own language practices. 4. Understand how individuals can participate in many discourse communities. 5. Demonstrate the link between the academic discourse community and their own texts, particularly the essay. 6. Understand how the shared relationship of the writer and the reader influences the creation of meaning in text. 7. Create their own writer's voice within the texts which they produce. 8. Explain how cultural and social expectations are important features in the creation of meaning in text. 9. Identify the cultural level of language that acts as a hidden influence within the communicative function of English. 10. Identify and explain the importance of 'world view' in both the texts they create and the text of others.
Assessment: Written (1500 words): 35% + Examinations (3 hours): 40% + Seminar participation: 5% + Seminar paper: 20%
Contact Hours: 4 hours (1 x lecture and 2 seminars) per week
Prerequisites: Faculty of Arts second language entry criteria
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