Forms and Function: English in Context (6 points)
(ARTS)
Leader: Lorraine Bullock
Offered:
Clayton First semester 2004 (Day)
Hong Kong Second semester 2004 (OCL)
Clayton First semester 2005 (Day)
Synopsis:
Objectives: At the completion of this unit it is expected that students, as second language speakers, will be able to: 1. Identify and manipulate the appropriate English form and structure in a variety of language functions. 2. Recognize major contextual influences on language choice. 3. Understand the differences in language features between written and spoken texts. 4. Understand the importance of field, tenor and mode as a model of language use in a variety of contexts, especially those contexts that have a cultural significance for the second language speaker. 5. Identify the influences that affect appropriate forms of language associated with different contexts. 6. Select the appropriate forms of cohesion for a wide variety of texts in English. 7. Construct spoken and written texts with appropriate responses in various authentic language situations; which is quite distinct from constructing a grammatically correct text. 8. Identify the power structures that operate within a range of genres and registers. 9. Identify the role culture plays in the structure of meaning within texts in English. 10. Understand how culture positions the second language writer and speaker within the context of the language situation. 11. Reflect on their own language practices in a variety of situations. 12. Use their own language background as a resource within the second language situation.
Assessment: Written (2500 words): 30% + Examinations (2 hours in total): 20% + Seminar participation: 5% + Research paper (1200 words): 25% + Seminar paper: 20%
Contact Hours: 3 hours per week
Prerequisites: EIU1010, EIU1020 or permission
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