EIU3130

Making Sense of the Environment: English as the Language of Action and Reflection (6 points)

(ARTS)

Leader: Lorraine Bullock

Offered:
Clayton Second semester 2004 (Day)

Synopsis:

Objectives: At the completion of this unit it is expected that students, as second language speakers, will be able to: 1. Explore a variety of functional and creative texts from a range of genres that illustrate the hidden social, cultural and ideological messages of English discourse. 2. Make sense of text within the wider cultural frameworks of the meaning structures of language. 3. Consider the cultural implications for the intertextual associations within the frameworks of meaning. 4. Understand the cultural literacy consequences within various genres, registers and discourses. 5. Understand some of the theories of language use that examine the cultural, social and ideological functions of language. 6. Understand the importance of cohesion, coherence and register as ways in which participants in the language situation signal intentionality and meaning. 7. Create their own texts within a variety of sociocultural frameworks of English functional genre. 8. Engage in critical discourse analysis, particularly focussing on unfamiliar text structures.

Assessment: Written (2200 words): 30% + Examinations (2 hours in total): 15% + Seminar participation: 5% + Seminar paper: 25% + Group research paper (1200 words): 25% + Third-year students will be expected to demonstrate a deeper analytical understanding of the theoretical issues involved and will be offered separate essay topics that reflect this perception.

Contact Hours: 3 hours per week

Prerequisites: EIU2110 and EIU3110 or permission

Prohibitions: EIU2130