Undergraduate - UnitATS3779 - English as an international language: Language and culture

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Organisational Unit	English as an International Language
Offered	Caulfield First semester 2013 (Day) Clayton First semester 2013 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Roby Marlina

Notes

Previously coded EIL3110

Synopsis

This unit examines the complex relationship between English language, culture, and identity. It encourages students to examine how English, as a result of its global spread, reflects diverse cultural values, cultural thought-patterns, and cultural identities. As this relationship has even become more complicated especially in today's globalised world, this unit examines its impact within in multilingual and multicultural nations in detail.

Outcomes

At the completion of this unit it is expected that students, as multilingual speakers, will be able to:

Demonstrate a high level of understanding of the relationship between language, culture, and identity..
Appreciate the diversity of cultural values and worldviews reflected in different Englishes.
Reflect critically on their own experiences of communication with people from diverse backgrounds.
Demonstrate a critical understanding of the complexity of the language-culture-identity relationship in today's globalised world.
Communicate across different cultures and Englishes.