Undergraduate - Area of study English as an international language

Students who commenced study in 2014 should refer to this area of study entry for direction on the requirments; to check which units are currently available for enrolment, refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your area of study.

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This area of study entry applies to students commencing this course in 2014 and should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. Any units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing faculty	Faculty of Arts
Offered by	School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics
Campus(es)	Caulfield, Clayton

Notes

Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

English as an international language (EIL) is a timely and innovative discipline that offers a new perspective on the use of English in today's globalised and internationalised world. It also examines the implications of the global spread of the English language for intercultural communication. One of the important features of the units offered in this program is that students are encouraged to critically reflect on their experiences of using, learning, and/or teaching English in a variety of contexts and examine them in the context of the development of intercultural communication skills.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the major, students will be able to:

demonstrate a high level of familiarity with different Englishes in the world (World Englishes)
demonstrate a critical understanding of the complexity of the language-culture-identity relationship in intercultural communication
demonstrate a high level of understanding of different models for teaching and learning English and the impact of ethnocentric teaching and learning materials or activities on learners and teachers of English
demonstrate cultural and linguistic sensitivity towards speakers from different cultural backgrounds, and appreciate the diversity of cultural values and worldviews reflected in different Englishes
develop critical views on the ideology behind the learning and teaching of English
demonstrate a critical perspective on contrastive rhetoric and hegemonic models of writing in multilingual and multicultural contexts
conduct English as an international language research projects competently.

Units

Minor in English as an international language

Students completing a minorminor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2014handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in English as an international language must complete four units (24 points), including:

(a.) two first-year gateway unitsgateway units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2014handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

ATS1291 English as an international language: English language, society, and communication
ATS1292 English an as international language: International communication

(b.) two second or third-year level units chosen from the cornerstone, capstone or elective units detailed in the major below (12 points)

Major in English as an international language

Students completing a majormajor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2014handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in English as an international language must complete eight units (48 points), including:

(a.) two first-year gateway unitsgateway units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2014handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

ATS1291 English as an international language: English language, society, and communication
ATS1292 English an as international language: International communication

(b.) two second-year cornerstone unitscornerstone units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2014handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

ATS2769 English as an international language: Exploring English as an international language
ATS2770 English as an international language: Language and globalisation

(c.) two third-year capstone unitscapstone units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2014handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

ATS3778 English as an international language: World Englishes
ATS3780 English as an international language: Language and education

(d.) two elective units (12 points):

ATS3779 English as an international language: Language and culture
ATS3781 English as an international language: Writing across cultures

Relevant courses

Diplomas

2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts

Bachelors

Single degrees

0002 Bachelor of Arts
3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
1638 Bachelor of Arts Scholars Program
4042 Bachelor of Journalism
0202 Bachelor of Letters
1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication

Double degrees

4640 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering (Honours) and Bachelor of Arts
4098 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business
0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education (Primary)
1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education (Secondary)
0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
4097 Bachelor of Arts Scholars Program and Bachelor of Commerce Scholars Program
4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
4634 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and Bachelor of Arts
4644 Bachelor of Environmental Engineering (Honours) and Bachelor of Arts
4426 Bachelor of Journalism and Bachelor of Business
4425 Bachelor of Journalism and Bachelor of Commerce
4069 Bachelor of Journalism and Bachelor of Science
4648 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering (Honours) and Bachelor of Arts