This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2016 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

APG5707 - Special topic in languages, cultures and linguistics

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Postgraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Organisational Unit

Coordinator(s)

Offered

First semester 2016 (Day)
Second semester 2016 (Day)

Synopsis

Guided reading in an area of languages, cultures or linguistics of participants' choice. Guided reading involves the location and critical examination of the relevant literature in the chosen topic. The examination of the reading and its discussion with the supervisor will form the basis of the assessment for the subject. Prior to the start of semester, students intending to enrol in this unit must identify their area of interest, arrange a suitable supervisor and seek approval to enrol from their course co-ordinator.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Hui Huang

Prerequisites

Students may only enroll in this unit with the permission of the course coordinator.