School: Education
This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
Unit Title
Using LanguageUnit Code
LST5182Year
2016Enrolment Period
1Version
1Credit Points
15Full Year Unit
N
Mode of Delivery
On Campus
Online
Description
This unit provides a study of language use and variation including: dialect, style and register; speech communities and language ecology; discourse and conversation; cross-cultural communication and pragmatics. English provides a significant focus of study but other languages will also be used to highlight issues and to meet students professional needs.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
- Analyse and make use of analyses of spoken and written discourse using approaches relevant to teaching and other applications.
- Analyse and understand the structure of conversational discourse from a range of settings.
- Demonstrate an understanding of a range of factors involved in cross-cultural communication, including linguistic and pragmatic factors.
- Identify the main strands of sociolinguistic theory and their application to issues of language, society and education in various parts of the world.
- Understand language variation, including dialect and register, spoken and written language.
Unit Content
- Conversation and discourse.
- Cross-cultural communication.
- Language variation, dialect and register.
- Pragmatics.
- Speech communities, bilingualism and code-switching.
- Spoken and written language.
Additional Learning Experience Information
Lectures Workshops
Assessment
GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.
ON CAMPUS| Type | Description | Value |
|---|
| Assignment | Major Assignment | 40% |
| Examination | Exam | 40% |
| Exercise | Tutorial Preps | 20% |
ONLINE| Type | Description | Value |
|---|
| Assignment | Major Assignment | 40% |
| Examination | Exam | 40% |
| Exercise | Tutorial Preps | 20% |
Text References
- ^ Holmes, J. (2008). An introduction to sociolinguistics. (3rd ed.). Harlow: Pearson Longman.
- Connor, U. (1996). Contrastive rhetoric: Cross-cultural aspects of second-language writing. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Coulmas, F. (Ed.). (1997). The handbook of sociolinguistics. Oxford: Blackwell.
- Coulthard, M. (1985). An introduction to discourse analysis. (2nd ed.). London: Longman.
- Halliday, M.A.K. (1985). Spoken and written language. Deakin University.
- Wardhaugh, R. (2002). An introduction to sociolinguistics. Malden, MA: Blackwell.
- Holmes, J. (2001). An introduction to sociolinguistics. (2nd ed.). Harlow: Longman.
- McCarthy, M. (1991). Discourse analysis for language teachers. New York: Cambridge Unversity Press.
- Saville-Troike, M. (1989). The ethnography of communication: An introduction. Oxford: Blackwell.
- Schiffrin, D. (1994). Approaches to discourse. Oxford: Blackwell.
- Scollon, R., & Scollon, S. (1995). Intercultural communication: A discourse approach. Oxford: Blackwell.
- Blair, D., & Collins, P. (2001). English in Australia. Philadelphia: John Benjamins.
- Halliday, M.A.K., & Ruqaiya Hasan. (1985). Language, context and text: Aspects of language in a social-semiotic perspective. Deakin University.
^ Mandatory reference
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Academic Misconduct
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
- plagiarism;
- unauthorised collaboration;
- cheating in examinations;
- theft of other students' work;
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
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School: Education
This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
Unit Title
Using LanguageUnit Code
LST5182Year
2016Enrolment Period
2Version
1Credit Points
15Full Year Unit
N
Mode of Delivery
On Campus
Online
Description
This unit provides a study of language use and variation including: dialect, style and register; speech communities and language ecology; discourse and conversation; cross-cultural communication and pragmatics. English provides a significant focus of study but other languages will also be used to highlight issues and to meet students professional needs.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
- Analyse and make use of analyses of spoken and written discourse using approaches relevant to teaching and other applications.
- Analyse and understand the structure of conversational discourse from a range of settings.
- Demonstrate an understanding of a range of factors involved in cross-cultural communication, including linguistic and pragmatic factors.
- Identify the main strands of sociolinguistic theory and their application to issues of language, society and education in various parts of the world.
- Understand language variation, including dialect and register, spoken and written language.
Unit Content
- Conversation and discourse.
- Cross-cultural communication.
- Language variation, dialect and register.
- Pragmatics.
- Speech communities, bilingualism and code-switching.
- Spoken and written language.
Additional Learning Experience Information
Lectures Workshops
Assessment
GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.
ON CAMPUS| Type | Description | Value |
|---|
| Assignment | Major Assignment | 40% |
| Examination | Exam | 40% |
| Exercise | Tutorial Preps | 20% |
ONLINE| Type | Description | Value |
|---|
| Assignment | Major Assignment | 40% |
| Examination | Exam | 40% |
| Exercise | Tutorial Preps | 20% |
Text References
- ^ Holmes, J. (2008). An introduction to sociolinguistics. (3rd ed.). Harlow: Pearson Longman.
- Connor, U. (1996). Contrastive rhetoric: Cross-cultural aspects of second-language writing. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Coulmas, F. (Ed.). (1997). The handbook of sociolinguistics. Oxford: Blackwell.
- Coulthard, M. (1985). An introduction to discourse analysis. (2nd ed.). London: Longman.
- Halliday, M.A.K. (1985). Spoken and written language. Deakin University.
- Wardhaugh, R. (2002). An introduction to sociolinguistics. Malden, MA: Blackwell.
- Holmes, J. (2001). An introduction to sociolinguistics. (2nd ed.). Harlow: Longman.
- McCarthy, M. (1991). Discourse analysis for language teachers. New York: Cambridge Unversity Press.
- Saville-Troike, M. (1989). The ethnography of communication: An introduction. Oxford: Blackwell.
- Schiffrin, D. (1994). Approaches to discourse. Oxford: Blackwell.
- Scollon, R., & Scollon, S. (1995). Intercultural communication: A discourse approach. Oxford: Blackwell.
- Blair, D., & Collins, P. (2001). English in Australia. Philadelphia: John Benjamins.
- Halliday, M.A.K., & Ruqaiya Hasan. (1985). Language, context and text: Aspects of language in a social-semiotic perspective. Deakin University.
^ Mandatory reference
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Academic Misconduct
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
- plagiarism;
- unauthorised collaboration;
- cheating in examinations;
- theft of other students' work;
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
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