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Course and Unit Catalogue 2010

Armidale, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

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EACL329 World Cinema

Unit Information
Additional Information

Credit Points	6
Offering	Not offered in 2010
Intensive School(s)	None
Supervised Exam	There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites	24cp
Co-requisites	None
Restrictions	EUCL229 or EUCL329
Notes	offered in odd numbered years
Combined Units	None
Coordinator(s)	Julia Petzl-Berney (jpetzl@une.edu.au)
Unit Description	The unit will introduce students to a range of films from around the world. Films will be viewed as expressions of a given culture. All films will be in English or have English subtitles.
Prescribed Material Mandatory	Text(s): Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material Pane e Tulipani DVD ISBN: ARAG06 UNE Reprint 2000 Note: Available from the United Campus Bookshops, UNE Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus Mediterraneo DVD ISBN: AR1016 Salvatore (Director) 1990 Note: Availabel from the United Campus Bookshops, UNE Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus The 400 Blows ISBN: AR1014 UNE Reprint Note: Available from the United Campus Bookshops, UNE Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus Amelie ISBN: AR1015 UNE Reprint Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus Bicycle Thieves DVD ISBN: ASIN6305081034 De Sica (Director), 1945 Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
Disclaimer	Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.

Assessment

Title	Exam Length	Weight	Mode	No. Words
Assignment 1: Essay		45%		2500
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1-4, 6, 7
Assignment 2: Essay		45%		2500
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1-4, 6, 7
Online Assessment		10%		1000
Assessment Notes
Structured online discussion

Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1-4, 6, 7, 8

Learning Outcomes (LO)

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

critically discuss a range of films from around the world;
critically discuss films within their social contexts;
critically analyse film-making techniques and composition.

Graduate Attributes (GA)

	Attribute	Taught	Assessed	Practised
1	Knowledge of a Discipline Students will gain an understanding of a range of European and Asian film styles/techniques.
2	Communication Skills Students will be expected to write on texts of aesthetic and intellectual complexity.
3	Global Perspectives The study of films of a foreign culture will give understanding of an insight into such a society and culture.
4	Information Literacy Students will access and use discussion fora and other online resources.
5	Life-Long Learning The unit encourages students to develop a lifelong interest in film.
6	Problem Solving As films depict issues of historical/societal/philosophical complexity, their analysis demands problem-solving skills of a high nature.
7	Social Responsibility As films deal with ethical and social issues, students engage with these debates.
8	Team Work Students' engagement with the films and the issues raised in them on the discussion board encourages a co-operative approach to learning.