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ENCO307 Australian Folklore and Folk Speech

Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 1 Off Campus C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
20 March 2010 21 March 2010 Non-Mandatory
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites 12cp
Co-requisites None
Restrictions ENCO207 or ENCO407
Notes

offered in even numbered years
Combined Units ENCO407 - Australian Folklore and Folk Speech
Coordinator(s) John Ryan (jryan@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

The unit will cover the following general topics, with both some theory and also analysis of the field as it may apply to Australia: folk and lore; folk and the past; Australian folk speech; customs inherited from the UK and those practised here; folklore and the present; folklore and the family; folklore and women; the folklore of childhood and of youth; folklore and work; the folklore of war; modern legends/'contemporary' legends; the role of modern media in the transmission of this material.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

The Hidden Culture
ISBN: ARAB01
Seal, G., UNE Reprint 2nd ed.
Note: Available from the United Campus Bookshops, UNE
Text refers to: Semester 1 , Off Campus
Referenced Material
Optional 		Text(s):

Note: Reference material is held in the University Library - purchase is optional

The Oxford Companion to Australian Folklore
ISBN: 9780195530575
Davey, G.B. and Seal, G.S., OUP 1993
Note: Available from the Dixson Library, UNE
Text refers to: Semester 1 , Off Campus
A Guide to Australian Folklore
ISBN: 9780731810758
Davey, G.B. and Seal, G.S., Kangaroo Press/Simon and Schuster 1st ed. 2003
Note: Available from the Dixson Library, UNE
Text refers to: Semester 1 , 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: Notes 25% 1300
Assessment Notes
Longer note of 650 words; short notes 650-750 words
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7
Assignment 2 - essay 25% 1250-1300
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7
Final Examination 2 hrs 50% 2000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. identify various strands of folk/popular narrative;
  2. analyse the evolving patterns of Australian folk speech, especially c.1788-1950;
  3. identify the now blurring interface between folk and popular culture;
  4. recognise the various media agencies of transmission of this material, both in Australia and internationally.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
The unit introduces students to a wide range of issues associated with the discipline of folklore. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
The skills of written communication and formal argument are both taught and assessed in this unit. In addition to the study guides supplied and recommended, students receive written feedback on their reasoning and writing skills. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
These perspectives are taught through the unit's emphasis on the evolution of European/Australian/global folklore patterns, and the inflection of these patterns by cultural issues of gender and race. Students may choose to answer topics concerning race and gender in the international context in assigned work and, in this case, global perspective would also be assessed. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Students in this unit practise skills in acquiring information through print-based and electronic research tools (including lexical and bibliographical tools and folklore web sites). 		True
5 Life-Long Learning
The unit's pedagogy emphasises sound curiosity-based learning strategies. Students practise a range of academic skills (such as research, fieldwork, analysis of family and community cultures) all of which facilitate the development of independent learning skills. 		True
6 Problem Solving
The expository research-based essay and recommended weekly learning activities encourage the student to identify and solve critical research problems in the discipline area. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
The range of folklife themes/gnomic material surveyed in the course encourages students to recognise current social issues relevant to their discipline, to become intensely aware of those around them and to practise the wise conduct of their own lives. Ethical, racial, class and gender-based topics serve to round out the larger socialising agenda of the unit. Students may choose to address ethical issues in assigned work and in these cases, the attribute will also be assessed. 		True True True
8 Team Work
Students are encouraged to liaise with others, collect (local) folk materials, and work with class members, folklorists in society. The discipline is by nature a dialogue/communal one with many persons needed to confirm the student's perceptions of the discipline in this country. 		True True
   

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