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LING392 Special Options in Linguistics C

Updated: 16 December 2009
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus A- Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites 24cp in LING (at Distinction average) and permission of head of school
Co-requisites None
Restrictions None
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Brett Baker (bbaker2@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This is a specialised reading unit which allows students to study at an advanced level topics not otherwise available. There are no lectures or detailed study guides. Students are expected to work independently with limited supervision and guidance, and to undertake a substantial amount of reading and produce a long essay or project. The expected standard of work is high.
Materials Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Disclaimer Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Essay 40% 2000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1, 2 and 5
Essay/Report 60% 3000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1, 2 and 5

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. conduct independent research using the skills mastered in the unit;
  2. write in the discourse of the discipline, to a high standard;
  3. understand and discuss a specialised area of linguistics.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
The student will develop extensive knowledge of a specialised area of linguistics through directed research. It is taught by directed study and reading, practised and assessed through the completion of the assessment tasks. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Communication skills are developed and practiced through the writing of essays and/or projects that effectively organises and presents information as part of a well-constructed, coherent argument. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
Global perspectives are developed through the study of the nexus between the world?s cultures and languages. 		False False True
4 Information Literacy
Students are encouraged to search for information, in hard copy and online, through Library sources and the internet to supplement their reading for their research projects/essays. 		False False True
5 Life-Long Learning
The unit provides a foundation for the study of other topics in terms of knowledge and skills. 		False False True
6 Problem Solving
Developing and carrying through independent research develops a range of high-level problem solving skills. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
The study of linguistics encourages students to develop their intercultural awareness, and provides a sense of the relationships that hold between language structures and social organisation. It is intended that by developing within students the ability to make connections between language use and wider socio-political issues, a greater sense of social responsibility will result. 		False False True
   

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