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LING453 The English Language

Updated: 21 June 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 2 On line E - Wholly online unit
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites None
Restrictions LING240 or LING340 or LING353
Notes None
Combined Units LING353 - The English Language
Coordinator(s) Nicholas J Reid (nreid@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit covers the major areas of English grammar, including word classes, word structure, sentence structure, and discourse structure, with a particular focus on Australian English. It looks at how English is varied regionally and socially; at its development from Old English, through Middle English, to its current forms; and at its emergence as a truly global language. Web access is essential.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Introducing English Grammar
ISBN: 9781444109870
Borjar, K. and Burridge, K., Hodder Education 2nd ed. revised 2010
Text refers to: Semester 2 , Online
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Bulletin Board 15%
Assessment Notes
Assessed contribution to weekly discussions
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-5 GA: 1, 2, 4 and 8
Essay 35% 2500
Assessment Notes
Essay
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 2- 5 GA: 1-3 and 6
Mandatory Quiz 1 10%
Assessment Notes
Mandatory Online quiz 1
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-5 GA: 1, 2 and 6
Mandatory Quiz 2 10%
Assessment Notes
Mandatory Online quiz 2
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-5 GA: 1, 2 and 6
Mandatory Quiz 3 10%
Assessment Notes
Mandatory Online quiz 3
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-5 GA: 1, 2 and 6
Mandatory Quiz 4 10%
Assessment Notes
Mandatory Online quiz 4
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-5 GA: 1, 2 and 6
Mandatory Quiz 5 10%
Assessment Notes
Mandatory Online quiz 5
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-5 GA: 1, 2 and 6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. demonstrate familiarity with the major facts about contemporary English grammar, including: the sounds of English, the ways in which words are constructed, how words behave in different ways, how sentences are structured, different types of clause; kinds of complex sentence, and how information is packaged into sentences;
  2. outline the historical development from Old English through Middle English to Modern English, including: how the sounds of English have changed over time, how English words have changed their shapes and meanings over time, how English sentence structure has changed over time;
  3. explain the significance of variation in English. 'English' has always been a label applied to many varying varieties of speech, and 'New Englishes' continue to develop in many different parts of the world. We challenge simplistic beliefs that some varieties of English are 'wrong', while exploring the fascinating fact that many people are strongly attracted to thinking in these terms;
  4. demonstrate appreciation of both English's role as a global lingua franca and of the consequences of such globalisation on the world's linguistic diversity;
  5. demonstrate knowledge of some of the sociolinguistic and linguistic features of several non-standard Englishes.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students will deepen their knowledge of linguistics and increase their familiarity with the major facts about contemporary English grammar. It is taught by directed study and reading, practised in online tutorial and exercises, and assessed via all assessment tasks. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Your involvement in online discussions in this unit will foster your ability to communicate effectively; encourage you to find, organise, and present information effectively; and to construct coherent and well reasoned arguments. It is assessed in assessment tasks. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
This unit examines the variation in forms of English spoken throughout the world, the role of English as a global language, and the likely fate of Englishes as second languages. It is assessed in the essay. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Online components of this unit provide opportunities for you to practice your information literacy skills in online quizzes and assessed in your ability to find and evaluate complex information from various sources, with an emphasis on electronically-available sources for the essay. 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
This unit provides the opportunity for you to identify, evaluate, and implement personal learning strategies and study skills that will be valuable throughout your life. 		True
6 Problem Solving
In this unit you will required to apply critical thinking to linguistic issues, and to solve data based problems critically and intelligently. Students' problem solving skills are developed and assessed in their assessment tasks. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
This unit will develop your awareness of the interplay between linguistic variation and social judgements. We hope that the ability to make connections between language use and wider sociopolitical issues makes you more socially responsible. 		True
8 Team Work
Participation in online discussions requires engagement and interactivity with other students in developing collaborative skills and building group knowledge ? assessed in the discussions component. 		True True
   

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