Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Verna Rieschild
Contact via verna.rieschild@mq.edu.au
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
39cp
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit aims to develop students' knowledge of how cultural patterns (beliefs, values and norms) affect or relate to language and language use. It is grounded in an analysis of the theoretical and methodological issues common to linguistics and anthropology. Increasing globalisation, internationalisation and migration provide an imperative to develop awareness and understanding of issues associated with linguistic diversity. One effective approach is driven by a perspective of language as one part of cultural practice, and so focuses on the cultural meanings displayed in language use. Anthropological linguistics is interested in the meaning behind the ways in which language is used.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Due |
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Assessment 1 | 46% | 5/6/2015 |
Assessment 2 | 24% | various |
Assessment 3 | 30% | week 7 and week 13 |
Due: 5/6/2015
Weighting: 46%
You will carry out a small ethnography of communication project and write up the results.
For information on late or non submission of assignments, please see LING332 Unit Guide, posted on the LING332 ilearn unit.
Due: various
Weighting: 24%
1. Completion Certificate from Macquarie University Ethical Research Online Module. Due Date: anytime between the start of classes for this unit and when you begin your research project. http://www.mq.edu.au/ethics_training/ Upload by Week 6. No marks but essential component for passing this unit.
2. Discussion Board - 3 entries: Saturday March 14th, 201 Saturday April 25th, 2015 Saturday May 23rd, 2015. 400-500 words per entry (not counting extracts, etc) (each marked out of 8) The student will focus on one of the prior week’s topics, and post responses to activities’ material; summarize the relevant readings; and provide interesting and relevant original discussion and insights on the topic. For information on late or non-submission of assignments, please see LING332 Unit Guide, posted on the LING332 ilearn unit.
Due: week 7 and week 13
Weighting: 30%
Two quizzes on ethnography of communication theory and practice. Each quiz will examine your knowledge of unit content. You will have approximately 60 minutes in class to complete the open book quiz.
Arrangements will be made for supplementary quizzes held in the examination period for those who provide a medical certificate for non-attendance on the day of the quiz.
TECHNOLOGIES REQUIRED
Students need to use CIT tools and devices when preparing assignments and in class. Attendance in class is compulsory but there will be additional online opportunities to make up missed classes. The research project involves recording, so students will need to have their own device for recording short snatches of communication or rituals.
ANY CHANGES? Aspects of the assessment tasks vary from year to year. The textbook is the second addition.
TEACHING AND LEARNING STRATEGIES
The unit is taught in 13 x2 hour hands-on sessions; with large and small group discussions and activities aimed at assisting students’ skills and knowledge acquisition. Each week, students can access pre-recorded lectures, films and weekly preparation activities from the ilearn LING332 unit website, and prepare for the class activities. All assignments are submitted online through the LING332 ilearn website.
REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED TEXTS AND/OR MATERIALS
Bowe, Heather, Kylie Martin and Howard Manns. 2014. Communication Across Cultures: Mutual Understanding in a global world. Melbourne, VIC. CUP
Duranti, Alexander. 2009. Linguistic Anthropology: a Reader. John Wiley.
In addition, there are films, articles and book chapter readings available through the library portal.
UNIT WEBPAGE
The LING332 website is a resource for students to use to find class preparation activities, lecture recordings and notes, receive urgent announcements, communicate with convener and class members, and submit all their assignments (online). To log in to the website, go to http://learn.mq.edu.au
WEEK 1 5th March 2014 Introduction to Language and Culture
WEEK 2 12th March 2014 Non-Verbal communication across cultures
WEEK 3 19th March 2014 Ethnography of Communication Research
1: Data and methods
WEEK 4 26th March 2014 Culture and Performance
WEEK 5 2nd April 2014 Kinship. Greeting routines
WEEK 6 9th April 2014 Ethnography of Communication Research
2. Interviewing (interview topic: Taboos)
MID SEMESTER BREAK 13th-26th April 2014
WEEK 7 30th April, 2014 Ethnographic Research 3: Writing ethnography ASSIGNMENT 3 QUIZ 1
WEEK 8 7th May, 2014 Language and Socialization across Cultures
WEEK 9 14th May, 2014 Language, Culture and health care encounters
WEEK 10 21st May, 2014 Language, culture, knowledge and learning
WEEK 11 28th May 2014 Intercultural communication in business
WEEK 12 4th June, 2014 Living Between cultures 1
WEEK 13 11th June, 2014 Living Between cultures 2 ASSIGNMENT 3 QUIZ 2
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12/02/2015 | small amendment to assessment section |
12/02/2015 | small changes made in assessments |