Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Deanna Wong
Margaret Wood
Tutor
Caroline Moir
Tutor
Linda Buckley
Tutor
Christine Joyce
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
12cp at 100 level or above
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
In this leading-edge unit we examine and use social media and explore how language and social practices are changing in the contemporary computer-driven world. Issues surrounding online identity will be explored as well as the challenges of linguistic change for education and business practices. Some issues that we discuss are how women and men communicate online, and how online language may vary according to age, ethnicity or context.
The unit explores the collaborative processes involved in contemporary education and media. Some issues that we will consider are:
Do we know who we are 'talking to' these days?
What are the ethical issues involved in using new media: what can you say or do in a text message?
Are young people losing the ability to talk face-to-face?
You can apply your knowledge of other units in linguistics in this unit, but no previous knowledge of linguistics is necessary or expected. The unit will connect with other areas of your University study and your life experience. You will find that the unit is relevant to business and marketing, to media and communications, to education and psychology, as well as to linguistics.
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Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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CMC Annotated Bibliography | 40% | No | 5PM, 05/04/2017 |
Social Media Comms Report | 40% | No | 5PM, 10-05-2017 |
Reflective Blog Post | 20% | No | 5PM, 31-05-2017 |
Due: 5PM, 05/04/2017
Weighting: 40%
You will write a set of five annotations summarising and evaluating a set of articles that examine foundational concepts in sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, and CMC research.
Length: 1500 words
Due: 5PM, 10-05-2017
Weighting: 40%
You will write a report evaluating the social media activities of an Organisation, Business, or Political Entity across a specified period of time. As part of your report, you will consider the linguistic features of at least three examples of relevant CMC. You should also consider how each genre is manipulated to communicate a specific message at specific points in time, and which digital literacy skills are required to comprehend these materials. The report must consider at least three of the CMC genres considered in the unit, i.e. Tweet, Email, Blog, or Meme, and all CMC texts must be publicly available.
Length: 1500 words
Due: 5PM, 31-05-2017
Weighting: 20%
You will write a reflective blog post discussing what you learned about the language of social media, and how you propose to apply this new knowledge. Your post is expected to incorporate the typical features of the blog genre, and to use a style appropriate for reflective writing.
Length: 500 words
Students are expected to attend and participate in all classes. While attendance is not mandated at lectures, you are expected to attend tutorials. Tutors will keep a record of attendance at tutorials.
Tutorials begin in Week 2.
There is no set textbook for LING248. Instead we will be using unit readings available through the university library home page http://www.mq.edu.au/about/campus-services-and-facilities/library
Please note that all assessable submissions to LING248 require that version 6 of the APA referencing scheme is used. For more information on the APA v.6 Referencing Scheme, please see http://www.apastyle.org/manual/index.aspx
For answers to common questions about the APA v.6 Referencing Scheme, please see:
http://www.apastyle.org/learn/faqs/index.aspx
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Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
Assessment Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy_2016.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/complaint_management/procedure.html
Disruption to Studies Policy (in effect until Dec 4th, 2017): http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html
Special Consideration Policy (in effect from Dec 4th, 2017): https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/special-consideration
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The 2017 assessment schedule sees the 2016 assessments- a quiz, a research report, and a tutorial presentation activity requiring students to create a set of Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) texts (tweet, email, blog, and meme) and then present an analysis of this set to the class as an individual presentation- replaced with an Annotated Bibliography, an Information Report, and a Reflective Blog post.