Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Allie Severin
Contact via email
Margaret Wood
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MAppLing or MAppLingTESOL or MAuslEngInt or PGDipAuslEngInt or MTransInter or MTransInterMIntRel or MTransInterMAppLingTESOL or MIntPubDip or MDevStud or MAccComm
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
Based in the field of Anthropological Linguistics, this unit investigates language, society and culture. The content and activities of this unit aim to develop an awareness and understanding of the theories and practical implications associated with linguistic diversity, exploring topic areas which include migration, transnationalism, and identity. The focus is on how worldview influences the language choices of a group and how group values, beliefs and practices generate, maintain, and transform norms of interaction within a culture.
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Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Writing, citing and referencing
Late assignments
The policy regarding late assignments has now been standardised across postgraduate Linguistics units.
Academic Honesty
As a good student, you are responsible for ensuring academic integrity practices are followed at all times. Your first step is to read the university’s Academic Honesty Policy and make sure you know what constitutes good practice. Then make sure you know how to reference and cite correctly.
There are other practices we need to consider and one of these is the potential for collusion. Informal study groups are encouraged as a good way to assist your learning but please remember that all your independently assessed assignments must be totally independently completed. Unless you are doing a group project where each member contributes to producing one piece of work for which you get the one mark, using part or all of someone else’s work constitutes collusion and breaches the university’s Academic Honesty Policy.
Do no collude with any other student by selling, giving, lending, explaining or showing all or parts of your independently assessed work/answers/past or current assignments and do not ask to buy, borrow, see and use all or parts of the work of another student.
Do not reuse any work you have presented for assessment in this or another unit. This will activate a Turnitin alert.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Assignment 1 | 20% | No | Ongoing weeks 2-13 |
Assignment 2 | 30% | No | Weeks 7 and 13 |
Assignment 3 | 50% | No | Week 10 |
Due: Ongoing weeks 2-13
Weighting: 20%
1. Completion Certificate from Macquarie University Ethical Research Online Module.
Due date: before you begin your research project. For the essay assignment, even if you do a library research based essay, the ethics involved in culture and language research is still very important for you to learn.
http://www.mq.edu.au/ethics_training/
NO MARKS but you must complete this module to pass this unit. You are expected to post evidence of your completion of this module by the end of week 6.
2. Discussion board posts
Each week, there will be a discussion task related to the reading and lecture content. These will take a range of forms and some will be formally assessed. These will be spread across weeks 2-13 of the unit.
Due: Weeks 7 and 13
Weighting: 30%
The quizzes will be released at a specified time in weeks 7 and 13 on the unit iLearn page. Questions will be drawn from first and second parts of the module respectively. These provide an opportunity for students to demonstrate their understanding of the unit content.
Due: Week 10
Weighting: 50%
Word limit: 3,000-3,500 words (excludes references and data extracts)
Topic: Report on real world or library research project on a topic relevant to the links between language and culture. Due in week 10 of the module. Full details will be provided on the iLearn site.
Textbooks
** Piller, I. 2011 Intercultural Communication: A Critical Introduction. Edinburgh: EUP.
** Bowe, H., Martin, K. & Manns, H. 2014. Communication Across Cultures. 2nd edition. Cambridge: CUP
You should obtain a copy of these books if possible. The library also has some hard and e-copies available. These books are listed within the unit’s Leganto page.
Other readings
See the LING903 iLearn page for full details of weekly readings. A new unit will be made available every Thursday.
Reading material for this course consists of book chapters and some journal articles that can be found on e-reserve, and other journal articles can be accessed directly through the library catalogue. Weekly readings lists will be available on the iLearn site, which you can access from the first day of the course. Reading guides and questions are provided for the key readings.
The LING903 iLearn site has a range of resources, including course notes, tasks, online discussions etc. To log in to the website, go to http://ilearn.mq.edu.au.
There are also links to advice and assistance on this page. There is a range of other resources available to Macquarie students, including:
See the following URL for more information: http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/support/postresources.htm
Week 1: Language in Society
Week 2: Language, Culture and Thought
Week 3: Culture in Everyday Interactions
Week 4: Culture and Vocabulary
Week 5: The Power of Words: Linguistic Taboos
Week 6: Non-Verbal Communication
Week 7: Culture and Metaphor
Week 8: Cultural Differences in Writing
Week 9: Culture and Communication in Business Settings (Recorded Lecture - Loy Lising)
Week 10: Culture and Communication in Health Provider Settings
Week 11: Cultural Issues in Interpreting and Translating (Guest Lecture)
Week 12: Teaching, Learning and Access to Cultural Knowledge
Week 13: Intercultural Communication Training
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Undergraduate students seeking more policy resources can visit the Student Policy Gateway (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/student-policy-gateway). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.
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Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/study/getting-started/student-conduct
Results published on platform other than eStudent, (eg. iLearn, Coursera etc.) or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au or if you are a Global MBA student contact globalmba.support@mq.edu.au
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