Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Lecturer and Unit Co-convenor
Dr Nick Wilson
C5A 553
Administration
Margaret Wood
Lecturer and unit co-convenor
Dr Loy Lising
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
39cp 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
This unit develops students' understanding of the link between culture and language. It explores topics including linguistic antropology, linguistic relativity, inter-cultural communication, linguistic ethnography, and the study of language in the workplace. Students on this unit learn predominantly through carrying out ethnographic research projects, which are supported through in-class discussion activities.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Feedback and Grading
All assessment in LING332 will be graded according to the grades (HD, D, Cr, etc.) described in the Assessment Policy. No numerical mark will be given. For all work, you will receive feedback (usually via turnitin) first, before your grade appears in gradebook. Your grade will not be shown in Turnitin.
Late Submission and Special Consideration
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Linguistic Relativity Quiz | 10% | No | Week 4 |
Literature Review | 30% | No | Week 6 |
Research Plan Presentation | 10% | No | Week 8 |
Ethnographic Research Project | 50% | No | Week 13 |
Due: Week 4
Weighting: 10%
Online iLearn quiz on the content of weeks 1-3
Due: Week 6
Weighting: 30%
You will write a 1500 word literature review on a topic relevant to the study of cross-cultural pragmatics. The following are possible topics, but your final topic needs to be agreed with your tutor prior to submission, and you will submit a formative plan which will receive feedback prior to undertaking the full literature review. This plan must be signed off by your tutor and attached to your submitted literature review.
Possible topics include:
In this assignment the abilty to appropriately summarise key information while attributing sources correctly is vital, and issues of academic integrity will be closely scrutinised in order to ensure that you develop your academic writing skills to the level expected of a 300-level student in Linguistics.
Due: Week 8
Weighting: 10%
In this assignment you are required to present in-class the research plan for the project you will carry out later in the semester, using verbal and visual presentation. The presentation will take place in your tutorial and you must use 1 powerpoint slide with information about the planned research. You will have 3 minutes to "pitch" your research project to your tutor and classmates, and your tutor will grade and provide feedback on your plan.
Your planned project must focus on one of the following topics:
Your proposed project must have a clear focus on the analysis of how language is used, and must involve the ethnographic collection of linguistic data and contextual information.
This assignment is compulsory, and you will not be permitted to submit your final project (assignment 3), without having completed a research plan presentation.
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 50%
Carry out the project you proposed for in your presentation. This should focus on one of the following topics:
Your proposed project must have a clear focus on the analysis of how language is used, and must involve the ethnographic collection of linguistic data and contextual information. It should synthesis ethnographic description, linguistic analysis and a critical understanding of relevant academic literature.
It should be written as an ethnographic research report (2500 words).
Delivery
The unit is taught in 13 x 1 hour lectures and 12 x 1 hour tutorials, with large and small group discussions and activities aimed at assisting students’ skills and knowledge acquisition.
Time and place:
Lectures: Friday, 10am, 23 Wally's Walk, T1
Tutorials: Friday, see your timetable for time and place.
Reading
Weekly readings will be made available on Leganto, an interactive interface with the library catalogue. These will be updated on a regular basis and you can suggest further readings and comment on exisiting ones.
The recommended texts are:
If you have done LING219, you probably already have the last of these, but it is also available as an ebook through the library. If you haven't done LING219, then you should definitely read this book, as knowledge of sociolinguistics is foundational to the study of culture and language.
This unit covers the following topics (order may be subject to change):
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Delivery changed from seminars to lectures and tutorials, due to increased enrolment.
Changes made to assessment schedule, approved by FSQC, December 2018.
Addition of a co-convenor due to increased enrolment.