Marking guides and exemplars, together with further information about assessment tasks will be provided in iLearn.

All assessment tasks are compulsory and must be submitted on time. Tasks handed in early will not be marked and returned before the due date.

Assessment tasks must be uploaded into iLearn via Turnitin.

1. Project Plan

Write a project plan (no prescribed word length) in which you:

Describe from start to finish a small project-based activity that aims to illuminate one of the ways in which different societies and cultures interact in the Australian context.

Your research topic area is: 

How are aspects of a foreign culture represented through language and social/cultural practices in the local Australian context?

• Formulate a specific language-focused project question at a nuanced and sophisticated level. It might be helpful to ask yourself the general question: What can various experiences, practices and perspectives of a culture – linguistic and/or social-cultural – tell us about that culture?
• Before commencing your project, you MUST gain approval for your research question from your supervisor. You must contact your supervisor via email or in person to gain approval by the start of Week 2.
• Keep in mind that the purpose of your intercultural project is to discover and not to prove.

2. Presentation

Present your project, findings and conclusions to fellow students and academics in week 9 in the form of a PPT presentation. The focus will be on the content of your study as well as on clear and effective delivery. Be prepared to engage with the audience and to respond to any questions that they may raise.

Please note that this presentation needs to be in English so that you can share your insights with fellow students.

3. Report

Write a report (of 2000 to 2500 words: includes all quotations and references, but not the bibliography), in which you collate, analyse and evaluate data collected during intercultural encounters. You need to discuss the language with your supervisor. Take into account the feedback received from your presentation. Consult the Report Instructions and Marking Guide provided. 

Late Assessment Penalty

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – two (2) marks out of 100 will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date – and (b) no assignment will be accepted more than seven (7) days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline. No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g. quizzes, online tests.

Special Consideration Policy 

All assessment tasks are compulsory and must be submitted on time. Students unable to meet due dates must apply for 'Special Consideration' via ask.mq.edu. 

In this unit you will work with an individual supervisor in a specific discipline, who guides you throughout the session. You are expected to meet regularly with your supervisor between Week 1 and 13. Students are required to schedule their consultation time individually via email.

You will meet the course convenor and fellow students in the set weeks. Students are expected to: 

• attend a compulsory 2-hour seminar in Week 1 (Friday 10am - 12pm) to familiarise oneself with the structure of the course, expectations and the outline of the project.
• attend a compulsory 2-hour seminar in Week 4 (Friday 10am - 12pm) to discuss progress to date.
• deliver a PPT presentation of their project in Week 9 (15 minutes).

External students are required to join these meetings via Zoom.

If anything is unclear, please contact the unit convenor for assistance.

TECHNOLOGY USED AND REQUIRED

Online Unit

Login is via: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/

Is my unit in iLearn?: https://unitguides.mq.edu.au/ilearn_unit_status/ to check when your online unit will become available.

Technology

Students are required to have regular access to a computer and the internet. Mobile devices alone are not sufficient.

For students attending classes on campus we strongly encourage that you bring along your own laptop computer, ready to work with activities in your online unit. The preferred operating system is Windows 10.

Students are required to access the online unit in iLearn by the end of Week 1 and follow any relevant instructions and links for downloads that may be required. If applicable, students are required to download the relevant language package prior to Week 2.

Please contact your course convenor before the end of Week 1 if you do not have a suitable laptop (or tablet) for in-class use.

• For central technical support go to:  http://www.mq.edu.au/about_us/offices_and_units/information_technology/help/
• For student quick guides on the use of iLearn go to:  https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/tools-and-resources/ilearn/ilearn-quick-guides-for-students

Compulsory meetings with the course convenors and fellow students are outlined in the Delivery and Resources section.

It is important that you meet regularly with your supervisor between week 1 and 13 in order to develop a step-by-step approach towards your project.