Notice
As part of Phase 3 of our return to campus plan, most units will now run tutorials, seminars and other small group activities on campus, and most will keep an online version available to those students unable to return or those who choose to continue their studies online.
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Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Maria Herke
Margaret Wood
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
The English language is used in many different ways: to inform, to question, to report, to regulate, to express emotions, to advertise products, to create images, to construct works of literature. Drawing on a view of language as a 'social semiotic', this unit moves from some basic and traditional concepts in English grammar to looking at the grammatical choices users of English make in a variety of contexts, with lectures covering both theory and practice. The theoretical lectures provide an introduction to some basic concepts of, and tools for, a functional approach to grammar description and analysis of its application to context. The practical lectures and online activities invite students to explore the relationship between the grammar of and the contextual meanings in texts - both spoken and written - drawn from many different social contexts. |
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
1. Late Assessment Procedure
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Clause ID & Thamtic analysis | 30% | No | Week 13 |
Major Essay | 25% | No | Week 11 |
Grammar Exercise | 35% | No | Week 8 |
Short Essay | 10% | No | Week 3 |
Assessment Type 1: Qualitative analysis task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 30 hours
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 30%
This is a an assessment that tests students' understanding of clause identfication and Theme / Rheme analysis.
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Week 11
Weighting: 25%
This 1200 word essay will require you to compare two texts using both experiential and interpersonal meanings as your analytical tools.
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 30 hours
Due: Week 8
Weighting: 35%
This grammar exercise is based on Lectures 4-14 and will cover experiential and interpersonal meanings. Students are strongly advised to participate in the online practice grammar quizzes in order to prepare for this assessment as our research indicates there is a direct correlation between practice quiz participation and the assessment grade.
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Week 3
Weighting: 10%
In this short essay students analyse the context of a provided text (500 words)
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2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Lecture content will be delivered to you online via your ilearn site in the form of screencast videos (vlogs) with associated online activities which will be available through the LING1120 ilearn site. There are no face to face lectures.
Tutorials are 1 hour and begin in Week 2. Most streams are available in face to face mode on campus and some are available online via Zoom. Unless you have permission to change, you should attend the tutorial class you registered in. Students should aim to attend at least 80% of these valuable classes.
This unit runs over the full 13 weeks of Semester , however Week 13 will be used to summarise the work throughout the semester. Please note that the Semester break is a break from face to face teaching, not a vacation break, and we may set work to be done during those two weeks.
Textbook
There is a set textbook: Butt, Fahey, Feez and Spinks, Using Functional Grammar: An explorer's guide to English, Edition 3, published by Palgrave Macmillan. Please ensure you purchase a copy as early as possible because it is an invaluable resource for this unit. The university's official textbook supplier is Booktopia and you can easily order an online copy by going to https://www.booktopia.com.au/books-online/text-books/textbook-finder/cXC-p1.html?src=header
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Unit information based on version 2021.02 of the Handbook