Important: Please refer to the detailed assessment instructions for each assessment task, which will be posted in the 'Assessment' block on the APPL8260 iLearn site. These instructions contain essential information about the ways that individual assessment tasks should be approached and presented.

All assessment tasks must be submitted in order to be eligible to pass this unit.

Use of Generative AI

Please refer to instructions from your lecturer on the use and acknowledgement of use of Generative AI in your submitted assignments.

Requesting an extension to assignment due date

On occasion, you may be in a situation when you aren't able to submit an assessment task on time. Extensions are only given in special circumstances, by completing a Special Consideration request. For more information on Special Consideration, see https://students.mq.edu.au/study/my-study-program/special-consideration  

Late submission of assignments

If you haven't been approved for an extension and you submit your assessment task late, penalties are applied. You should consult your unit convenor if you are in this position. Late submissions will receive a 5% per day penalty. If you submit the assessment task 10 days or more beyond the due date, without an approved extension, you will be awarded a maximum of 50% of the overall assessment marks. Weekends and public holidays are included. 

APPL8260 is delivered through a weekly two-hour on-campus seminar (lecture-workshop), which is also broadcast simultaneously on a videoconferencing platform (e.g. Zoom).  These sessions are recorded and will be available on Echo 360.  It is essential for students to listen in full to these recordings each week if they are unable to attend in real time.

Weekly readings for the unit will be available through the Leganto bock on the APPL8260 iLearn site.  Lecture slides and other learning material will also be posted weekly on iLearn during the semester.  There is no set textbook for this unit.

Week 1 Language Learning Histories

Week 2 Mapping language learning beyond the classroom

Week 3 How are languages learnt?

Week 4 Motivation and identity

Week 5 Language learning strategies

Week 6 Learner Autonomy

Week 7 Ecologies of language learning

Week 8 Social networks in language learning

Week 9 Language learning and identity

Week 10 Language learning in and out of class

Week 11 Spaces and Places

Week 12 Language learning and the internet

Week 13 Researching language learning beyond the classroom

Social inclusion at Macquarie University is about giving everyone who has the potential to benefit from higher education the opportunity to study at university, participate in campus life and flourish in their chosen field. The University has made significant moves to promote an equitable, diverse and exciting campus community for the benefit of staff and students. It is your responsibility to contribute towards the development of an inclusive culture and practice in the areas of learning and teaching, research, and service orientation and delivery. As a member of the Macquarie University community, you must not discriminate against or harass others based on their sex, gender, race, marital status, carers' responsibilities, disability, sexual orientation, age, political conviction or religious belief. All staff and students are expected to display appropriate behaviour that is conducive to a healthy learning environment for everyone.

All students are required to complete Safer Communities @ MQ on iLearn before they can access the unit materials.

In the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, professionalism is a key capability embedded in all our courses.  

As part of developing professionalism, students are expected to attend all small group interactive sessions. As an adult learner, we respect your decision to choose how you engage with your learning, but we would remind you that the learning opportunities we create for you have been done so to enable your success, and that by not engaging you may impact your ability to successfully complete this unit. We equally expect that you show respect for the academic staff who have worked hard to develop meaningful activities and prioritise your learning by communicating with them in advance if you are unable to attend a small group interactive session. 

Another dimension of professionalism is having respect for your peers. It is the right of every student to learn in an environment that is free of disruption and distraction. Please arrive to all learning activities on time, and if you are unavoidably detained, please join activity as quietly as possible to minimise disruption. Phones and other electronic devices that produce noise and other distractions must be turned off prior to entering class. Where your own device (e.g., laptop) is being used for class-related activities, you are asked to close down all other applications to avoid distraction to you and others. Please treat your fellow students with the utmost respect. If you are uncomfortable participating in any specific activity, please let the relevant academic know.