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APPL8030 – Languages and Cultures in Contact

2024 – Session 2, Online-flexible

General Information

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Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit convenor and teaching staff
Ingrid Piller
ingrid.piller@mq.edu.au
Alice Wu
xufang.wu@mq.edu.au
Credit points Credit points
10
Prerequisites Prerequisites
Admission to MAppLing or MAppLingTESOL or MAuslEngInt or PGDipAuslEngInt or MTransInter or MTransInterMIntRel or MTransInterMAppLingTESOL or MIntPubDip or MDevStud or MAccComm or MEd or MAdvTransInterStud
Corequisites Corequisites
Co-badged status Co-badged status
Unit description Unit description

In this unit you will explore the tensions between multilingual practices and monolingual ideologies, and their social consequences. You will discover that linguistic diversity is a fundamental, yet widely overlooked, fact of language in social life. You will engage with a wide variety of case studies of language and culture contact from around the world and examine connections to educational disadvantage and social exclusion.

Important Academic Dates

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Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  • ULO1: Identify, describe, and explain key phenomena in language and culture contact
  • ULO2: Identify, describe, and critically evaluate key concepts and theories related to language and culture contact
  • ULO3: Identify, describe, and explain the social consequences of language and culture contact in different communities, across time and space, particularly in the field of education
  • ULO4: Communicate advanced knowledge and understanding of socially relevant aspects of language and culture contact to diverse audiences

Assessment Tasks

Name Weighting Hurdle Due
Quiz 1-10 50% No Weekly
Professional writing tasks 30% No Individual due dates in second half of semester
Media presentation 20% No Weekly

Quiz 1-10

Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Weekly
Weighting: 50%

 

You will have to undertake 10 quizzes throughout the term. Each quiz will be valued 5%.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Identify, describe, and explain key phenomena in language and culture contact
  • Identify, describe, and critically evaluate key concepts and theories related to language and culture contact
  • Identify, describe, and explain the social consequences of language and culture contact in different communities, across time and space, particularly in the field of education

Professional writing tasks

Assessment Type 1: Professional writing
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Individual due dates in second half of semester
Weighting: 30%

 

You will have to undertake 10 writing tasks throughout the term in response to prompts. Each task will be valued 3%.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Identify, describe, and explain key phenomena in language and culture contact
  • Identify, describe, and critically evaluate key concepts and theories related to language and culture contact
  • Identify, describe, and explain the social consequences of language and culture contact in different communities, across time and space, particularly in the field of education
  • Communicate advanced knowledge and understanding of socially relevant aspects of language and culture contact to diverse audiences

Media presentation

Assessment Type 1: Media presentation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Weekly
Weighting: 20%

 

You will have to undertake a group assignment and present their findings in a variety of oral and digital formats.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Identify, describe, and explain key phenomena in language and culture contact
  • Identify, describe, and explain the social consequences of language and culture contact in different communities, across time and space, particularly in the field of education
  • Communicate advanced knowledge and understanding of socially relevant aspects of language and culture contact to diverse audiences

1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:

  • the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
  • the Writing Centre for academic skills support.

2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation

Delivery and Resources

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Students seeking more policy resources can visit Student Policies (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/policies). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.

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Student Code of Conduct

Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/admin/other-resources/student-conduct

Results

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 connect.mq.edu.au or if you are a Global MBA student contact globalmba.support@mq.edu.au

Academic Integrity

At Macquarie, we believe academic integrity – honesty, respect, trust, responsibility, fairness and courage – is at the core of learning, teaching and research. We recognise that meeting the expectations required to complete your assessments can be challenging. So, we offer you a range of resources and services to help you reach your potential, including free online writing and maths support, academic skills development and wellbeing consultations.

Student Support

Macquarie University provides a range of support services for students. For details, visit http://students.mq.edu.au/support/

The Writing Centre

The Writing Centre provides resources to develop your English language proficiency, academic writing, and communication skills.

The Library provides online and face to face support to help you find and use relevant information resources. 

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Unit information based on version 2024.02 of the Handbook