12385 (v.4) Ed 686 - Talking Across Cultures

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Area:	Department of Languages and Intercultural Education
Contact Hours:	4.0
Credits:	25.0
Lecture:	1 x 4 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	12377 (v.3) Language Analysis and Language Learning 681 or any previous version AND 12378 (v.3) Teaching and Learning Styles 683 or any previous version
Cross-cultural differences in the way people use languages and the potential misunderstandings and linguistically induced prejudices that can arise from these. Focus on the speech styles of speakers of the languages that make up contemporary Australia, selected from Aboriginal languages, European languages, Asian languages and varieties of English.