301477 (v.3) Talking Across Cultures 302
| Area: | Department of Languages and Intercultural Education |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
| Syllabus: | A description and analysis of speech styles across a number of cultures that make up contemporary Australia drawn from Aboriginal, Anglo European and Asian Pacific cultures. A contrastive analysis of these speech styles. An investigation into cross cultural prejudice and stereotyping. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On completion of this unit, students will have - A knowledge of how languages are used. How languages interact. A broad overview of some languages and cultures that have had a major influence in shaping Australia, in particular, mention is made of Australian Aboriginal, Anglo-European and Asian-Pacific languages and cultures. This will make students more cross culturally aware in order to avoid stereotyping and prejudicial behaviour. Consider the implications of cross cultural speech styles for every dayinteractions across a range of domains including classrooms and law courts. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | Cooke, M., (1995), Aboriginal Evidence in the Cross-Cultural Courtroom. In D. Eades (ed) Language in Evidence, Sydney, Sydney University Press. Faerch, C., Kasper, G., (1989), Internal and External Modification in Interlanguage Request Realisation. In S. Blum-Kulka, J. House and G. Kasper (eds), Cross-Cultural Pragmatics: Requests and Apologies, Norwood, Ablex. Yueguo, G., (1990), Politeness Phenomena in Modern Chinese. Journal of Pragmatics 14: 237-257. Connor, U., Kaplan, R.B., (1987), Writing Across Cultures, Reading, Adison Wesley. Malcolm, I., (1999), Towards More User Friendly Education. For Users of Aboriginal English. Centre for Applied Language and Literacy Research, Edith Cowan University. |
| Unit Texts: | Blum-Kulka, S., House, J., Kasper, G., (eds) (1989), Cross-Cultural Pragmatics: Requests and Apologies. Norwood, Ablex. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignment (1) 25%. Assignment (2) 35%. Examination 40%. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | | |
Current as of: February 2, 2004
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