303705 (v.2) Cultural Literacy 501

Area:

Department of Media and Information

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

2.0

Workshop:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

Develops and extends the research and cross cultural communication skills studied in Cultural Literacy 500 and includes - research skills, critical thinking, writing and editing, study of academic journal writing, analysis of various disciplines' texts, social discourse - particularly oral discourse in Australia and cross-cultural studies. Complements and integrates study undertaken in other disciplines. Preparation of a research proposal, development of a literature review or writing a chapter of a thesis or project.

Unit Outcomes:

On completion of this unit students are expected to develop and extend - Expertise in research and research writing. Ability to write a cohesive, well structured research proposal or literature review or chapter of a thesis. Ability to present research work orally to a diverse audience. Cross-cultural communication skills and understandings of differing cultural approaches to learning and research writing in particular.

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:

Allan, M. (1997). Smart thinking. Oxford, Oxford University Press. Becher,T, (1989) Academic tribes and territories : Intellectual enquiry and the culturals of disciplines. Milton Keynes: Society for Research into Higher Education and Open University Press. Bhatia, V.K (2002). Analysing genre : Language use in professional settings. Harlow,Longman. Brislin, R (1991). Cross cultural encounters : Face to face interactions . New York, Pergamon Press. Clyne , M. (1981). Culture and discourse structure. Journal of Pragmatics 5, 61-66. Clyne, M. (1987). Cultural differences in the organization of academic texts. Journal of Pragmatics 11, 211-247. coates, J. (1986). Women, men and language. London, Longman.Flowerdew, J. (Ed) (2002). Acdemic discourse. London, Longman. Hynd, C.R. (Ed) (1998). Learning from text across conceptual domains. New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Assocs. Urquart, A.H. and Weir, C.J. (1998). Reading in a second laguage : Process, product and practice. London, Longman.

Unit Texts:

Weissberg, R. and Buker, S. (1990). Writing Up Research. Englewood Cliffs, Prentice Hall.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Class work/participation 30%, Oral Presentation 20%, Written Assignment (1) 20%, Written Assignment (2) 30%. This is by Grade/ Mark Assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y