304141 (v.3) Language Studies 572
| Area: | Department of Languages and Intercultural Education |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Anti Requisite(s): | 1698 (v.7) Language Studies 172
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| Syllabus: | Pronunciation, intonation, voice quality, spelling and sound systems. Grammar, sentence structures, syntax and morphology. Word meanings and semantics. Languages which students may focus on - English, Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean and Thai. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have - Developed Skills in transcribing English phonetically, recognising word classes and grammatical structures and using the internet to search for information about languages. Developed and awareness of phonemic, syntactic and semantic analysis, good second language learning practice and the problems facing second language learners. |
| 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: | Kuiper, K. and Scott, A W. (1996), Introduction to the English Language: Sound, Word and Sentence. New York, Macmillan. Finch, G. (1998), How to Study Linguistics. New York, Macmillan. Fromkin, V., Blair, D. and Collins, P. (1999), An Introduction to Language (fourth edition). Sydney, Harcourt. Sohn, H.M. (2001), The Korean Language. Cambridge University Press. Backhouse, A.E. (1993), The Japanese Language - An Introduction. Oxford University Press. Norman, Jerry. (1988), Chinese. Oxford University Press. David, Cl. (1997), Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. London, Blackwell. Matthews, P. (1997), The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford University Press. Saunders, N. (2001), The Grammar Cafe. Perth, Black Swan. (text and CD). Saunders,N. (2000), Phonetic Transcription for Australians. Perth, Black Swan. (text and CD). |
| Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignment 40%, Essay 20%, Final Test 40%. 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 | | | |
Current as of: February 2, 2004
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