304144 (v.3) Talking Across Cultures 500

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 contrasting analysis of these speech styles. An investigation into cross cultural prejudice and stereotyping.

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit, students will have - A knowledge of how languages are used. Knowledge of 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. Been made more culturally aware in order to avoid stereotyping and prejudicial behaviour. Considered the implications of cross cultural speech styles for everyday interactions 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:

Blum-kulka, S., House, J. and Kasper, G. (eds.) (1989), Cross-Cultural Pragmatics: Requests and Apologies. Norwood, Ablex. Cooke, M. (1995), Aboriginal evidence in the cross-cultural courtroom. In Eades, D. (ed), Language in Evidence. Sydney, Sydney University Press. Faerch, C. and Kasper, G. (1989), Internal and external modification in interlanguage request realisation. In Blum-kulka, S., House, J. and Kasper, G. (eds.) (1989), Cross-Cultural Pragmatics: Requests and Apologies. Norwood, Ablex. Gu, Yueguo. (1990), Politeness phenomena in Modern Chinese. Journal of Pragmatics 14: 237-257. Connor, U. and Kaplan, R.B. (1987), Writing Across Cultures. Reading MA, Addison and 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:

No prescribed texts.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Assignment 1 25%, Assignment 2 35%, Examination 40%. This is by grade/mark assessment.

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