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Courses Handbook 2011

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2011.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2010.

304159 (v.5) Language in Use 400

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Area: School of Education
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 3.0
Lecture: 2 x 1 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s): 1698 (v.8) Language Studies 172
Syllabus: The linguistic characteristics of discourse and texts types (both oral and written) according to function and genre. Examination of what it is that makes texts meaningful and coherent to users from a range of perspectives. This unit includes an overview of schema theory, speech act theory and discourse analysis.
Field of Education: 091521 Linguistics
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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