311926 (v.1) Communicating with Asia: Languages and Societies 100

Area:	School of Social Sciences and Asian Languages
Credits:	25.0
The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline.
Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Equivalent(s):	5521 (v.5) Social Science 512 or any previous version
Syllabus:	To promote awareness of the variations in communication patterns in different Asian cultures, and to enhance the ability to communicate more effectively with Asia. It covers the main East Asian languages - Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese and Korean, and includes both spoken and written forms, as well as non-verbal communication. It deals with language-specific rules and customs, the relationship between culture and language/behaviour, and potential cross-cultural communication problems that may arise from the differences between Asian and Australian societies.
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Field of Education:	091500 Language and Literature (Narrow Grouping)
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Informational *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

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