312660 (v.1) Languages, Arts and Crafts of Borneo 201

Area:	Curtin Sarawak
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	3.0
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.
Seminar:	1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	312658 (v.1) People and Cultures of Borneo 101 AND 312659 (v.1) Borneo in Transition- Continuity and Change 102
Syllabus:	This unit will focus on the unique linguistic and artistic practices of Borneo's indigenous and non-indigenous communities. Language differences, similarities and uses amongst and between various ethnic groups, societies and cultures will be explored to enable a better understanding of the complexity of identifying the origins and boundaries of languages and dialects in order to subsequently investigate the extent and impact of lingua franca (such as Malay and Iban) as an outcome of modernisation and industrialisation in Borneo. Arts and crafts (such as weaving, carving, tattooing, beading, pottery, brassware and so on) tendencies as well as clothing styles specific to indigenous and non-indigenous cultures of Borneo, with particular emphasis on their socio-cultural origins, traditional significance, uniqueness and contemporary relevance, will also be addressed. By combining the tools of anthropological and linguistic investigation, this units aims to provide sufficient familiarity with the origins, evolution, preservation and extinction (in some cases) of indigenous and non-indigenous languages, arts and crafts, supplemented with real life experiences within communities and societies in contemporary Borneo.
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Field of Education:	090300 Studies in Human Society (Narrow Grouping)
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Supplemental *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

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