Advanced English Communication Skills 2

Subject 483-718 (2009)

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Credit Points: 25.00
Level: 9 (Graduate/Postgraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2009:

Semester 1, - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable

Semester 2, - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable


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Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 100 hours (including 40 hours of programmed self-directed learning)
Total Time Commitment: Not available
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

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Coordinator

Ms Brenda Rose Krenus
Subject Overview: This subject develops participants' research, critical thinking, reading and writing skills as well as their ability to plan and write a review of literature and present a research-topic-related review fluently and confidently. Particular attention is paid to the grammatical and structural aspects of written and spoken research discourse. Students research, synthesise, write and present on a topic that is relevant to their field of study. The subject has a supported experiential learning emphasis.
Objectives: On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
  • identify a topic for investigation;
  • source information on a topic for review;
  • analyse and critically evaluate a variety of academic and professional discourses;
  • identify and summarise key information in a range of sources;
  • organise and synthesise information from a range of sources;
  • identify further areas for investigation;
  • present integrated sources in a written literature review (for academic or professional settings);
  • orally present a review of integrated sources in a conference presentation.
Assessment: Written tasks totalling 1,500 words (40 per cent); oral presentation of approximately 15 minutes (25 per cent); integrated listening/reading/writing tasks equivalent to 600 words (30 per cent); seminar participation (5 per cent)
Prescribed Texts: None
Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Related Course(s): Graduate Diploma in English as an International Language

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