Professional and Academic Communication
Subject EDUC90071 (2010)
Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2010.
Credit Points: | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Level: | 9 (Graduate/Postgraduate) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dates & Locations: | This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2010: March, Parkville - Taught on campus.
July, Parkville - Taught on campus.
October, Parkville - Taught on campus.
Timetable can be viewed here. For information about these dates, click here. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Time Commitment: | Contact Hours: 250 hours (including 100 hours of programmed self-directed learning) Total Time Commitment: Not available | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prerequisites: | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Corequisites: | You must take the following subject in the same study period Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Recommended Background Knowledge: | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non Allowed Subjects: | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Core Participation Requirements: | Attendance at all classes (tutorial/seminars/practical classes/lectures/labs) is obligatory. Failure to attend 80% of classes will normally result in failure in the subject. |
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Mrs Susan Worthington, Ms Kerry ElleringtonContact
Education Student CentreSubject Overview: | This subject develops the student's English language competency across the four macro skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening. Students will particularly focus on understanding the structure of written and spoken academic and business texts, writing for various professional and academic purposes and in different forms, analysing spoken and written arguments, acquiring and using business vocabulary and concepts, oral interaction in professional and academic situations, making effective presentations (including use of IT), standard computer applications in professional and academic use and formatting written documents. |
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Objectives: | On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
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Assessment: | Written texts totalling approximately 4,000 words (60 per cent); oral presentation of approximately 15 minutes (15 per cent); 3-hour end-of-term test in listening and reading (25 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 Certificate in English as an International Language Graduate Diploma in English as an International Language |
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