Advanced English Communication Skills 2

Subject EDUC90080 (2010)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2010.

Credit Points: 25
Level: 9 (Graduate/Postgraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2010:

March, Parkville - 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

July, Parkville - 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

October, Parkville - 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: 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.

Coordinator

Mrs Susan Worthington, Ms Kerry Ellerington

Contact

Education Student Centre
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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