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School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics · ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
This course is for students who have an advanced knowledge of the target language and its associated culture(s), i.e. who have completed a major in the language or possess an equivalent proficiency (B2/C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). It aims to further enhance students' language proficiency by focusing on a special area of interest in the language and/or the societies, cultures and/or contemporary affairs of its speakers. Students will develop their proficiency in, and understanding of, the structures and uses of the language at an appropriate lexical, grammatical and stylistic level. They will develop the capacity to understand and evaluate specialist and technical language use, to carry out research using sources in the language, and to give academic presentations and prepare written work following academic conventions.
Written work totalling (3000-3500 words) for 6-unit version of course; or (6000 words) for 12-unit version of course
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
Oral presentation (15 minutes) or leading of group discussion (30 minutes)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 5
6 units 130 hours of total student learning time made up from: a) 36 hours of contact over 12 weeks: 24 hours of lectures and 12 hours of tutorials, and b) 94 hours of independent student research, reading and writing 12 units 260 hours of total student learning time made up from: a) 24 hours of contact with instructor over 12 weeks b) 236 hours of independent student research, reading and writing (approximately 15-20 hours per week).
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