FOUNDATIONS OF LANGUAGE

LIN1FOL

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

What is language? Where did it come from, how do we learn it, and what do we use it for? This subject introduces students to a range of basic topics in the study of language: how to define language, the basic units of language (speech sounds, words, meaning, sentences), language in the brain, how to distinguish languages from dialects, how language might have evolved, how children and adults acquire language, how and why languages change, and how language conveys social and cultural meaning.

School: Humanities and Social Sciences (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Lauren Gawne

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 1 - UG

Exchange Students: No

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

For the Love of Language: An Introduction to Linguistics

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Kate Burridge, Tonya Stebbins

Year: 2015

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing

COMMUNICATION - Cultural Intelligence and Global Perspective

COMMUNICATION - Digital Capability

DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Ethical and Social Responsibility

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Leadership and Teamwork

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Identify, define and provide examples for important features of language using resources from lectures, tutorials and reading materials.

02. Demonstrate an ability to identify and locate the information necessary to answer a question about language.

03. Recognise and describe linguistic behaviour and interactions.

04. Synthesise your observations in an appropriate academic style, as illustrated in reading materials.

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Lauren Gawne

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.00 hour lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

TutorialWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
Four online quizzes (500 word equivalent each)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	40	SILO1, SILO3
Research assignment based on materials located in the library (1,500 words)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	30	SILO1, SILO2, SILO4
Research assignment based on fieldwork (1,500 words)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	30	SILO1, SILO3, SILO4