LANGUAGE AND GESTURE
LIN2LAG
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject introduces the student to the study of gesture in human communication. It focuses on how gesture is used during face-to-face interaction in order to demonstrate the varied role of gesture in communication. The subject will begin with a discussion of the history of the study of gesture, exploring the relationship between gesture and signed languages, and how the use of gesture varies according to cultural and language differences. The emphasis in this subject will be on the semiotic and linguistic dimensions of gestural communication, but the unit will also touch on the neurological and psycholinguistic aspects of gesture, its developmental course in infants and children, and its possible role in the evolution of language.
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 2 - UG
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
Gesture and thought
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: McNeill, D.
Year: 2005
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS
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Hearing gesture: How our hands help us think
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Goldin-Meadow, S.
Year: 2003
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS
ISBN: N/A
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Language and gesture
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: McNeill, D.
Year: 2000
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE
ISBN: N/A
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Gesture: Visible action as utterance
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Kendon, A.
Year: 2004
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE: 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
Intended Learning Outcomes
Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Lauren Gawne
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.00 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
TutorialWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.00 hour tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One 2,000 assignment | N/A | N/A | No | 50 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
One draft + final 2000 word essay | N/A | N/A | No | 50 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |