LANGUAGE IN ASIA
LIN2LAS
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject, language structure and the social aspects of language use in various Asian societies are investigated through systematic reading and analysis. Each week, areas for discussion are chosen from Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese, Indian, Thai and other Asian societies. For each focus society/region, material will discuss sociolinguistic information such as language distribution, varieties , speech styles, language shift , ethnicity and identity and language policy issues. This subject is relevant for students with an interest in sociolinguistics and/or an Asian language or Asian Studies, and may be included within a major in Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese or Asian Studies, as well as Linguistics.
School: Humanities and Social Sciences (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator:
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: Must have passed 15 credit points at first-year level from Linguistics, or must have passed 30 credit points of any School of Humanities and Social Sciences subject All other students require Coordinator's approval
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: LIN3LIA
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
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:
Class requirements
SeminarWeek: 31 - 43
One 3.00 hours seminar 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 hour Test (800 word equivalent) | N/A | N/A | No | 25 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO5, SILO6, SILO8 |
One 800 word Class Presentation (800 word equivalent) | N/A | N/A | No | 10 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO5, SILO6, SILO7, SILO8 |
Two Assignments (total 2400 word equivalent) | N/A | N/A | No | 65 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6, SILO7, SILO8 |