• Offered by School of Culture History and Language
  • ANU College ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
  • Classification Transitional
  • Course subject Linguistics
  • Areas of interest Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, Pacific Studies
  • Academic career PGRD
  • Course convener
    • Dr Nicholas Evans
  • Mode of delivery Blended
  • Co-taught Course
  • Offered in First Semester 2014
    See Future Offerings

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

The course will initiate students to the descriptive study of modern languages within the context of their family; it will also consolidate and advance their understanding of the principles of language change.

On successful completion of this course, students should:

  1. be familiar with the grammatical structures of the adopted language (Hiw);
  2. be familiar with the typological profile of Oceanic languages, in domains such as phonology, morphology, syntax, semantic structures;
  3. be able to situate the historical development of Oceanic languages within the broader history of the Asia-Pacific region;
  4. be able to analyse raw linguistic data (whether from the language of reference or from other languages), and articulate analytical hypotheses in both synchronic and diachronic perspectives.

Indicative Assessment

Graduate students attend joint classes with undergraduates but may expect more rigorous assessment and additional assignment work, tailored to the student's interests.

The ANU uses Turnitin to enhance student citation and referencing techniques, and to assess assignment submissions as a component of the University's approach to managing Academic Integrity. While the use of Turnitin is not mandatory, the ANU highly recommends Turnitin is used by both teaching staff and students. For additional information regarding Turnitin please visit the ANU Online website.

Workload

32 contact hours (lectures/tutorials) over the course of the semester.


Fees

Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.  

If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Students continuing in their current program of study will have their tuition fees indexed annually from the year in which you commenced your program. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.

Student Contribution Band:
1
Unit value:
6 units

If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.  Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.

Units EFTSL
6.00 0.12500
Domestic fee paying students
Year Fee Description
1994-2003 $1470
2014 $2478
2013 $2478
2012 $2358
2011 $2310
2010 $2250
2009 $2178
2008 $2178
2007 $2178
2006 $2178
2005 $2178
2004 $1836
International fee paying students
Year Fee
1994-2003 $3450
2014 $3762
2013 $3756
2012 $3582
2011 $3582
2010 $3576
2009 $3450
2008 $3450
2007 $3450
2006 $3450
2005 $3450
2004 $3450
Note: Please note that fee information is for current year only.

Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links

ANU utilises MyTimetable to enable students to view the timetable for their enrolled courses, browse, then self-allocate to small teaching activities / tutorials so they can better plan their time. Find out more on the Timetable webpage.

The list of offerings for future years is indicative only.
Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.

First Semester

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
4742 17 Feb 2014 07 Mar 2014 31 Mar 2014 30 May 2014 In Person N/A

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