This course provides practical training for anyone interested in the study of meaning, intercultural communication, or translation. It focuses on basic and universal human concepts and their role as a tool for comparing and explaining meanings and ideas across languages and cultures. The course explores semantic universals and their implications for the understanding of languages and their speakers; and it includes an evolutionary, as well as cross-linguistic and cross-cultural perspective . The course aims at improving the student's skills in explaining and translating meanings and ideas in the context of the study of languages and in the 'stream of life'.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills to:- Analyse the meaning of words, phrases and grammatical constructions in different languages.
- Articulate the meaning of expressions through the natural semantic metalanguage in a precise and clear way.
- Articulate a range of cultural norms through 'cultural scripts'.
- Clarify ideas, values and norms through simple and universal concepts.
- Lead a collective thinking process to arrive at a consensus about the meaning of expressions and ideas.
Indicative Assessment
Essay 1 (2,500 words) (40%) [Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4]Essay 2 (2,500 words) (40%) – [Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4]
Class presentation (20 mins) (10%) – [Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
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Workload
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.
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
Information about the textbook and required readings will be available on Wattle.
Preliminary Reading
Specialisations
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. Tuition fees are indexed annually. 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 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $3180 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $4860 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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