This course is a practical introduction to an Indigenous Australian language. It is designed to develop basic speaking, listening, reading and writing skills at an introductory level, and to develop a knowledge and understanding of the relation between language, culture and society in the community of the speakers.
This course may be offered on campus or off-campus (location(s) to be advised for each offering), and delivered over the course of a semester or in intensive mode. It may also be offered online. This course is available for cross-Institutional enrolment.
Students will only be permitted to travel upon completion of ANU required documentation, including, where required, the approval of all documentation by the relevant delegate.
Disclaimer: Applicants are advised that due to circumstances beyond the University's control (for example, specific community security concerns and health crises) it may not be possible for students to commence or complete this course. In such cases, an alternative lesson plan will be arranged to fulfil the course requirements. International students are asked to check the visa implications of taking the course as an online course.
Students may enrol in this course more than once. This course is repeatable for credit, up to a maximum of 36 units, and if repeated must be repeated with a different language (topic) each time.
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:- demonstrate a basic understanding of the grammar and lexicon of the Australian Indigenous language;
- demonstrate communicative skills allowing them to ask questions, give directions and discuss some topics confidently in the Australian Indigenous language;
- read, understand, and write short texts in an Australian Indigenous language; and
- discuss linguistic, cultural and traditional practices specific to the community whose heritage includes the Australian Indigenous language.
Other Information
For more information about Australian Indigenous Language(s) on offer in the current year, please reference information available on the School of Literature, Languages, and Linguistics website.Cross-institutional students are asked to contact the Course convenor as early as possible.
Important notice:
If your final course is in a non-standard session, results may not be available in time for the upcoming Conferring of Awards Ceremonies. Results for a course will only be released once marks for all students in the course have been finalised and entered. Individual results for students will not be released. An autumn session course may not receive results by the deadline to graduate in July and a spring session course may not receive results by the deadline to graduate in December. You must take this into consideration before enrolling into this course.
Indicative Assessment
Online/tutorial exercises approx 1000 words 30% (LO 1,2,3,4)Quizzes approx 1500 words 40% (LO 1-3)
Written assignment (1,000 words) 30% (LO 1, 4)
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Workload
130 hours of total student learning time made up from:a) 36 hours of contact: 36 hours of seminars and/or online class time for students taking the class as an online course; and
b) 94 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.
Requisite and Incompatibility
Assumed Knowledge
Students will need to demonstrate a basic understanding of indigenous culture to the satisfaction of the Course Convenor; one way of demonstrating this is through successful completion of 6u of INDG-coded courses.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 to 36 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 |
| 7.00 | 0.14583 |
| 8.00 | 0.16667 |
| 9.00 | 0.18750 |
| 10.00 | 0.20833 |
| 11.00 | 0.22917 |
| 12.00 | 0.25000 |
| 13.00 | 0.27083 |
| 14.00 | 0.29167 |
| 15.00 | 0.31250 |
| 16.00 | 0.33333 |
| 17.00 | 0.35417 |
| 18.00 | 0.37500 |
| 19.00 | 0.39583 |
| 20.00 | 0.41667 |
| 21.00 | 0.43750 |
| 22.00 | 0.45833 |
| 23.00 | 0.47917 |
| 24.00 | 0.50000 |
| 25.00 | 0.52083 |
| 26.00 | 0.54167 |
| 27.00 | 0.56250 |
| 28.00 | 0.58333 |
| 29.00 | 0.60417 |
| 30.00 | 0.62500 |
| 31.00 | 0.64583 |
| 32.00 | 0.66667 |
| 33.00 | 0.68750 |
| 34.00 | 0.70833 |
| 35.00 | 0.72917 |
| 36.00 | 0.75000 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $500 per unit |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $760 per unit |
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.
Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
Summer Session
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1654 | 01 Jan 2019 | 11 Jan 2019 | 11 Jan 2019 | 12 Feb 2019 | In Person | N/A |
First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4518 | 25 Feb 2019 | 04 Mar 2019 | 31 Mar 2019 | 31 May 2019 | In Person | N/A |
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| 4732 | 25 Feb 2019 | 04 Mar 2019 | 31 Mar 2019 | 31 May 2019 | Online | View |
