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:

1. Demonstrate orally and in writing advanced linguistic skills in the target language at the C1 level or higher of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages or equivalent;
   
2. Read, analyse and discuss in the target language complex texts related to their research area;
   
3. Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of culture and/or contemporary affairs in the target societies or of linguistic topics and an ability to critique them;
   
4. Conduct research using sources in the target language;
   
5. Deliver analytical and well-structured essays based on their own research in a scholarly manner.
   
6. Present in an academic forum an overview of their original research, following academic conventions

Indicative Assessment

Written essay: 3000 words 50% (LO 1-5)

Oral presentation: 30 minutes 50% (LO 1-6)

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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; b) 94 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.

Requisite and Incompatibility

Prescribed Texts

Available from the course Wattle site

Assumed Knowledge

Completion of a cognate major or advanced knowledge of a language.

Specialisations

Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links