Students build on the language skills and understandings they have developed in INDG600x to develop speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in an Indigenous Australian language, to develop a deeper knowledge and understanding of the relation between language, culture and society in the community of the speakers and to reflect on the place of Indigenous Australian languages in Australia.
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 knowledge of the grammar and lexicon of the Indigenous Australian language;
- demonstrate communicative skills allowing them to discuss a range of topics in the Indigenous language;
- read and understand texts in an Australian Indigenous language;
- write texts in an Australian Indigenous language;
- carry out research on socio-cultural, traditional and modern practices specific to the Indigenous Australian community speaking the language concerned; and
- reflect on how their understanding of Indigenous Australian languages has deepened.
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 30% approx 1000 words equiv (LO 1, 2,3)Quizzes 40% approx 2000 words equiv (LO 1-3)
Written assignment (2,500 words) 30% (LO 1,4, 5, 6)
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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
INDG6005 Introduction to an Australian Indigenous language or equivalent knowledge of the language of the topic.Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you 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). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 to 36 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found 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 |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $605 per unit |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $930 per unit |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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