Language and Culture in Professional Life

Course aim

To develop students’ understanding of and ability to manage language and culture as resources in professional practice.

Course content

Students will develop further understanding of the role of language and culture in the workplace in a range of domains eg health, medicine, business, education and law. Students will investigate workplace contexts and interactions from linguistic and cultural perspectives; to analyse discourse and its role in professional expertise, and how language is used and understood in professional/client interaction; and to evaluate their own and others' professional communication.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
LANG 1056	Language and Culture

The listed prerequisite or equivalent after consultation with the course co-ordinator

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture	2 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial	1 hour x 13 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, ONLINE
Lecture (online)	2 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial (Discussion Board)	1 hour x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Case study, Portfolio, Presentation

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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Non-award enrolment
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.