Understanding Language and Culture

Course aim

To develop advanced understandings of language and culture and their relationship in language teaching and learning.

Course content

Students will focus on social perspectives on language learning, in particular investigating conceptions of language and culture and the relationship between language and culture. They will explore the distinctive nature of specific languages and cultures including examining concepts of systematicity and variability and how these relate to language teaching and learning. Students will reflect on intercultural language teaching and learning and the crucial role of the language teacher as a mediator of language and culture.

Textbook(s)

Liddicoat, AJ & Scarino, A 2012, Language learning within an intercultural perspective, Blackwell, Malden, MA

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

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

Assessment

Portfolio, Project, Reflective journal

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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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.