UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

APG5482 Language for professional purposes part 2

Faculty of Arts

APG5482 Language for professional purposes part 2 is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts. It isn't offered in 2021. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2021
Not offered
Workload
144 hours
per semester

This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2022 entry.

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Overview

The unit is designed for students who want to acquire extended competency in Chinese, Japanese or Spanish, as relevant to specific professional settings, while examining key issues in inter-cultural communication in real life settings.

Offerings in 2021

The 2021 handbook lists no offerings for APG5482.

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Communicate competently in a professional setting in a second or additional language;

  2. 2

    Analyse the specific cultural environment in which that language is deployed;

  3. 3

    Evaluate issues around intercultural literacy and its importance in diverse workplaces;

  4. 4

    Utilise language learning and communication strategies;

  5. 5

    Critically reflect upon their own experiences of learning and using another language.

Workload and teaching

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Associate Professor Beatrice Trefalt
Unit Coordinators
Associate Professor Beatrice Trefalt

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for APG5482?

APG5482 has no prerequisites.

When is APG5482 offered?

APG5482 has no offerings listed in the 2021 handbook.

How much work is APG5482?

The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Arts
Organisational unit
School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 1
Study abroad
Available
Handbook years
202020212022