ATS1338 Linguistics and English language: Analysing communication
Faculty of Arts
ATS1338 Linguistics and English language: Analysing communication is a level 1, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2022 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites and unlocks 1 unit, leading on to 2 units in all.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2022
- Semester 1
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2022 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS1338
No prerequisites or corequisites.
After ATS1338
1 unit list ATS1338 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Overview
We spend an extraordinary amount of our time using language. In an average day, the number of words we come into contact with can be as high as 100,000. Small wonder linguistics, the scientific investigation of language, is such a fast growing and important field of study. In this unit, our focus is on the English language as a way to investigate languages from all over the world. We look at sounds (phonology), words (morphology) and meanings (semantics), and we explore the ways in which people from different social groups or historical periods use these features. Throughout the unit, we seek to answer fundamental questions to do with the unique human faculty of language — and we showcase the applications of this linguistic knowledge to real life
Offerings in 2022
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Exercise/sAssignment20%
- Essay25%
- Exercise/sAssignment25%
- Online testOther30%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
outline the speech sounds of English and other languages, and how they are produced;
- 2
identify the components of words and how they interact;
- 3
use a range of conventions for writing down sounds and words;
- 4
discuss some key elements of linguistic, social and cultural diversity;
- 5
engage in informed debates on the use of English as an international language, and on linguistic variation in a global context;
- 6
discuss how the knowledge gained in the unit to can be applied to various professional contexts.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials24 hours
- Lectures12 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
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.
Where it fits
ATS1338 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2022 handbook.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Professor Kathryn Burridge
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Kathryn Burridge
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS1338?
ATS1338 has no prerequisites.
What can I take after ATS1338?
ATS1338 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 1 unit, including ATS2669. Those lead on to 2 units in all.
When is ATS1338 offered?
In 2022, ATS1338 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.
How much work is ATS1338?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS1338 have an exam?
No. ATS1338 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS1338?
ATS1338 is part of Linguistics and English Language.