ATS3781 English as an international language: Writing across cultures
Faculty of Arts
ATS3781 English as an international language: Writing across cultures is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2020 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2021 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS3781
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS3781
No unit lists ATS3781 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisite: twelve points of level 2 Arts units
Overview
With English being an international language, using only one pattern of writing in English as the 'best' model because English speaking countries are the 'exclusive sole owners' of the language may no longer be relevant. What is considered to be "good or bad writing" in English, therefore, deserves thorough and critical investigation. This unit encourages students to investigate a variety of English writing practices in intercultural communication contexts. It enables students to challenge the assumption behind 'standard' and 'conventional' writing practices in English, as well as to discuss key aspects and features of writing in English for international communication.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
explain how a person brings his/her own cultural practices and identities into writing in English;
- 2
recognise and use features of writing in World Englishes across cultures;
- 3
identify and critically evaluate 'good writing' in today's globalised world;
- 4
challenge the assumptions behind one hegemonic model of writing in English for international communication;
- 5
utilise meta-cultural writing competence for successful written intercultural communication
Workload and teaching
- Seminars24 hours
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. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Where it fits
ATS3781 is part of 3 areas of study in the 2020 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Marc Xu
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Marc Xu
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS3781?
ATS3781 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS3781 offered?
In 2020, ATS3781 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is ATS3781?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Which majors and minors include ATS3781?
ATS3781 is part of Cultural competence; and Linguistics and English Language.
More details
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 3
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Arts
- Organisational unit
- English as an International Language
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.125
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 1
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 20202021