- Course Code
- LN 1002
- Credit Points
- 15
- Course Coordinator
- Dr M Garner and Dr B Fennell
Pre-requisites
None
Co-requisites
None
Overview
Theories of communication, including the deconstruction of widespread misconceptions
Broad principles of language patterning and their embeddedness in cultural perspectives
The relationships between communicative interaction and construction of the self and society
The contribution that an understanding of language and communication can make to a range of disciplines
Selected contemporary social issues that are principally or partly communicative/linguistic in nature
Structure
2 one-hour lectures
1 one-hour tutorial
Assessment
1st Attempt: One 2,000-2,500 word project or essay (50%);
1 two-hour written examination (40%); Tutorial Assessment (10%).
Resit: Examination (100%).
Formative Assessment
Students will receive formative commentary from tutors in tutorials
Feedback
Students will be encouraged to discuss this performance with their tutors. All students will receive written feedback on essay performance, again, they will be encouraged to discuss their performance with their tutors.