Cultural Expression, Translation, Global Discourses: Novel Approaches to European Language Learning

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  Upon completion of this subject, students will be able to:

  1. demonstrate advanced communicative competence through the ability to effectively convey knowledge and ideas across a broad range of contexts and genres, including in the target language where appropriate;
  2. demonstrate advanced level language skills to critically analyse and interpret texts across a range of genres in relation to the socio-cultural context of the target language;
  3. demonstrate and apply extended knowledge of the stylistic features of the target language and how they vary across genres and sociocultural contexts; and
  4. apply and demonstrate extended knowledge of the contextually embedded social and cultural issues in relation to the target language.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About University of New England

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Elective

• UNE-MDL-DIP-2025 - Diploma in Modern Languages

Others

Candidature in the Diploma in Modern Languages.
This is a repeatable unit. However, topics are not repeatable and the unit cannot be undertaken more than once in any one teaching period.
Enrolment is subject to unit coordinator approval.
Students must apply to the unit coordinator for permission to enrol at least three weeks prior to the commencement of the relevant Trimester.

Additional requirements

• Equipment requirements - Headphones or speakers (required to listen to lectures and other media). Headset, including microphone (highly recommended). Webcam (may be required for participation in virtual classrooms and/or media presentations).
• Software requirements - It is essential for students to have reliable internet access in order to participate in and complete your units, regardless of whether they contain an on campus attendance or intensive school component. For additional information please visit UNE Hardware Requirements: https://www.une.edu.au/current-students/support/it-services/hardware
• Other requirements -

  Textbook requirements:
  Textbook information is not available until approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the Teaching period.
  Students are expected to purchase prescribed material.
  Textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.